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Palavir · State of US Industries, 2026 Edition

State of Wholesale Trade in District of Columbia, 2026 Edition

NAICS 42
May 28, 2026

1. Market sizing (2022)

Establishments
387
Employees
3,397
Annual payroll
$367.7M

2. National context

District of Columbia accounts for 0.10% of the 388,706 US establishments in this sector and ranks 51st out of 51 reporting states.

3. Workforce wages

DC avg annual wage
$108,253
US avg annual wage
$87,120

District of Columbia sector wages are +24.3% versus the national average for NAICS 42.

4. Federal exclusion overlay (state-wide)

OIG LEIE individuals + entities
93
SAM debarred/excluded
211

Exclusion counts are state-wide across all NAICS, not specific to Wholesale Trade. Sourced from OIG LEIE and SAM exclusion lists, as of 2026-05-27.

5. Top 3 counties by establishment count

RankCountyEstablishmentsEmployees
#1District of Columbia3873,397
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Sources & attribution
Census County Business Patterns 2022; ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates; OIG LEIE + SAM exclusion lists as of 2026-05-27.
Census data is public domain. Exclusion data sourced from https://oig.hhs.gov/exclusions/exclusions_list.asp and https://sam.gov/exclusions.