Employment
N/A
Total employees (Census CBP)
Information ·NAICS 517312
NAICS 517312 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite) - Industry Benchmarks
66 SBA loans on record, $71M in volume, for NAICS 517312.
- 9.1%
- Information sector margin
- N/A
- Workers employed
- N/A
- Avg payroll / employee
- $71M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 517312
California leads Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite) 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
- $71M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite)
Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite) sits inside Information, a sector that runs a 9.1% net margin overall.
24,269 establishments employ N/A workers. California leads employment, followed by Georgia and Illinois.
Avg Payroll / Employee
N/A
Annual compensation
Establishments
24,269
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
establishment count decreased by 1,529. 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 |
|---|---|
| California | 23,207 |
| Georgia | 10,928 |
| Illinois | 9,221 |
| Ohio | 5,855 |
| Oklahoma | 5,301 |
| Michigan | 4,626 |
| Indiana | 3,843 |
| Wisconsin | 3,625 |
| Louisiana | 3,062 |
| Kentucky | 2,529 |
Showing top 10 of 51 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
66
Total Loan Volume
$71M
Avg Loan Size
$1077K
Jobs Supported
1,891
Program Breakdown
7(a) 63 (95%)
504 3 (5%)
Top SBA Lender
Live Oak Banking Company
17 loans in this industry
New Business Share
15.2% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (4 yrs)
2020 26
2021 28
2022 9
2023 3
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite)?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 517312 level. California leads this industry nationally. The broader Information sector runs a 9.1% net margin (IRS SOI 2023).
How many businesses are in Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite)?
24,269 business establishments.
What is the average payroll per employee in Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite)?
Average payroll data for Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite) is not available in the current Census CBP dataset.
Which states have the most Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite) employment?
California leads with 23,207 workers. Georgia (10,928) and Illinois (9,221) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite) receive?
Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite) businesses received 66 SBA loans totaling $71 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $1077K. These loans supported 1,891 jobs at origination. Most lending (95%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.
Benchmarking Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite)
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Information
- 24,269 establishments, N/A workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 66 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 517312 · 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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