401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

North Country Business Products, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$14M
Total assets Small plan by assets
143
Participants Small participant base
63rd
Percentile by assets National rank
$97,008
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: North Country Business Products 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by North Country Business Products, Inc. · Minnesota · Retail Trade

$14M in assets, 143 participants

North Country Business Products, Inc.'s North Country Business Products 401(k) Plan reported $14M in total assets and 143 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 63rd percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.

  • #5,933 in Retail Trade (8,048 peers)

Coverage in Minnesota

North Country Business Products 401(k) Plan covers 143 participants in Minnesota, about 13% of the average Minnesota filer (state average ~1,126 per filing). Assets: $14M.

#5,933
in Retail Trade (8,048 peers)
+13.5%
assets growth YoY

North Country Business Products 401(k) Plan's mid-pack asset rank among Retail Trade and all filers

North Country Business Products 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500

$13,872,085 Top 37% higher than 63% of 123,620 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,050,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2024

North Country Business Products 401(k) Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. North Country Business Products 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (143 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • North Country Business Products 401(k) Plan reported net income fell from $2M in the plan year 2023 filing to $2M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • North Country Business Products 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $12M in the plan year 2023 filing to $14M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • North Country Business Products 401(k) Plan reported participants fell from 154 in the plan year 2023 filing to 143 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 410944999 · North Country Business Products, Inc. PY 2024 · 401(k)

North Country Business Products 401(k) Plan · $14M · 143 · 63rd

  • PCT $14M
  • PCT 143
  • PCT 63rd
  • PCT 401(k)
  • PCT near Fallsway Equipment Co. Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust
  • PCT ind #5933

Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with Retail Trade retirement plans → · Plans in Minnesota →

North Country Business Products 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among North Country Business Products 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Minnesota filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$12M
Net Assets (End of Year)$14M
Net Income$2M
Employer EIN410944999
Plan Effective Date1993-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (North Country Business Products, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All North Country Business Products, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$28M 20.986963599186268% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$22M$24M$26M$28M$30M 202220232024 $23M $27.9M ▲ +21.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 276 $23M
2023 2 287 $25M
2024 2 285 $28M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Minnesota

Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

North Country Business Products 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Minnesota, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000000100000200000300000400000500000 -20020406080 Total assets ($B) Participants North Country Business Products 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.013872085 · Participants: 143North Country Business Products 401(k) PlanWells Fargo & Company 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 57.886997456 · Participants: 179076Wells Fargo & Company 401(k) PlanUnitedhealth Group 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 26.618762181 · Participants: 205460Unitedhealth Group 401(k) Savings PlanTarget Corporation 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.419645154 · Participants: 409649Target Corporation 401(k) PlanMedtronic Savings and Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.719378 · Participants: 38480Medtronic Savings and Investment PlanU.S. Bank 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.442089862 · Participants: 73109U.S. Bank 401(k) Savings Plan
North Country Business Products 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Minnesota, assets vs. participants
Compare North Country Business Products 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

North Country Business Products 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Minnesota, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Fallsway Equipment Co. Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust in OH ($14M); by covered participants it is Blairex Laboratories, Inc. 401(k) in IN (143 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (143 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did North Country Business Products 401(k) Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
North Country Business Products 401(k) Plan grew at a solid clip - up 13.5% during 2024, from $12M to $14M. Reported net income was $2M.
How have North Country Business Products, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), North Country Business Products, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 21.0%, from $23M to $28M.
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to North Country Business Products 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Fallsway Equipment Co. Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust in OH ($14M, 175 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to North Country Business Products 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Blairex Laboratories, Inc. 401(k) in IN (143 participants, N/A in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2024.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 410944999.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.