Profit Margin
6.8%
Net income ÷ total receipts (IRS SOI)
Information ·NAICS 519
NAICS 519 · IRS SOI 2013 (C corp) · Census CBP 2023
Other Information Services - Industry Benchmarks
234 SBA loans on record, $121M in volume, for NAICS 519.
- 6.8%
- Net margin
- N/A
- Workers employed
- N/A
- Avg payroll / employee
- $121M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated August 2026
The verdict · NAICS 519
Other Information Services runs a 6.8% pre-tax net margin - below the national median - across 13K establishments employing N/A workers.
- 6.8%
- Pre-tax net margin (IRS SOI)
- N/A
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- N/A
- Avg payroll / employee
- $121M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Use Other Information Services's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.
Other Information Services 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 2013 (C corporation headline) and Census County Business Patterns 2023
Benchmarking Insights for Other Information Services
Other Information Services sits inside Information at a 6.8% net margin (below the national median), $109.2B in aggregate receipts across 22,915 returns, averaging $4.8B per establishment.
13,402 establishments employ N/A workers. New York leads employment, followed by Texas and Pennsylvania.
Other Information Services sits in the 76th percentile for net margin among 3-digit NAICS industries with reported data.
Total Receipts
$109.2B
Annual revenue (IRS SOI)
Net Income
$7.4B
Pre-tax net income
Employment
N/A
Total employees (Census CBP)
Avg Payroll / Employee
N/A
Annual compensation
Establishments
13,402
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
establishment count increased by 403. This comparison uses two published national Census County Business Patterns releases; suppressed fields are omitted rather than estimated.
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Other Information Services margin vs national reference points
Other Information Services net margin 22.7%
Cross-industry median (5%)
p25/median/p75 = 3%/5%/7%
Business Structure Breakdown
Per-entity IRS SOI tables at their own vintages, shares only when every row shares one year (never mix 2013/2017/2022 populations).
C Corporation SOI 2013
22,915 returns 100%
Margin: 6.8% · Receipts: $109.2B
Financial Detail
- Total Tax Returns Filed
- 22,915
- Avg Receipts per Business
- $4.8B
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Other Information Services NAICS 5191 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| New York | 65,487 |
| Texas | 19,239 |
| Pennsylvania | 9,624 |
| Georgia | 9,162 |
| Virginia | 9,059 |
| Florida | 7,495 |
| District of Columbia | 6,175 |
| New Jersey | 4,291 |
| North Carolina | 3,115 |
| Michigan | 3,036 |
Showing top 10 of 51 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
234
Total Loan Volume
$121M
Avg Loan Size
$516K
Jobs Supported
1,729
Program Breakdown
7(a) 226 (97%)
504 8 (3%)
Top SBA Lender
Wells Fargo Bank National Association
20 loans in this industry
New Business Share
18.8% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 62
2021 39
2022 29
2023 22
2024 36
2025 42
2026 4
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the average revenue for Other Information Services?
$109.2B in total annual receipts across all Other Information Services businesses. Average per business: $4.8B.
How profitable is Other Information Services?
6.8% net profit margin, below the national median.
How many businesses are in Other Information Services?
13,402 business establishments.
What is the average payroll per employee in Other Information Services?
Average payroll data for Other Information Services is not available in the current Census CBP dataset.
Which states have the most Other Information Services employment?
New York leads with 65,487 workers. Texas (19,239) and Pennsylvania (9,624) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Other Information Services receive?
Other Information Services businesses received 234 SBA loans totaling $121 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $516K. These loans supported 1,729 jobs at origination. Most lending (97%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.
Nationwide industries with similar benchmark drivers
Two IRS/Census peer sets for Other Information Services, both at NAICS level 3 and excluding this code so the neighborhoods are not self-links.
According to IRS SOI 2013 IRS Statistics of Income, its reported pre-tax net margin ranks #18 of 75 at that same detail level.
Similar reported net margin
Nearest peer industries by ABS(IRS pre-tax margin) (6.8% here).
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Sources: IRS Statistics of Income (SOI) Business Tax Statistics · Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023
NAICS 519 · CBP 2023 · IRS SOI 2013
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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