Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting ·NAICS 1131

NAICS 1131 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP

Timber Tract Operations - Industry Benchmarks

35 SBA loans on record, $12M in volume, for NAICS 1131.

6.8%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting sector margin
N/A
Workers employed
N/A
Avg payroll / employee
$12M
SBA lending, FY20–26

Data updated July 2026

The verdict · NAICS 1131

Michigan leads Timber Tract Operations activity nationally. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level, but the broader Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting sector runs a 6.8% net margin.

6.8%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting sector margin (IRS SOI)
N/A
Workers employed (Census CBP)
N/A
Avg payroll / employee
$12M
SBA lending, FY20–26

Benchmarking Insights for Timber Tract Operations

Timber Tract Operations sits inside Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, a sector that runs a 6.8% net margin overall.

471 establishments employ N/A workers. Michigan leads employment, followed by Massachusetts and Maryland.

Employment

N/A

Total employees (Census CBP)

Avg Payroll / Employee

N/A

Annual compensation

Establishments

471

Business locations

Release-over-release change

What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023

establishment count decreased by 6. This comparison uses two published national Census County Business Patterns releases; suppressed fields are omitted rather than estimated.

Financial Detail

Annual Payroll (Total)
$252.6M

Sub-Industries

Industry Profit Margin
Timber Tract Operations

NAICS 11311

N/A

Top States by Employment

State Employment
Michigan 79
Massachusetts 52
Maryland 8
Minnesota 8
Tennessee 8

Showing top 10 of 28 states

SBA Lending Activity

SBA FY2020–2026

SBA Loans Approved

35

Total Loan Volume

$12M

Avg Loan Size

$343K

Jobs Supported

173

Program Breakdown

7(a) 31 (89%)
504 4 (11%)

Top SBA Lender

The Huntington National Bank

7 loans in this industry

New Business Share

11.4% of borrowers were new/startup businesses

Annual Lending Trend (6 yrs)

2020
12
2021
5
2022
7
2023
7
2024
3
2025
1

Frequently Asked Questions

How profitable is Timber Tract Operations?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 1131 level. Michigan leads this industry nationally. The broader Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting sector runs a 6.8% net margin (IRS SOI 2023).
How many businesses are in Timber Tract Operations?
471 business establishments.
What is the average payroll per employee in Timber Tract Operations?
Average payroll data for Timber Tract Operations is not available in the current Census CBP dataset.
Which states have the most Timber Tract Operations employment?
Michigan leads with 79 workers. Massachusetts (52) and Maryland (8) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Timber Tract Operations receive?
Timber Tract Operations businesses received 35 SBA loans totaling $12 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $343K. These loans supported 173 jobs at origination. Most lending (89%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.

Benchmarking Timber Tract Operations

Disclaimer: Public IRS/Census data, not financial or tax advice. See our full disclaimer.

Sources: IRS Statistics of Income (SOI) Business Tax Statistics · Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023

NAICS 1131 · Data year: 2023

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.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns / SUSB Industry employment scale, payroll, and firm-size benchmarks · 2023

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