Employment
68,230
Total employees (Census CBP)
Utilities ·NAICS 221112
NAICS 221112 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Fossil Fuel Electric Power Generation - Industry Benchmarks
$132,204/yr average annual pay, with 1 SBA loans on record for NAICS 221112.
- 2.6%
- Utilities sector margin
- 68K
- Workers employed
- $132,204/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $0M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 221112
Texas leads Fossil Fuel Electric Power Generation activity nationally. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level, but the broader Utilities sector runs a 2.6% net margin.
- 2.6%
- Utilities sector margin (IRS SOI)
- 68K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $132,204/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $0M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Fossil Fuel Electric Power Generation
Fossil Fuel Electric Power Generation sits inside Utilities, a sector that runs a 2.6% net margin overall.
1,788 establishments employ 68,230 workers (38.2/location) at $132,204/yr average annual pay. Texas leads employment, followed by Kentucky and Ohio.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$132,204/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
1,788
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 1,317; establishment count decreased 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)
- $9.0B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 38.2
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| Texas | 5,817 |
| Kentucky | 2,126 |
| Ohio | 1,901 |
| Wisconsin | 1,679 |
| New York | 1,302 |
| Alaska | 887 |
| Arkansas | 626 |
| Rhode Island | 95 |
| Maine | 76 |
Showing top 10 of 50 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
1
Total Loan Volume
$0M
Avg Loan Size
$10K
Jobs Supported
0
Program Breakdown
7(a) 1 (100%)
504 0 (0%)
Top SBA Lender
Wells Fargo Bank National Association
1 loans in this industry
New Business Share
100.0% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Fossil Fuel Electric Power Generation?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 221112 level. Texas leads this industry nationally. The broader Utilities sector runs a 2.6% net margin (IRS SOI 2023).
How many businesses are in Fossil Fuel Electric Power Generation?
1,788 business establishments. Together they employ 68,230 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Fossil Fuel Electric Power Generation?
$132,204/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 38.2 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Fossil Fuel Electric Power Generation employment?
Texas leads with 5,817 workers. Kentucky (2,126) and Ohio (1,901) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Fossil Fuel Electric Power Generation receive?
Fossil Fuel Electric Power Generation businesses received 1 SBA loans totaling $0 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $10K. These loans supported 0 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 64% 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 Fossil Fuel Electric Power Generation
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Utilities
- 1,788 establishments, 68,230 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 1 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 221112 · 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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