Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting ·NAICS 114112

NAICS 114112 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP

Shellfish Fishing - Industry Benchmarks

60 SBA loans on record, $16M in volume, for NAICS 114112.

6.8%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting sector margin
N/A
Workers employed
N/A
Avg payroll / employee
$16M
SBA lending, FY20–26

Data updated July 2026

The verdict · NAICS 114112

Virginia leads Shellfish Fishing 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
$16M
SBA lending, FY20–26

Benchmarking Insights for Shellfish Fishing

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

940 establishments employ N/A workers. Virginia leads employment, followed by New Jersey and Texas.

Employment

N/A

Total employees (Census CBP)

Avg Payroll / Employee

N/A

Annual compensation

Establishments

940

Business locations

Release-over-release change

What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023

establishment count decreased by 29. This comparison uses two published national Census County Business Patterns releases; suppressed fields are omitted rather than estimated.

Financial Detail

Annual Payroll (Total)
$101.8M

Top States by Employment

State Employment
Virginia 236
New Jersey 96
Texas 79
Massachusetts 69
California 44
South Carolina 13

Showing top 10 of 19 states

SBA Lending Activity

SBA FY2020–2026

SBA Loans Approved

60

Total Loan Volume

$16M

Avg Loan Size

$271K

Jobs Supported

243

Program Breakdown

7(a) 59 (98%)
504 1 (2%)

Top SBA Lender

Franklin Savings Bank

14 loans in this industry

New Business Share

30.0% of borrowers were new/startup businesses

Annual Lending Trend (6 yrs)

2020
14
2021
13
2022
8
2023
3
2024
10
2025
12

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Frequently Asked Questions

How profitable is Shellfish Fishing?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 114112 level. Virginia 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 Shellfish Fishing?
940 business establishments.
What is the average payroll per employee in Shellfish Fishing?
Average payroll data for Shellfish Fishing is not available in the current Census CBP dataset.
Which states have the most Shellfish Fishing employment?
Virginia leads with 236 workers. New Jersey (96) and Texas (79) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Shellfish Fishing receive?
Shellfish Fishing businesses received 60 SBA loans totaling $16 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $271K. These loans supported 243 jobs at origination. Most lending (98%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.

Benchmarking Shellfish Fishing

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 114112 · 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.

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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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