Employment
50,166
Total employees (Census CBP)
Information ·NAICS 515210
NAICS 515210 · IRS SOI (C corp) · Census CBP 2023
Cable and Other Subscription Programming - Industry Benchmarks
6 SBA loans on record, $5M in volume, for NAICS 515210.
- 7.7%
- Information sector margin
- 50K
- Workers employed
- N/A
- Avg payroll / employee
- $5M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated August 2026
The verdict · NAICS 515210
California leads Cable and Other Subscription Programming 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)
- 50K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- N/A
- Avg payroll / employee
- $5M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Use Cable and Other Subscription Programming's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.
Cable and Other Subscription Programming 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 Cable and Other Subscription Programming
Cable and Other Subscription Programming sits inside Information, a sector that runs a 7.7% net margin overall.
597 establishments employ 50,166 workers (84.0/location). California leads employment, followed by Connecticut and New Jersey.
Cable and Other Subscription Programming sits in the 56th percentile for employment among 6-digit NAICS industries with reported data.
Avg Payroll / Employee
N/A
Annual compensation
Establishments
597
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment decreased by 3,789; establishment count decreased by 139. 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
- 84.0
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 8,639 |
| Connecticut | 4,844 |
| New Jersey | 2,309 |
| Texas | 1,050 |
| North Carolina | 128 |
| Wisconsin | 40 |
| Nevada | 7 |
Showing top 10 of 34 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
6
Total Loan Volume
$5M
Avg Loan Size
$856K
Jobs Supported
87
Program Breakdown
7(a) 5 (83%)
504 1 (17%)
Top SBA Lender
Pioneer Bank & Trust
2 loans in this industry
New Business Share
0.0% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (2 yrs)
2020 5
2021 1
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Cable and Other Subscription Programming?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 515210 level. California leads this industry nationally. The broader Information sector runs a 7.7% net margin (IRS SOI 2013 C corp).
How many businesses are in Cable and Other Subscription Programming?
597 business establishments. Together they employ 50,166 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Cable and Other Subscription Programming?
Average payroll data for Cable and Other Subscription Programming is not available in the current Census CBP dataset.
Which states have the most Cable and Other Subscription Programming employment?
California leads with 8,639 workers. Connecticut (4,844) and New Jersey (2,309) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Cable and Other Subscription Programming receive?
Cable and Other Subscription Programming businesses received 6 SBA loans totaling $5 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $856K. These loans supported 87 jobs at origination. Most lending (83%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.
Nationwide industries with similar benchmark drivers
Two IRS/Census peer sets for Cable and Other Subscription Programming, both at NAICS level 6 and excluding this code so the neighborhoods are not self-links.
According to Census County Business Patterns 2023, Cable and Other Subscription Programming ranks #354 of 801 U.S. industries at the 6-digit NAICS level by total employment.
Similar workforce scale
Nearest peer industries by ABS(Census employment) (50,166 here).
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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 515210 · 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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