Profit Margin
6.1%
Net income ÷ total receipts (IRS SOI)
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting ·NAICS 115
NAICS 115 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Support Activities for Agriculture and Forestry - Industry Benchmarks
$54,856/yr average annual pay, with 797 SBA loans on record for NAICS 115.
- 6.1%
- Net margin
- 107K
- Workers employed
- $54,856/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $363M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 115
Support Activities for Agriculture and Forestry runs a 6.1% pre-tax net margin - below the national median - across 12K establishments employing 107K workers.
- 6.1%
- Pre-tax net margin (IRS SOI)
- 107K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $54,856/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $363M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Support Activities for Agriculture and Forestry
Support Activities for Agriculture and Forestry sits inside Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting at a 6.1% net margin (below the national median), $16.1B in aggregate receipts across 156,672 returns, averaging $102.9M per establishment.
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.
Total Receipts
$16.1B
Annual revenue (IRS SOI)
Net Income
$986.6M
Pre-tax net income
Employment
107,090
Total employees (Census CBP)
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.
Where each dollar of Support Activities for Agriculture and Forestry revenue goes
Workforce scale
Support Activities for Agriculture and Forestry margin vs national reference points
Support Activities for Agriculture and Forestry net margin 20.4%
Cross-industry median (5%)
p25/median/p75 = 3%/5%/8%
Business Structure Breakdown
How businesses in this industry are legally structured (IRS SOI)
Sole Proprietorship
156,672 returns 100%
Margin: 6.1% · Receipts: $16.1B
Financial Detail
- Total Tax Returns Filed
- 156,672
- Avg Receipts per Business
- $102.9M
- 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
What is the average revenue for Support Activities for Agriculture and Forestry?
$16.1B in total annual receipts across all Support Activities for Agriculture and Forestry businesses. Average per business: $102.9M.
How profitable is Support Activities for Agriculture and Forestry?
6.1% net profit margin, below the national median.
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.
Comparable industry benchmarks
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How this ranks: Support Activities for Agriculture and Forestry reports a higher net margin than 63% of the 79 IRS-tracked industries at the same NAICS detail level. Its Census employment total exceeds 14% of that same 77-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 reported net margins
Same NAICS detail level, ordered by the smallest difference in reported IRS pre-tax margin.
Closest workforce scale
Same NAICS detail level, ordered by the smallest difference in reported Census employment.
- Textile Product Mills 96,683
- Oil and Gas Extraction 90,968
- Textile Mills 79,765
Benchmarking Support Activities for Agriculture and Forestry
- Net margin: 6.1% vs sector. Browse Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting
- 11,886 establishments, 107,090 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 797 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 115 · 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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