Employment
107,090
Total employees (Census CBP)
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting ·NAICS 115
NAICS 115 · IRS SOI (C corp) · Census CBP 2023
Support Activities for Agriculture and Forestry - Industry Benchmarks
$54,856/yr average annual pay, with 797 SBA loans on record for NAICS 115.
- 4.3%
- Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting sector margin
- 107K
- Workers employed
- $54,856/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $363M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated August 2026
The verdict · NAICS 115
California leads Support Activities for Agriculture and Forestry activity nationally. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level, but the broader Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting sector runs a 4.3% net margin.
- 4.3%
- Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting sector margin (IRS SOI)
- 107K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $54,856/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $363M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Use Support Activities for Agriculture and Forestry's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.
Support Activities for Agriculture and Forestry 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 (C corporation headline) and Census County Business Patterns 2023
Benchmarking Insights for Support Activities for Agriculture and Forestry
Support Activities for Agriculture and Forestry sits inside Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, a sector that runs a 4.3% net margin overall.
11,886 establishments employ 107,090 workers (9.0/location) at $54,856/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by Washington and Oregon.
Support Activities for Agriculture and Forestry sits in the 14th percentile for employment among 3-digit NAICS industries with reported data.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$54,856/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
11,886
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment decreased by 4,560; establishment count decreased by 249. This comparison uses two published national Census County Business Patterns releases; suppressed fields are omitted rather than estimated.
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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).
Sole Proprietorship SOI 2022
156,672 returns 100%
Margin: 6.1% · Receipts: $16.1B
Financial Detail
- Annual Payroll (Total)
- $5.9B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 9.0
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Support Activities for Animal Production NAICS 1152 | N/A |
| Support Activities for Crop Production NAICS 1151 | N/A |
| Support Activities for Forestry NAICS 1153 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 25,541 |
| Washington | 9,474 |
| Oregon | 7,004 |
| Florida | 5,575 |
| Texas | 5,362 |
| Georgia | 3,838 |
| Michigan | 3,264 |
| Minnesota | 3,069 |
| Arkansas | 2,864 |
| North Carolina | 2,466 |
Showing top 10 of 50 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
797
Total Loan Volume
$363M
Avg Loan Size
$455K
Jobs Supported
6,888
Program Breakdown
7(a) 711 (89%)
504 86 (11%)
Top SBA Lender
The Huntington National Bank
58 loans in this industry
New Business Share
32.7% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 109
2021 152
2022 113
2023 103
2024 143
2025 152
2026 25
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Support Activities for Agriculture and Forestry?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 115 level. California leads this industry nationally. The broader Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting sector runs a 4.3% net margin (IRS SOI 2013 C corp).
How many businesses are in Support Activities for Agriculture and Forestry?
11,886 business establishments. Together they employ 107,090 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Support Activities for Agriculture and Forestry?
$54,856/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 9.0 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Support Activities for Agriculture and Forestry employment?
California leads with 25,541 workers. Washington (9,474) and Oregon (7,004) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Support Activities for Agriculture and Forestry receive?
Support Activities for Agriculture and Forestry businesses received 797 SBA loans totaling $363 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $455K. These loans supported 6,888 jobs at origination. Most lending (89%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.
Nationwide industries with similar benchmark drivers
Two IRS/Census peer sets for Support Activities for Agriculture and Forestry, both at NAICS level 3 and excluding this code so the neighborhoods are not self-links.
According to Census County Business Patterns 2023, Support Activities for Agriculture and Forestry ranks #66 of 77 U.S. industries at the 3-digit NAICS level by total employment.
Similar workforce scale
Nearest peer industries by ABS(Census employment) (107,090 here).
Read with this industry: Industry employment trends · Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting · Rankings
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Sources: IRS Statistics of Income (SOI) Business Tax Statistics · Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023
NAICS 115 · CBP 2023 · IRS SOI
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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