Employment
N/A
Total employees (Census CBP)
Information ·NAICS 5191
NAICS 5191 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Other Information Services - Industry Benchmarks
127 SBA loans on record, $75M in volume, for NAICS 5191.
- 9.1%
- Information sector margin
- N/A
- Workers employed
- N/A
- Avg payroll / employee
- $75M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 5191
New York leads Other Information Services 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
- $75M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Other Information Services
Other Information Services sits inside Information, a sector that runs a 9.1% net margin overall.
13,402 establishments employ N/A workers. New York leads employment, followed by Texas and Pennsylvania.
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.
Financial Detail
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| All Other Information Services NAICS 51919 | N/A |
| Internet Publishing and Broadcasting and Web Search Portals NAICS 51913 | N/A |
| Libraries and Archives NAICS 51912 | N/A |
| News Syndicates NAICS 51911 | 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
127
Total Loan Volume
$75M
Avg Loan Size
$592K
Jobs Supported
1,060
Program Breakdown
7(a) 120 (94%)
504 7 (6%)
Top SBA Lender
Wells Fargo Bank National Association
18 loans in this industry
New Business Share
19.7% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (5 yrs)
2020 62
2021 37
2022 20
2023 6
2024 2
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Other Information Services?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 5191 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 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 127 SBA loans totaling $75 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $592K. These loans supported 1,060 jobs at origination. Most lending (94%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.
Benchmarking Other Information Services
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Information
- 13,402 establishments, N/A workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 127 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 5191 · 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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