42495

Analysis

NAICS 42495 is the 2022 NAICS industry for paint, varnish, and supplies merchant wholesalers, part of 4249 (Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers).

It has only one more detailed code, 424950, which covers exactly the same activities; the definition, index entries and statistics are on that page.

County Business Patterns counts 1,992 US establishments in this code in 2023, employing 21,208 people at an average annual payroll of $74,472 per employee (61st percentile of national industries). 47% of the establishments have fewer than five employees, which is close to the national mix.

Between 2018 and 2023 the number of establishments grew 6% 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.

By establishments it ranks 4th of the 6 codes at this level within Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers, with 6.9% of them.