42346

Analysis

NAICS 42346 is the 2022 NAICS industry for ophthalmic goods merchant wholesalers, part of 4234 (Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers).

It has only one more detailed code, 423460, which covers exactly the same activities; the definition, index entries and statistics are on that page.

County Business Patterns counts 999 US establishments in this code in 2023, employing 19,689 people at an average annual payroll of $77,262 per employee (65th percentile of national industries). 56% of the establishments have fewer than five employees, which is close to the national mix.

Between 2018 and 2023 the number of establishments fell 8% and employment fell 14%. 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.

By establishments it ranks 6th of the 7 codes at this level within Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers, with 3.3% of them.