Profit Margin
0.0%
Net income ÷ total receipts (IRS SOI)
Utilities ·NAICS 2211
NAICS 2211 · IRS SOI 2013 (C corp) · Census CBP 2023
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution - Industry Benchmarks
$133,287/yr average annual pay, with 227 SBA loans on record for NAICS 2211.
- 0.0%
- Net margin
- 520K
- Workers employed
- $133,287/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $140M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated August 2026
The verdict · NAICS 2211
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution runs a 0.0% pre-tax net margin - significantly below average, typical of high-volume, low-margin sectors - across 13K establishments employing 520K workers.
- 0.0%
- Pre-tax net margin (IRS SOI)
- 520K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $133,287/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $140M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Use Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution 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 2013 (C corporation headline) and Census County Business Patterns 2023
Benchmarking Insights for Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution sits inside Utilities at a 0.0% net margin (significantly below average, typical of high-volume, low-margin sectors), $176.6B in aggregate receipts across 501 returns, averaging $352.5B per establishment.
12,735 establishments employ 519,711 workers (40.8/location) at $133,287/yr average annual pay. Texas leads employment, followed by New York and Florida.
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution sits in the 75th percentile for employment and the 5th percentile for net margin among 4-digit NAICS industries with reported data.
Total Receipts
$176.6B
Annual revenue (IRS SOI)
Net Income
$16.1M
Pre-tax net income
Employment
519,711
Total employees (Census CBP)
Avg Payroll / Employee
$133,287/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
12,735
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 14,579; establishment count decreased by 167. This comparison uses two published national Census County Business Patterns releases; suppressed fields are omitted rather than estimated.
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Workforce scale
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution margin vs national reference points
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution net margin 0.0%
Cross-industry median (5%)
p25/median/p75 = 3%/5%/7%
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).
C Corporation SOI 2013
501 returns 100%
Margin: 0.0% · Receipts: $176.6B
Financial Detail
- Total Tax Returns Filed
- 501
- Avg Receipts per Business
- $352.5B
- Annual Payroll (Total)
- $69.3B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 40.8
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Electric Power Generation NAICS 22111 | N/A |
| Electric Power Transmission, Control, and Distribution NAICS 22112 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
Showing top 10 of 51 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
227
Total Loan Volume
$140M
Avg Loan Size
$619K
Jobs Supported
2,863
Program Breakdown
7(a) 202 (89%)
504 25 (11%)
Top SBA Lender
Wells Fargo Bank National Association
20 loans in this industry
New Business Share
36.1% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 18
2021 42
2022 40
2023 26
2024 50
2025 47
2026 4
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the average revenue for Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution?
$176.6B in total annual receipts across all Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution businesses. Average per business: $352.5B.
How profitable is Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution?
0.0% net profit margin, significantly below average, typical of high-volume, low-margin sectors.
How many businesses are in Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution?
12,735 business establishments. Together they employ 519,711 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution?
$133,287/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 40.8 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution employment?
Texas leads with 40,291 workers. New York (35,244) and Florida (25,073) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution receive?
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution businesses received 227 SBA loans totaling $140 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $619K. These loans supported 2,863 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 Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution, both at NAICS level 4 and excluding this code so the neighborhoods are not self-links.
According to Census County Business Patterns 2023, Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution ranks #66 of 259 U.S. industries at the 4-digit NAICS level by total employment. According to IRS SOI 2013 IRS Statistics of Income, its reported pre-tax net margin ranks #120 of 126 at that same detail level.
Similar reported net margin
Nearest peer industries by ABS(IRS pre-tax margin) (0.0% here).
Similar workforce scale
Nearest peer industries by ABS(Census employment) (519,711 here).
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Sources: IRS Statistics of Income (SOI) Business Tax Statistics · Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023
NAICS 2211 · CBP 2023 · IRS SOI 2013
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.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns / SUSB Industry employment scale, payroll, and firm-size benchmarks · 2023
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