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Palavir · State of US Industries, 2026 Edition

State of Wholesale Trade in Wisconsin, 2026 Edition

NAICS 42
May 28, 2026

1. Market sizing (2022)

Establishments
6,582
Employees
124,146
Annual payroll
$9.73B

2. National context

Wisconsin accounts for 1.69% of the 388,706 US establishments in this sector and ranks 20th out of 51 reporting states.

3. Workforce wages

WI avg annual wage
$78,359
US avg annual wage
$87,120

Wisconsin sector wages are -10.1% versus the national average for NAICS 42.

4. Federal exclusion overlay (state-wide)

OIG LEIE individuals + entities
777
SAM debarred/excluded
1,122

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
#1Waukesha County93917,645
#2Milwaukee County76421,710
#3Dane County65512,765
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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.