Profit Margin
6.0%
Net income ÷ total receipts (IRS SOI)
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing ·NAICS 5313
NAICS 5313 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Activities Related to Real Estate - Industry Benchmarks
$69,559/yr average annual pay, with 2,694 SBA loans on record for NAICS 5313.
- 6.0%
- Net margin
- 819K
- Workers employed
- $69,559/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $1.1B
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 5313
Activities Related to Real Estate runs a 6.0% pre-tax net margin - below the national median - across 114K establishments employing 819K workers.
- 6.0%
- Pre-tax net margin (IRS SOI)
- 819K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $69,559/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $1.1B
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Activities Related to Real Estate
Activities Related to Real Estate sits inside Real Estate and Rental and Leasing at a 6.0% net margin (below the national median), $66.3B in aggregate receipts across 158,623 returns, averaging $417.9M per establishment.
114,391 establishments employ 818,574 workers (7.2/location) at $69,559/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by Florida and Texas.
Total Receipts
$66.3B
Annual revenue (IRS SOI)
Net Income
$4.0B
Pre-tax net income
Employment
818,574
Total employees (Census CBP)
Avg Payroll / Employee
$69,559/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
114,391
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 34,377; establishment count increased by 3,442. This comparison uses two published national Census County Business Patterns releases; suppressed fields are omitted rather than estimated.
Where each dollar of Activities Related to Real Estate revenue goes
Workforce scale
Activities Related to Real Estate margin vs national reference points
Activities Related to Real Estate net margin 20.0%
Cross-industry median (5%)
p25/median/p75 = 3%/5%/8%
Business Structure Breakdown
How businesses in this industry are legally structured (IRS SOI)
C Corporation
158,623 returns 100%
Margin: 6.0% · Receipts: $66.3B
Financial Detail
- Total Tax Returns Filed
- 158,623
- Avg Receipts per Business
- $417.9M
- Annual Payroll (Total)
- $56.9B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 7.2
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Offices of Real Estate Appraisers NAICS 53132 | N/A |
| Other Activities Related to Real Estate NAICS 53139 | N/A |
| Real Estate Property Managers NAICS 53131 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 119,362 |
| Florida | 78,198 |
| Texas | 71,601 |
| New York | 66,889 |
| Illinois | 25,161 |
| Ohio | 24,202 |
| Georgia | 24,191 |
| Massachusetts | 23,942 |
| Michigan | 23,458 |
| Virginia | 22,495 |
Showing top 10 of 51 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
2,694
Total Loan Volume
$1.1B
Avg Loan Size
$413K
Jobs Supported
19,692
Program Breakdown
7(a) 2,441 (91%)
504 253 (9%)
Top SBA Lender
TD Bank, National Association
203 loans in this industry
New Business Share
27.6% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 305
2021 368
2022 371
2023 433
2024 559
2025 576
2026 82
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the average revenue for Activities Related to Real Estate?
$66.3B in total annual receipts across all Activities Related to Real Estate businesses. Average per business: $417.9M.
How profitable is Activities Related to Real Estate?
6.0% net profit margin, below the national median.
How many businesses are in Activities Related to Real Estate?
114,391 business establishments. Together they employ 818,574 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Activities Related to Real Estate?
$69,559/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 7.2 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Activities Related to Real Estate employment?
California leads with 119,362 workers. Florida (78,198) and Texas (71,601) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Activities Related to Real Estate receive?
Activities Related to Real Estate businesses received 2,694 SBA loans totaling $1.1 billion between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $413K. These loans supported 19,692 jobs at origination. Most lending (91%) 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: Activities Related to Real Estate reports a higher net margin than 60% of the 126 IRS-tracked industries at the same NAICS detail level. Its Census employment total exceeds 83% of that same 259-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 reported net margins
Same NAICS detail level, ordered by the smallest difference in reported IRS pre-tax margin.
Closest workforce scale
Same NAICS detail level, ordered by the smallest difference in reported Census employment.
Benchmarking Activities Related to Real Estate
- Net margin: 6.0% vs sector. Browse Real Estate and Rental and Leasing
- 114,391 establishments, 818,574 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 2,694 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 5313 · 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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