NAICS 4244

Grocery and related product merchant wholesalers

The BLS counted 1,216 private grocery and related product merchant wholesalers establishments across the nine counties on this site in 2024. Cook County, IL had the most (765). Grocery wholesalers move mixed loads to stores, often on pooled or plastic pallets that must go back to their owners.

1,216

Establishments, nine counties (2024)^[1]

36,138

Jobs in the 8 counties where the BLS discloses them^[1]

Cook

County with the most establishments^[1]

Grocery and related product merchant wholesalers by county, 2024 annual averages (private)
County	Establishments	Jobs	Share of county private jobs
Cook County, Illinois	765	23,257	1%
DuPage County, Illinois	174	5,042	0.9%
Kane County, Illinois	46	2,540	1.4%
Lake County, Illinois	76	2,544	0.9%
McHenry County, Illinois	16	155	0.2%
Will County, Illinois	55	2,043	0.9%
Kendall County, Illinois	6	not disclosed	n/a
Lake County, Indiana	64	521	0.3%
Porter County, Indiana	14	36	0.1%

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Sources

BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. Private ownership. Establishment counts and average employment by county and NAICS industry. Employment the BLS withholds for confidentiality is shown as not disclosed.

Last reviewed 2026-10-27. Not legal advice and not a price quote. See how the figures are built.