Farm and Garden Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers in North Dakota

Farm and Garden Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers (NAICS 423820) in North Dakota reports 3,123 workers across 174 establishments, with $272.9M of aggregate annual payroll flowing through Census CBP 2023 filings. That represents 2.8% of national employment for this industry, a concentration ratio that tells you whether North Dakota is a primary labor market for this NAICS code or a smaller satellite. A share above 5% signals a meaningful regional cluster; below 1% usually means the state is not a structural fit for this industry at scale. North Dakota accounts for 2.3% of the national Farm and Garden Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers establishment count (174 of 7,500), according to Census County Business Patterns.

Wage benchmarking is where state-level data earns its keep. The average annual compensation for Farm and Garden Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers employees in North Dakota is $87,386/yr, versus a national average of $74,615/yr. North Dakota pays above the national average for this industry, which usually reflects higher skill concentration, union density, or regional cost of living.

Profitability data is only available at the national level because the IRS Statistics of Income program does not publish state-level margin breakdowns. The national net profit margin for Farm and Garden Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers is not reported, and while margins do vary by state, the direction of variance usually follows labor cost and establishment size, both shown above. For a complete picture, pair this state-industry view with the Farm and Garden Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers national page (entity structure, SBA lending, sub-industries) and the North Dakota overview (top employers, payroll dispersion across industries).