Employment
16,376
Total employees (Census CBP)
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction ·NAICS 212111
NAICS 212111 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Bituminous Coal and Lignite Surface Mining - Industry Benchmarks
$103,985/yr average annual pay, with 2 SBA loans on record for NAICS 212111.
- 17.6%
- Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction sector margin
- 16K
- Workers employed
- $103,985/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $6M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 212111
Wyoming leads Bituminous Coal and Lignite Surface Mining activity nationally. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level, but the broader Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction sector runs a 17.6% net margin.
- 17.6%
- Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction sector margin (IRS SOI)
- 16K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $103,985/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $6M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Bituminous Coal and Lignite Surface Mining
Bituminous Coal and Lignite Surface Mining sits inside Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction, a sector that runs a 17.6% net margin overall.
270 establishments employ 16,376 workers (60.6/location) at $103,985/yr average annual pay. Wyoming leads employment, followed by West Virginia and Kentucky.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$103,985/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
270
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 1,503; establishment count increased by 11. 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)
- $1.7B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 60.6
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| Wyoming | 4,021 |
| West Virginia | 3,605 |
| Kentucky | 1,464 |
| Texas | 989 |
| Colorado | 332 |
| Maryland | 102 |
Showing top 10 of 16 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
2
Total Loan Volume
$6M
Avg Loan Size
$3000K
Jobs Supported
355
Program Breakdown
7(a) 2 (100%)
504 0 (0%)
Top SBA Lender
US Eagle FCU
1 loans in this industry
New Business Share
50.0% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (2 yrs)
2021 1
2022 1
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Bituminous Coal and Lignite Surface Mining?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 212111 level. Wyoming leads this industry nationally. The broader Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction sector runs a 17.6% net margin (IRS SOI 2023).
How many businesses are in Bituminous Coal and Lignite Surface Mining?
270 business establishments. Together they employ 16,376 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Bituminous Coal and Lignite Surface Mining?
$103,985/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 60.6 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Bituminous Coal and Lignite Surface Mining employment?
Wyoming leads with 4,021 workers. West Virginia (3,605) and Kentucky (1,464) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Bituminous Coal and Lignite Surface Mining receive?
Bituminous Coal and Lignite Surface Mining businesses received 2 SBA loans totaling $6 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $3000K. These loans supported 355 jobs at origination. Most lending (100%) 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 26% 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.
Benchmarking Bituminous Coal and Lignite Surface Mining
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction
- 270 establishments, 16,376 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 2 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 212111 · Data year: 2023
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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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