Information ·NAICS 517911

NAICS 517911 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP

Telecommunications Resellers - Industry Benchmarks

28 SBA loans on record, $24M in volume, for NAICS 517911.

9.1%
Information sector margin
N/A
Workers employed
N/A
Avg payroll / employee
$24M
SBA lending, FY20–26

Data updated July 2026

The verdict · NAICS 517911

California leads Telecommunications Resellers 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
$24M
SBA lending, FY20–26

Benchmarking Insights for Telecommunications Resellers

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

3,744 establishments employ N/A workers. California leads employment, followed by New York and North Carolina.

Employment

N/A

Total employees (Census CBP)

Avg Payroll / Employee

N/A

Annual compensation

Establishments

3,744

Business locations

Release-over-release change

What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023

establishment count increased by 480. 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 3,225
New York 1,645
North Carolina 1,177
Georgia 1,118
Nevada 1,016
Virginia 916
Maryland 570
Alabama 303

Showing top 10 of 47 states

SBA Lending Activity

SBA FY2020–2026

SBA Loans Approved

28

Total Loan Volume

$24M

Avg Loan Size

$845K

Jobs Supported

433

Program Breakdown

7(a) 27 (96%)
504 1 (4%)

Top SBA Lender

The Huntington National Bank

4 loans in this industry

New Business Share

3.6% of borrowers were new/startup businesses

Annual Lending Trend (5 yrs)

2020
5
2021
12
2022
8
2023
2
2024
1

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Frequently Asked Questions

How profitable is Telecommunications Resellers?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 517911 level. California leads this industry nationally. The broader Information sector runs a 9.1% net margin (IRS SOI 2023).
How many businesses are in Telecommunications Resellers?
3,744 business establishments.
What is the average payroll per employee in Telecommunications Resellers?
Average payroll data for Telecommunications Resellers is not available in the current Census CBP dataset.
Which states have the most Telecommunications Resellers employment?
California leads with 3,225 workers. New York (1,645) and North Carolina (1,177) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Telecommunications Resellers receive?
Telecommunications Resellers businesses received 28 SBA loans totaling $24 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $845K. These loans supported 433 jobs at origination. Most lending (96%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.

Benchmarking Telecommunications Resellers

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 517911 · 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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