Employment
48,382
Total employees (Census CBP)
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing ·NAICS 531130
NAICS 531130 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Lessors of Miniwarehouses and Self-Storage Units - Industry Benchmarks
$40,550/yr average annual pay, with 1,736 SBA loans on record for NAICS 531130.
- 13.8%
- Real Estate and Rental and Leasing sector margin
- 48K
- Workers employed
- $40,550/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $2.4B
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 531130
California leads Lessors of Miniwarehouses and Self-Storage Units activity nationally. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level, but the broader Real Estate and Rental and Leasing sector runs a 13.8% net margin.
- 13.8%
- Real Estate and Rental and Leasing sector margin (IRS SOI)
- 48K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $40,550/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $2.4B
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Lessors of Miniwarehouses and Self-Storage Units
Lessors of Miniwarehouses and Self-Storage Units sits inside Real Estate and Rental and Leasing, a sector that runs a 13.8% net margin overall.
18,564 establishments employ 48,382 workers (2.6/location) at $40,550/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by Texas and Florida.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$40,550/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
18,564
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 1,326; establishment count increased by 278. This comparison uses two published national Census County Business Patterns releases; suppressed fields are omitted rather than estimated.
Workforce scale
Financial Detail
- Annual Payroll (Total)
- $2.0B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 2.6
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 6,617 |
| Texas | 5,463 |
| Florida | 4,547 |
| Georgia | 1,839 |
| North Carolina | 1,682 |
| Colorado | 1,517 |
| Illinois | 1,476 |
| Washington | 1,472 |
| Arizona | 1,436 |
| New Jersey | 1,131 |
Showing top 10 of 51 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
1,736
Total Loan Volume
$2.4B
Avg Loan Size
$1374K
Jobs Supported
5,066
Program Breakdown
7(a) 1,051 (61%)
504 685 (39%)
Top SBA Lender
Live Oak Banking Company
408 loans in this industry
New Business Share
54.9% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 293
2021 477
2022 351
2023 215
2024 186
2025 181
2026 33
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Lessors of Miniwarehouses and Self-Storage Units?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 531130 level. California leads this industry nationally. The broader Real Estate and Rental and Leasing sector runs a 13.8% net margin (IRS SOI 2023).
How many businesses are in Lessors of Miniwarehouses and Self-Storage Units?
18,564 business establishments. Together they employ 48,382 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Lessors of Miniwarehouses and Self-Storage Units?
$40,550/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 2.6 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Lessors of Miniwarehouses and Self-Storage Units employment?
California leads with 6,617 workers. Texas (5,463) and Florida (4,547) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Lessors of Miniwarehouses and Self-Storage Units receive?
Lessors of Miniwarehouses and Self-Storage Units businesses received 1,736 SBA loans totaling $2.4 billion between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $1374K. These loans supported 5,066 jobs at origination. Most lending (61%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.
Comparable industry benchmarks
These links are calculated from the current national dataset. They are comparison paths, not recommendations or evidence that businesses operate alike.
How this ranks: Its Census employment total exceeds 55% of that same 801-industry cohort. Calculated by ranking this industry's reported value against every other industry at the same NAICS digit-level, not the whole dataset: comparing a 6-digit detail industry to a 2-digit sector would mix incompatible scales.
Closest workforce scale
Same NAICS detail level, ordered by the smallest difference in reported Census employment.
Benchmarking Lessors of Miniwarehouses and Self-Storage Units
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Real Estate and Rental and Leasing
- 18,564 establishments, 48,382 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 1,736 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 531130 · 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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