Employment
102,745
Total employees (Census CBP)
Transportation and Warehousing ·NAICS 48421
NAICS 48421 · IRS SOI (C corp) · Census CBP 2023
Used Household and Office Goods Moving - Industry Benchmarks
$45,637/yr average annual pay, with 642 SBA loans on record for NAICS 48421.
- 9K
- Establishments
- 103K
- Workers employed
- $45,637/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $349M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated August 2026
The verdict · NAICS 48421
California leads Used Household and Office Goods Moving activity nationally, across 9K establishments employing 103K workers. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level.
- 9K
- Business establishments (Census)
- 103K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $45,637/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $349M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Use Used Household and Office Goods Moving's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.
Used Household and Office Goods Moving is reported here with financial measures from IRS Statistics of Income and workforce measures from Census County Business Patterns. The page keeps those source systems distinct, shows unavailable fields rather than estimating them, and links the underlying industry context so readers can compare the same NAICS activity before interpreting a margin or payroll figure.
Source: IRS SOI (C corporation headline) and Census County Business Patterns 2023
Benchmarking Insights for Used Household and Office Goods Moving
Used Household and Office Goods Moving sits inside Transportation and Warehousing.
9,436 establishments employ 102,745 workers (10.9/location) at $45,637/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by Texas and Florida.
Used Household and Office Goods Moving sits in the 61st percentile for employment among 5-digit NAICS industries with reported data.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$45,637/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
9,436
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment decreased by 3,165; establishment count decreased by 367. This comparison uses two published national Census County Business Patterns releases; suppressed fields are omitted rather than estimated.
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Financial Detail
- Annual Payroll (Total)
- $4.7B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 10.9
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Used Household and Office Goods Moving NAICS 484210 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 11,401 |
| Texas | 8,353 |
| Florida | 7,206 |
| New York | 5,974 |
| Illinois | 4,732 |
| Virginia | 4,631 |
| North Carolina | 3,327 |
| Colorado | 3,319 |
| New Jersey | 3,140 |
| Washington | 3,130 |
Showing top 10 of 51 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
642
Total Loan Volume
$349M
Avg Loan Size
$544K
Jobs Supported
9,283
Program Breakdown
7(a) 539 (84%)
504 103 (16%)
Top SBA Lender
The Huntington National Bank
72 loans in this industry
New Business Share
28.7% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 84
2021 113
2022 97
2023 110
2024 104
2025 116
2026 18
Frequently Asked Questions
How many businesses are in Used Household and Office Goods Moving?
9,436 business establishments. Together they employ 102,745 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Used Household and Office Goods Moving?
$45,637/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 10.9 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Used Household and Office Goods Moving employment?
California leads with 11,401 workers. Texas (8,353) and Florida (7,206) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Used Household and Office Goods Moving receive?
Used Household and Office Goods Moving businesses received 642 SBA loans totaling $349 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $544K. These loans supported 9,283 jobs at origination. Most lending (84%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.
Nationwide industries with similar benchmark drivers
Two IRS/Census peer sets for Used Household and Office Goods Moving, both at NAICS level 5 and excluding this code so the neighborhoods are not self-links.
According to Census County Business Patterns 2023, Used Household and Office Goods Moving ranks #217 of 551 U.S. industries at the 5-digit NAICS level by total employment.
Similar workforce scale
Nearest peer industries by ABS(Census employment) (102,745 here).
Read with this industry: Industry employment trends · Transportation and Warehousing · Rankings
Disclaimer: Public IRS/Census data, not financial or tax advice. See our full disclaimer.
Sources: IRS Statistics of Income (SOI) Business Tax Statistics · Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023
NAICS 48421 · CBP 2023 · IRS SOI
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, which released its 2023 County Business Patterns dataset in June 2025, PlainBizBench benchmarks 2,002 U.S. industries against Internal Revenue Service Statistics of Income data. See our methodology for the full compilation process.
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns / SUSB Industry employment scale, payroll, and firm-size benchmarks · 2023
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