Information ·NAICS 517311

NAICS 517311 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP

Wired Telecommunications Carriers - Industry Benchmarks

25 SBA loans on record, $16M in volume, for NAICS 517311.

9.1%
Information sector margin
N/A
Workers employed
N/A
Avg payroll / employee
$16M
SBA lending, FY20–26

Data updated July 2026

The verdict · NAICS 517311

New York leads Wired Telecommunications Carriers activity nationally. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level, but the broader Information sector runs a 9.1% net margin.

9.1%
Information sector margin (IRS SOI)
N/A
Workers employed (Census CBP)
N/A
Avg payroll / employee
$16M
SBA lending, FY20–26

Benchmarking Insights for Wired Telecommunications Carriers

Wired Telecommunications Carriers sits inside Information, a sector that runs a 9.1% net margin overall.

28,618 establishments employ N/A workers. New York leads employment, followed by New Jersey and Massachusetts.

Employment

N/A

Total employees (Census CBP)

Avg Payroll / Employee

N/A

Annual compensation

Establishments

28,618

Business locations

Release-over-release change

What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023

establishment count decreased by 140. This comparison uses two published national Census County Business Patterns releases; suppressed fields are omitted rather than estimated.

Financial Detail

Top States by Employment

State Employment
New York 39,255
New Jersey 20,733
Massachusetts 9,228
Maryland 8,680
Arizona 7,652
Utah 6,874
Connecticut 5,797
Nebraska 4,873
Nevada 3,180
Idaho 2,945

Showing top 10 of 51 states

SBA Lending Activity

SBA FY2020–2026

SBA Loans Approved

25

Total Loan Volume

$16M

Avg Loan Size

$650K

Jobs Supported

206

Program Breakdown

7(a) 24 (96%)
504 1 (4%)

Top SBA Lender

Newtek Small Business Finance, Inc.

2 loans in this industry

New Business Share

20.0% of borrowers were new/startup businesses

Annual Lending Trend (2 yrs)

2020
9
2021
16

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Frequently Asked Questions

How profitable is Wired Telecommunications Carriers?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 517311 level. New York leads this industry nationally. The broader Information sector runs a 9.1% net margin (IRS SOI 2023).
How many businesses are in Wired Telecommunications Carriers?
28,618 business establishments.
What is the average payroll per employee in Wired Telecommunications Carriers?
Average payroll data for Wired Telecommunications Carriers is not available in the current Census CBP dataset.
Which states have the most Wired Telecommunications Carriers employment?
New York leads with 39,255 workers. New Jersey (20,733) and Massachusetts (9,228) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Wired Telecommunications Carriers receive?
Wired Telecommunications Carriers businesses received 25 SBA loans totaling $16 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $650K. These loans supported 206 jobs at origination. Most lending (96%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.

Benchmarking Wired Telecommunications Carriers

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 517311 · 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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