Employment
78,923
Total employees (Census CBP)
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing ·NAICS 531390
NAICS 531390 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Other Activities Related to Real Estate - Industry Benchmarks
$101,505/yr average annual pay, with 1,029 SBA loans on record for NAICS 531390.
- 13.8%
- Real Estate and Rental and Leasing sector margin
- 79K
- Workers employed
- $101,505/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $533M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 531390
California leads Other Activities Related to Real Estate 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)
- 79K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $101,505/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $533M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Other Activities Related to Real Estate
Other Activities Related to Real Estate sits inside Real Estate and Rental and Leasing, a sector that runs a 13.8% net margin overall.
23,159 establishments employ 78,923 workers (3.4/location) at $101,505/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by Texas and New York.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$101,505/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
23,159
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 3,749; establishment count increased by 1,278. 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)
- $8.0B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 3.4
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 14,339 |
| Texas | 7,535 |
| New York | 5,110 |
| Illinois | 4,239 |
| Pennsylvania | 2,680 |
| Ohio | 2,393 |
| Michigan | 2,219 |
| Colorado | 2,113 |
| Arizona | 1,941 |
| Washington | 1,750 |
Showing top 10 of 51 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
1,029
Total Loan Volume
$533M
Avg Loan Size
$518K
Jobs Supported
7,430
Program Breakdown
7(a) 929 (90%)
504 100 (10%)
Top SBA Lender
TD Bank, National Association
66 loans in this industry
New Business Share
24.2% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 119
2021 151
2022 138
2023 177
2024 218
2025 205
2026 21
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Other Activities Related to Real Estate?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 531390 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 Other Activities Related to Real Estate?
23,159 business establishments. Together they employ 78,923 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Other Activities Related to Real Estate?
$101,505/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 3.4 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Other Activities Related to Real Estate employment?
California leads with 14,339 workers. Texas (7,535) and New York (5,110) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Other Activities Related to Real Estate receive?
Other Activities Related to Real Estate businesses received 1,029 SBA loans totaling $533 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $518K. These loans supported 7,430 jobs at origination. Most lending (90%) 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 67% 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 Other Activities Related to Real Estate
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Real Estate and Rental and Leasing
- 23,159 establishments, 78,923 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 1,029 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 531390 · Data year: 2023
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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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