Analysis
NAICS 42314 is the 2022 NAICS industry for motor vehicle parts (used) merchant wholesalers, part of 4231 (Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Parts and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers).
It has only one more detailed code, 423140, which covers exactly the same activities; the definition, index entries and statistics are on that page.
County Business Patterns counts 1,805 US establishments in this code in 2023, employing 25,772 people at an average annual payroll of $52,174 per employee (20th percentile of national industries). 49% of the establishments have fewer than five employees, which is close to the national mix.
By establishments it ranks 4th of the 4 codes at this level within Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Parts and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers, with 7.9% of them.
Between 2018 and 2023 the number of establishments grew 7% and employment rose 25%. The 2018 count used NAICS 2017, so part of a large move can come from codes being redefined rather than from businesses opening or closing.
Official definition
See industry description for 423140.
Source: US Census Bureau, NAICS 2022 Manual.