4244

Analysis

NAICS 4244 is the 2022 industry group for grocery and related product merchant wholesalers, part of 424 (Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods). Census lists 176 example activities under it in the official index.

By establishments it ranks 1st of the 9 codes at this level within Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods, with 28.6% of them.

County Business Patterns counts 34,928 US establishments in this code in 2023, employing 872,150 people at an average annual payroll of $67,878 per employee (50th percentile of national industries). 50% of the establishments have fewer than five employees, which is close to the national mix.

Across its national industries Census lists 176 index entries; typical ones are food, general-line, merchant wholesalers, bakery products, frozen, merchant wholesalers, butter merchant wholesalers and chicken and chicken products (except canned and packaged….

It splits into 9 more detailed codes. The largest by establishments is 42449 (Other Grocery and Related Products Merchant Wholesalers) with 14,991.

Its more detailed codes are 42441 General Line Grocery Merchant Wholesalers (3,383 establishments), 42442 Packaged Frozen Food Merchant Wholesalers (2,994 establishments), 42443 Dairy Product (except Dried or Canned) Merchant Wholesalers (1,766 establishments), 42444 Poultry and Poultry Product Merchant Wholesalers (407 establishments), 42445 Confectionery Merchant Wholesalers (2,245 establishments) and 42446 Fish and Seafood Merchant Wholesalers (2,008 establishments) and 3 more.