Employment
2,034
Total employees (Census CBP)
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting ·NAICS 1142
NAICS 1142 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Hunting and Trapping - Industry Benchmarks
$45,962/yr average annual pay, with 26 SBA loans on record for NAICS 1142.
- 6.8%
- Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting sector margin
- 2K
- Workers employed
- $45,962/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $13M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 1142
Texas leads Hunting and Trapping 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)
- 2K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $45,962/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $13M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Hunting and Trapping
Hunting and Trapping sits inside Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, a sector that runs a 6.8% net margin overall.
446 establishments employ 2,034 workers (4.6/location) at $45,962/yr average annual pay. Texas leads employment, followed by Georgia and Florida.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$45,962/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
446
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 135; establishment count increased by 12. This comparison uses two published national Census County Business Patterns releases; suppressed fields are omitted rather than estimated.
Workforce scale
Financial Detail
- Annual Payroll (Total)
- $93.5M
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 4.6
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Hunting and Trapping NAICS 11421 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| Texas | 264 |
| Georgia | 260 |
| Florida | 105 |
| Maryland | 64 |
| Ohio | 42 |
| New Jersey | 29 |
| New York | 17 |
| New Mexico | 12 |
| Nevada | 7 |
| Alaska | 6 |
Showing top 10 of 39 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
26
Total Loan Volume
$13M
Avg Loan Size
$503K
Jobs Supported
89
Program Breakdown
7(a) 23 (88%)
504 3 (12%)
Top SBA Lender
The Huntington National Bank
3 loans in this industry
New Business Share
23.1% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (6 yrs)
2020 2
2021 4
2022 6
2023 2
2024 7
2025 5
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Hunting and Trapping?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 1142 level. Texas 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 Hunting and Trapping?
446 business establishments. Together they employ 2,034 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Hunting and Trapping?
$45,962/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 4.6 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Hunting and Trapping employment?
Texas leads with 264 workers. Georgia (260) and Florida (105) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Hunting and Trapping receive?
Hunting and Trapping businesses received 26 SBA loans totaling $13 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $503K. These loans supported 89 jobs at origination. Most lending (88%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.
Comparable industry benchmarks
These links are calculated from the current national dataset. They are comparison paths, not recommendations or evidence that businesses operate alike.
How this ranks: Its Census employment total exceeds 0% of that same 259-industry cohort. Calculated by ranking this industry's reported value against every other industry at the same NAICS digit-level, not the whole dataset: comparing a 6-digit detail industry to a 2-digit sector would mix incompatible scales.
Closest workforce scale
Same NAICS detail level, ordered by the smallest difference in reported Census employment.
Benchmarking Hunting and Trapping
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting
- 446 establishments, 2,034 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 26 SBA loans on record. SBA lending rankings
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 1142 · 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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