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As of 4 November 2026, 20,644 industrial & chemical distribution companies are based in United States; 435 are hiring right now and Houston has the most.
As of 4 November 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.
- Companies
- 20,644
- Hiring now
- 435 · 229 new in 30 d
- Largest niche
- Industrial parts distribution · 3,604
- Top city
- Houston · 588
- Parent market
- Commerce & trade · 380,760
Industrial & chemical distribution in United States, broken down
| companies | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Industrial parts distribution | 3,604 | 17% |
| Other industrial & chemical distribution | 3,103 | 15% |
| Construction materials distribution | 3,027 | 15% |
| General trading houses | 3,014 | 15% |
| Pipes valves & fittings distribution | 2,045 | 10% |
| Fuel & lubricant distribution | 948 | 5% |
| General supply & procurement contractors | 937 | 5% |
| Cleaning & hygiene distribution | 851 | 4% |
| Chemical raw materials distribution | 783 | 4% |
| Packaging & plastics distribution | 762 | 4% |
| Bulk aggregate & soil suppliers | 680 | 3% |
| Agricultural inputs distribution | 622 | 3% |
| Paint & coatings distribution | 525 | 3% |
| Foodservice wholesalers | 457 | 2% |
| Food ingredients distribution | 439 | 2% |
| companies · hiring | |
|---|---|
| Self-employed | 855 · 0 |
| 2-10 employees | 11,427 · 34 |
| 11-50 employees | 6,679 · 74 |
| 51-200 employees | 1,219 · 158 |
| 201-500 employees | 278 · 90 |
| 501-1000 employees | 106 · 46 |
| 1001-5000 employees | 55 · 22 |
| 5001-10000 employees | 15 · 9 |
| 10,001+ employees | 10 · 2 |
| companies | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Houston | 588 | 3% |
| Miami | 476 | 2% |
| Jacksonville | 334 | 2% |
| New York | 193 | 1% |
| Dallas | 170 | 1% |
| Anaheim | 155 | 1% |
| Brooklyn | 151 | 1% |
| Chicago | 117 | 1% |
| Orlando | 114 | 1% |
| Las Vegas | 106 | 1% |
| Austin | 104 | 1% |
| Phoenix | 98 | 0% |
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The stack of industrial & chemical distribution in United States
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Other segments of commerce & trade in United States
Commerce & trade in United States, the whole market →
General consumer goods ecommerce · 164,716 →
Fashion & apparel ecommerce · 79,048 →
Health, beauty & food ecommerce · 43,883 →
Food production, wholesale & retail · 39,410 →
Trade & technical equipment ecommerce · 31,971 →
Machinery equipment wholesale · 20,945 →
Jewellery & watch ecommerce · 18,727 →
Pet supplies ecommerce · 13,381 →
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20,644 industrial & chemical distribution companies are based in United States; 435 are hiring right now and Houston has the most. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/market/commerce_trade/united-states/industrial_and_chemical_distribution)
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- ClassificationEvery company is classified from its own website into vertical, sub-vertical and leaf with a confidence score; this page counts industry confidence ≥ 0.7 and country confidence ≥ 0.8.
- Company listRich profiles with a LinkedIn-known headcount only; job boards, directories, portals and non-organisations are left out.
- HiringOpen roles read hourly from the company's own career system.
Industrial & chemical distribution in United States: questions
How many industrial & chemical distribution companies are there in United States?
20,644 with a confident classification, read from their own websites.
What is a sub-vertical?
The middle level of our industry tree: Commerce & trade → Industrial & chemical distribution → leaf niches such as industrial parts distribution, other industrial & chemical distribution, construction materials distribution. Each company carries all three with a confidence score.
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