Employment
15,361
Total employees (Census CBP)
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting ·NAICS 115310
NAICS 115310 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Support Activities for Forestry - Industry Benchmarks
$65,246/yr average annual pay, with 150 SBA loans on record for NAICS 115310.
- 6.8%
- Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting sector margin
- 15K
- Workers employed
- $65,246/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $44M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 115310
Oregon leads Support Activities for 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 6.8% net margin.
- 6.8%
- Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting sector margin (IRS SOI)
- 15K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $65,246/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $44M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Support Activities for Forestry
Support Activities for Forestry sits inside Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, a sector that runs a 6.8% net margin overall.
2,023 establishments employ 15,361 workers (7.6/location) at $65,246/yr average annual pay. Oregon leads employment, followed by California and Georgia.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$65,246/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
2,023
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment decreased by 248; establishment count increased by 44. 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)
- $1.0B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 7.6
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| Oregon | 3,093 |
| California | 938 |
| Georgia | 887 |
| Alabama | 662 |
| North Carolina | 536 |
| South Carolina | 528 |
| Idaho | 457 |
| Pennsylvania | 244 |
| Virginia | 212 |
| Wisconsin | 158 |
Showing top 10 of 45 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
150
Total Loan Volume
$44M
Avg Loan Size
$294K
Jobs Supported
1,389
Program Breakdown
7(a) 145 (97%)
504 5 (3%)
Top SBA Lender
U.S. Bank, National Association
12 loans in this industry
New Business Share
32.0% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 19
2021 29
2022 18
2023 6
2024 29
2025 42
2026 7
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Support Activities for Forestry?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 115310 level. Oregon 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 Support Activities for Forestry?
2,023 business establishments. Together they employ 15,361 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Support Activities for Forestry?
$65,246/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 7.6 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Support Activities for Forestry employment?
Oregon leads with 3,093 workers. California (938) and Georgia (887) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Support Activities for Forestry receive?
Support Activities for Forestry businesses received 150 SBA loans totaling $44 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $294K. These loans supported 1,389 jobs at origination. Most lending (97%) 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 25% of that same 801-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.
- Mineral Wool Manufacturing 15,343
- Recreational Goods Rental 15,300
- Stationery Product Manufacturing 15,283
Benchmarking Support Activities for Forestry
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting
- 2,023 establishments, 15,361 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 150 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 115310 · 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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