42434

Analysis

NAICS 42434 is the 2022 NAICS industry for footwear merchant wholesalers, part of 4243 (Apparel, Piece Goods, and Notions Merchant Wholesalers).

It has only one more detailed code, 424340, which covers exactly the same activities; the definition, index entries and statistics are on that page.

County Business Patterns counts 1,153 US establishments in this code in 2023, employing 28,099 people at an average annual payroll of $99,669 per employee (84th percentile of national industries). 61% of the establishments have fewer than five employees, which marks it as a small-business industry.

Between 2018 and 2023 the number of establishments fell 13% and employment rose 6%. 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 2nd of the 2 codes at this level within Apparel, Piece Goods, and Notions Merchant Wholesalers, with 8.7% of them.