Analysis
NAICS 424410 is the 2022 national industry for general line grocery merchant wholesalers, part of 42441 (General Line Grocery Merchant Wholesalers). Census lists 3 example activities under it in the official index.
Between 2018 and 2023 the number of establishments grew 24% and employment rose 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.
County Business Patterns counts 3,383 US establishments in this code in 2023, employing 176,062 people at an average annual payroll of $69,973 per employee (52nd percentile of national industries). 52% 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 food, general-line, merchant wholesalers, general-line groceries merchant wholesalers and groceries, general-line, merchant wholesalers.
Official definition
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in the merchant wholesale distribution of a general line (wide range) of groceries.
Source: US Census Bureau, NAICS 2022 Manual.
Index entries (3)
- Food, general-line, merchant wholesalers
- General-line groceries merchant wholesalers
- Groceries, general-line, merchant wholesalers