Profit Margin
3.1%
Net income ÷ total receipts (IRS SOI)
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting ·NAICS 113
NAICS 113 · IRS SOI 2013 (C corp) · Census CBP 2023
Forestry and Logging - Industry Benchmarks
$58,963/yr average annual pay, with 374 SBA loans on record for NAICS 113.
- 3.1%
- Net margin
- 48K
- Workers employed
- $58,963/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $90M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated August 2026
The verdict · NAICS 113
Forestry and Logging runs a 3.1% pre-tax net margin - below the national median - across 8K establishments employing 48K workers.
- 3.1%
- Pre-tax net margin (IRS SOI)
- 48K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $58,963/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $90M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Use Forestry and Logging's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.
Forestry and Logging is reported here with financial measures from IRS Statistics of Income and workforce measures from Census County Business Patterns. The page keeps those source systems distinct, shows unavailable fields rather than estimating them, and links the underlying industry context so readers can compare the same NAICS activity before interpreting a margin or payroll figure.
Source: IRS SOI 2013 (C corporation headline) and Census County Business Patterns 2023
Benchmarking Insights for Forestry and Logging
Forestry and Logging sits inside Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting at a 3.1% net margin (below the national median), $15.8B in aggregate receipts across 8,745 returns, averaging $1.8B per establishment.
7,917 establishments employ 47,629 workers (6.0/location) at $58,963/yr average annual pay. Oregon leads employment, followed by Alabama and Georgia.
Forestry and Logging sits in the 6th percentile for employment and the 27th percentile for net margin among 3-digit NAICS industries with reported data.
Total Receipts
$15.8B
Annual revenue (IRS SOI)
Net Income
$487.1M
Pre-tax net income
Employment
47,629
Total employees (Census CBP)
Avg Payroll / Employee
$58,963/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
7,917
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment decreased by 2,112; establishment count decreased by 209. This comparison uses two published national Census County Business Patterns releases; suppressed fields are omitted rather than estimated.
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Workforce scale
Forestry and Logging margin vs national reference points
Forestry and Logging net margin 10.3%
Cross-industry median (5%)
p25/median/p75 = 3%/5%/7%
Business Structure Breakdown
Per-entity IRS SOI tables at their own vintages, shares only when every row shares one year (never mix 2013/2017/2022 populations).
C Corporation SOI 2013
8,745 returns 100%
Margin: 3.1% · Receipts: $15.8B
Financial Detail
- Total Tax Returns Filed
- 8,745
- Avg Receipts per Business
- $1.8B
- Annual Payroll (Total)
- $2.8B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 6.0
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Forest Nurseries and Gathering of Forest Products NAICS 1132 | N/A |
| Logging NAICS 1133 | N/A |
| Timber Tract Operations NAICS 1131 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| Oregon | 4,988 |
| Alabama | 3,637 |
| Georgia | 3,500 |
| Washington | 3,395 |
| Mississippi | 3,081 |
| North Carolina | 2,617 |
| South Carolina | 2,510 |
| Louisiana | 2,407 |
| Arkansas | 2,069 |
| Maine | 2,001 |
Showing top 10 of 48 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
374
Total Loan Volume
$90M
Avg Loan Size
$240K
Jobs Supported
1,653
Program Breakdown
7(a) 364 (97%)
504 10 (3%)
Top SBA Lender
Columbia Bank
33 loans in this industry
New Business Share
24.6% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 53
2021 82
2022 57
2023 56
2024 60
2025 62
2026 4
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the average revenue for Forestry and Logging?
$15.8B in total annual receipts across all Forestry and Logging businesses. Average per business: $1.8B.
How profitable is Forestry and Logging?
3.1% net profit margin, below the national median.
How many businesses are in Forestry and Logging?
7,917 business establishments. Together they employ 47,629 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Forestry and Logging?
$58,963/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 6.0 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Forestry and Logging employment?
Oregon leads with 4,988 workers. Alabama (3,637) and Georgia (3,500) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Forestry and Logging receive?
Forestry and Logging businesses received 374 SBA loans totaling $90 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $240K. These loans supported 1,653 jobs at origination. Most lending (97%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.
Nationwide industries with similar benchmark drivers
Two IRS/Census peer sets for Forestry and Logging, both at NAICS level 3 and excluding this code so the neighborhoods are not self-links.
According to Census County Business Patterns 2023, Forestry and Logging ranks #72 of 77 U.S. industries at the 3-digit NAICS level by total employment. According to IRS SOI 2013 IRS Statistics of Income, its reported pre-tax net margin ranks #55 of 75 at that same detail level.
Similar reported net margin
Nearest peer industries by ABS(IRS pre-tax margin) (3.1% here).
Similar workforce scale
Nearest peer industries by ABS(Census employment) (47,629 here).
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Sources: IRS Statistics of Income (SOI) Business Tax Statistics · Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023
NAICS 113 · CBP 2023 · IRS SOI 2013
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, which released its 2023 County Business Patterns dataset in June 2025, PlainBizBench benchmarks 2,002 U.S. industries against Internal Revenue Service Statistics of Income data. See our methodology for the full compilation process.
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns / SUSB Industry employment scale, payroll, and firm-size benchmarks · 2023
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