Employment
395,264
Total employees (Census CBP)
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing ·NAICS 53121
NAICS 53121 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers - Industry Benchmarks
$79,090/yr average annual pay, with 2,283 SBA loans on record for NAICS 53121.
- 13.8%
- Real Estate and Rental and Leasing sector margin
- 395K
- Workers employed
- $79,090/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $706M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 53121
California leads Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers 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)
- 395K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $79,090/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $706M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers
Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers sits inside Real Estate and Rental and Leasing, a sector that runs a 13.8% net margin overall.
163,894 establishments employ 395,264 workers (2.4/location) at $79,090/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by Texas and New York.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$79,090/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
163,894
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment decreased by 21,266; establishment count decreased by 1,691. 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)
- $31.3B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 2.4
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers NAICS 531210 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 53,008 |
| Texas | 33,989 |
| New York | 19,852 |
| Washington | 14,425 |
| Illinois | 13,253 |
| New Jersey | 10,441 |
| Pennsylvania | 9,697 |
| Ohio | 8,422 |
| Nevada | 7,479 |
| Massachusetts | 7,461 |
Showing top 10 of 51 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
2,283
Total Loan Volume
$706M
Avg Loan Size
$309K
Jobs Supported
13,166
Program Breakdown
7(a) 1,884 (83%)
504 399 (17%)
Top SBA Lender
U.S. Bank, National Association
244 loans in this industry
New Business Share
13.0% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 282
2021 367
2022 373
2023 350
2024 416
2025 431
2026 64
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 53121 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 Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers?
163,894 business establishments. Together they employ 395,264 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers?
$79,090/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 2.4 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers employment?
California leads with 53,008 workers. Texas (33,989) and New York (19,852) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers receive?
Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers businesses received 2,283 SBA loans totaling $706 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $309K. These loans supported 13,166 jobs at origination. Most lending (83%) 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 89% of that same 551-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 Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Real Estate and Rental and Leasing
- 163,894 establishments, 395,264 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 2,283 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 53121 · 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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