423860

Analysis

NAICS 423860 is the 2022 national industry for transportation equipment and supplies (except motor vehicle) merchant wholesalers, part of 42386 (Transportation Equipment and Supplies (except Motor Vehicle) Merchant Wholesalers). Census lists 30 example activities under it in the official index.

County Business Patterns counts 2,375 US establishments in this code in 2023, employing 35,172 people at an average annual payroll of $94,255 per employee (80th percentile of national industries). 54% of the establishments have fewer than five employees, which is close to the national mix.

Its index entries, the activities Census uses to assign businesses to this code, include aeronautical equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers, aerospace equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers, aircraft engines and parts merchant wholesalers and aircraft equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers, among 30 in all.

For example, merchant wholesale distribution of motor vehicles and motor vehicle parts are classified in 4231 (Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Parts and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers) instead.

Between 2018 and 2023 the number of establishments fell 5% and employment fell 1%. 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.

Census lists 2 related activities that belong elsewhere, most often in 4231 and 423910. Businesses that do several things are classified by their primary activity, the one that generates the most value, so check those boundaries before settling on this code.