Employment
288,339
Total employees (Census CBP)
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction ·NAICS 2131
NAICS 2131 · IRS SOI (C corp) · Census CBP 2023
Support Activities for Mining - Industry Benchmarks
$103,587/yr average annual pay, with 437 SBA loans on record for NAICS 2131.
- 3.5%
- Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction sector margin
- 288K
- Workers employed
- $103,587/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $348M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated August 2026
The verdict · NAICS 2131
Texas leads Support Activities for 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 3.5% net margin.
- 3.5%
- Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction sector margin (IRS SOI)
- 288K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $103,587/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $348M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Use Support Activities for Mining's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.
Support Activities for Mining 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 Mining
Support Activities for Mining sits inside Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction, a sector that runs a 3.5% net margin overall.
12,034 establishments employ 288,339 workers (24.0/location) at $103,587/yr average annual pay. Texas leads employment, followed by Louisiana and Oklahoma.
Support Activities for Mining sits in the 63rd percentile for employment among 4-digit NAICS industries with reported data.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$103,587/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
12,034
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 32,830; establishment count increased by 187. This comparison uses two published national Census County Business Patterns releases; suppressed fields are omitted rather than estimated.
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Financial Detail
- Annual Payroll (Total)
- $29.9B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 24.0
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Support Activities for Mining NAICS 21311 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| Texas | 145,078 |
| Louisiana | 29,021 |
| Oklahoma | 20,762 |
| North Dakota | 12,751 |
| Colorado | 10,478 |
| New Mexico | 10,127 |
| Pennsylvania | 9,828 |
| Wyoming | 6,495 |
| California | 5,825 |
| Alaska | 4,845 |
Showing top 10 of 46 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
437
Total Loan Volume
$348M
Avg Loan Size
$796K
Jobs Supported
7,885
Program Breakdown
7(a) 412 (94%)
504 25 (6%)
Top SBA Lender
Western Commerce Bank
58 loans in this industry
New Business Share
25.6% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 62
2021 81
2022 66
2023 66
2024 64
2025 90
2026 8
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Support Activities for Mining?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 2131 level. Texas leads this industry nationally. The broader Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction sector runs a 3.5% net margin (IRS SOI 2013 C corp).
How many businesses are in Support Activities for Mining?
12,034 business establishments. Together they employ 288,339 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Support Activities for Mining?
$103,587/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 24.0 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Support Activities for Mining employment?
Texas leads with 145,078 workers. Louisiana (29,021) and Oklahoma (20,762) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Support Activities for Mining receive?
Support Activities for Mining businesses received 437 SBA loans totaling $348 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $796K. These loans supported 7,885 jobs at origination. Most lending (94%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.
Nationwide industries with similar benchmark drivers
Two IRS/Census peer sets for Support Activities for Mining, both at NAICS level 4 and excluding this code so the neighborhoods are not self-links.
According to Census County Business Patterns 2023, Support Activities for Mining ranks #97 of 259 U.S. industries at the 4-digit NAICS level by total employment.
Similar workforce scale
Nearest peer industries by ABS(Census employment) (288,339 here).
Read with this industry: Industry employment trends · Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction · Rankings
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Sources: IRS Statistics of Income (SOI) Business Tax Statistics · Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023
NAICS 2131 · 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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