Employment
10,859
Total employees (Census CBP)
Information ·NAICS 515111
NAICS 515111 · IRS SOI (C corp) · Census CBP 2023
Radio Networks - Industry Benchmarks
10 SBA loans on record, $11M in volume, for NAICS 515111.
- 7.7%
- Information sector margin
- 11K
- Workers employed
- N/A
- Avg payroll / employee
- $11M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated August 2026
The verdict · NAICS 515111
Texas leads Radio Networks activity nationally. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level, but the broader Information sector runs a 7.7% net margin.
- 7.7%
- Information sector margin (IRS SOI)
- 11K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- N/A
- Avg payroll / employee
- $11M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Use Radio Networks's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.
Radio Networks 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 Radio Networks
Radio Networks sits inside Information, a sector that runs a 7.7% net margin overall.
701 establishments employ 10,859 workers (15.5/location). Texas leads employment, followed by Arizona and Ohio.
Radio Networks sits in the 17th percentile for employment among 6-digit NAICS industries with reported data.
Avg Payroll / Employee
N/A
Annual compensation
Establishments
701
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 2,071; establishment count increased by 101. This comparison uses two published national Census County Business Patterns releases; suppressed fields are omitted rather than estimated.
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Financial Detail
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 15.5
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| Texas | 1,365 |
| Arizona | 183 |
| Ohio | 175 |
| New Jersey | 166 |
| Tennessee | 163 |
| Wisconsin | 147 |
| Maryland | 84 |
| Indiana | 70 |
| Kansas | 61 |
| Kentucky | 54 |
Showing top 10 of 48 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
10
Total Loan Volume
$11M
Avg Loan Size
$1112K
Jobs Supported
88
Program Breakdown
7(a) 10 (100%)
504 0 (0%)
Top SBA Lender
U.S. Bank, National Association
1 loans in this industry
New Business Share
20.0% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (3 yrs)
2020 5
2021 1
2022 4
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Radio Networks?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 515111 level. Texas leads this industry nationally. The broader Information sector runs a 7.7% net margin (IRS SOI 2013 C corp).
How many businesses are in Radio Networks?
701 business establishments. Together they employ 10,859 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Radio Networks?
Average payroll data for Radio Networks is not available in the current Census CBP dataset.
Which states have the most Radio Networks employment?
Texas leads with 1,365 workers. Arizona (183) and Ohio (175) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Radio Networks receive?
Radio Networks businesses received 10 SBA loans totaling $11 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $1112K. These loans supported 88 jobs at origination. Most lending (100%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.
Nationwide industries with similar benchmark drivers
Two IRS/Census peer sets for Radio Networks, both at NAICS level 6 and excluding this code so the neighborhoods are not self-links.
According to Census County Business Patterns 2023, Radio Networks ranks #666 of 801 U.S. industries at the 6-digit NAICS level by total employment.
Similar workforce scale
Nearest peer industries by ABS(Census employment) (10,859 here).
Read with this industry: Industry employment trends · Information · 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 515111 · 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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