Real Estate and Rental and Leasing ·NAICS 533

NAICS 533 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP

Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets (except Copyrighted Works) - Industry Benchmarks

28 SBA loans on record, $40M in volume, for NAICS 533.

20.0%
Net margin
44K
Workers employed
N/A
Avg payroll / employee
$40M
SBA lending, FY20–26

Data updated July 2026

The verdict · NAICS 533

Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets (except Copyrighted Works) runs a 20.0% pre-tax net margin - well above the national average - across 3K establishments employing 44K workers.

20.0%
Pre-tax net margin (IRS SOI)
44K
Workers employed (Census CBP)
N/A
Avg payroll / employee
$40M
SBA lending, FY20–26

Benchmarking Insights for Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets (except Copyrighted Works)

Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets (except Copyrighted Works) sits inside Real Estate and Rental and Leasing at a 20.0% net margin (well above the national average), $9.5B in aggregate receipts across 5,514 returns, averaging $1.7B per establishment.

2,701 establishments employ 44,095 workers (16.3/location). California leads employment, followed by Texas and Minnesota.

Profit Margin

20.0%

Net income ÷ total receipts (IRS SOI)

Total Receipts

$9.5B

Annual revenue (IRS SOI)

Net Income

$1.9B

Pre-tax net income

Employment

44,095

Total employees (Census CBP)

Avg Payroll / Employee

N/A

Annual compensation

Establishments

2,701

Business locations

Release-over-release change

What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023

Employment increased by 4,566; establishment count decreased by 28. This comparison uses two published national Census County Business Patterns releases; suppressed fields are omitted rather than estimated.

Where each dollar of Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets (except Copyrighted Works) revenue goes

Workforce scale

Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets (except Copyrighted Works) margin vs national reference points

Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets (except Copyrighted Works) net margin 66.7%
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
3,172 returns 58%

Margin: 19.4% · Receipts: $9.3B

Sole Proprietorship
2,342 returns 42%

Margin: 61.5% · Receipts: $123.3M

Financial Detail

Total Tax Returns Filed
5,514
Avg Receipts per Business
$1.7B
Avg Employees per Establishment
16.3

Sub-Industries

Industry Profit Margin
Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets (except Copyrighted Works)

NAICS 5331

 N/A

Top States by Employment

State Employment
California 5,816
Texas 5,244
Minnesota 1,863
Florida 1,796
New York 1,721
Ohio 1,659
New Jersey 1,640
Colorado 1,477
Arizona 1,339
North Carolina 1,071

Showing top 10 of 49 states

SBA Lending Activity

SBA FY2020–2026

SBA Loans Approved

28

Total Loan Volume

$40M

Avg Loan Size

$1432K

Jobs Supported

383

Program Breakdown

7(a) 28 (100%)
504 0 (0%)

Top SBA Lender

Platinum Bank

2 loans in this industry

New Business Share

32.1% of borrowers were new/startup businesses

Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)

2020
4
2021
5
2022
4
2023
1
2024
6
2025
7
2026
1

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the average revenue for Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets (except Copyrighted Works)?
$9.5B in total annual receipts across all Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets (except Copyrighted Works) businesses. Average per business: $1.7B.
How profitable is Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets (except Copyrighted Works)?
20.0% net profit margin, well above the national average.
How many businesses are in Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets (except Copyrighted Works)?
2,701 business establishments. Together they employ 44,095 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets (except Copyrighted Works)?
Average payroll data for Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets (except Copyrighted Works) is not available in the current Census CBP dataset.
Which states have the most Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets (except Copyrighted Works) employment?
California leads with 5,816 workers. Texas (5,244) and Minnesota (1,863) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets (except Copyrighted Works) receive?
Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets (except Copyrighted Works) businesses received 28 SBA loans totaling $40 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $1432K. These loans supported 383 jobs at origination. Most lending (100%) 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.

Closest reported net margins

Same NAICS detail level, ordered by the smallest difference in reported IRS pre-tax margin.

Closest workforce scale

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Benchmarking Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets (except Copyrighted Works)

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 533 · 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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