Information ·NAICS 5179

NAICS 5179 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP

Other Telecommunications - Industry Benchmarks

158 SBA loans on record, $125M in volume, for NAICS 5179.

9.1%
Information sector margin
N/A
Workers employed
N/A
Avg payroll / employee
$125M
SBA lending, FY20–26

Data updated July 2026

The verdict · NAICS 5179

California leads Other Telecommunications 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
$125M
SBA lending, FY20–26

Benchmarking Insights for Other Telecommunications

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

5,676 establishments employ N/A workers. California leads employment, followed by Florida and New York.

Employment

N/A

Total employees (Census CBP)

Avg Payroll / Employee

N/A

Annual compensation

Establishments

5,676

Business locations

Release-over-release change

What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023

establishment count increased by 510. This comparison uses two published national Census County Business Patterns releases; suppressed fields are omitted rather than estimated.

Financial Detail

Annual Payroll (Total)
$5.7B

Sub-Industries

Industry Profit Margin
Other Telecommunications

NAICS 51791

 N/A

Top States by Employment

State Employment
California 7,108
Florida 6,405
New York 3,300
New Jersey 2,790
Georgia 2,235
Pennsylvania 2,179
Virginia 2,082
Ohio 1,786
Nevada 1,093
Maryland 801

Showing top 10 of 51 states

SBA Lending Activity

SBA FY2020–2026

SBA Loans Approved

158

Total Loan Volume

$125M

Avg Loan Size

$790K

Jobs Supported

2,044

Program Breakdown

7(a) 144 (91%)
504 14 (9%)

Top SBA Lender

The Huntington National Bank

13 loans in this industry

New Business Share

9.5% of borrowers were new/startup businesses

Annual Lending Trend (6 yrs)

2020
44
2021
72
2022
28
2023
11
2024
2
2025
1

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Frequently Asked Questions

How profitable is Other Telecommunications?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 5179 level. California leads this industry nationally. The broader Information sector runs a 9.1% net margin (IRS SOI 2023).
How many businesses are in Other Telecommunications?
5,676 business establishments.
What is the average payroll per employee in Other Telecommunications?
Average payroll data for Other Telecommunications is not available in the current Census CBP dataset.
Which states have the most Other Telecommunications employment?
California leads with 7,108 workers. Florida (6,405) and New York (3,300) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Other Telecommunications receive?
Other Telecommunications businesses received 158 SBA loans totaling $125 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $790K. These loans supported 2,044 jobs at origination. Most lending (91%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.

Benchmarking Other Telecommunications

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 5179 · 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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