Employment
44,095
Total employees (Census CBP)
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing ·NAICS 53311
NAICS 53311 · IRS SOI (C corp) · Census CBP 2023
Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets (except Copyrighted Works) - Industry Benchmarks
28 SBA loans on record, $40M in volume, for NAICS 53311.
- 16.3%
- Real Estate and Rental and Leasing sector margin
- 44K
- Workers employed
- N/A
- Avg payroll / employee
- $40M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated August 2026
The verdict · NAICS 53311
California leads Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets (except Copyrighted Works) 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 16.3% net margin.
- 16.3%
- Real Estate and Rental and Leasing sector margin (IRS SOI)
- 44K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- N/A
- Avg payroll / employee
- $40M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Use Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets (except Copyrighted Works)'s NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.
Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets (except Copyrighted Works) is reported here with financial measures from IRS Statistics of Income and workforce measures from Census County Business Patterns. The page keeps those source systems distinct, shows unavailable fields rather than estimating them, and links the underlying industry context so readers can compare the same NAICS activity before interpreting a margin or payroll figure.
Source: IRS SOI (C corporation headline) and Census County Business Patterns 2023
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, a sector that runs a 16.3% net margin overall.
2,701 establishments employ 44,095 workers (16.3/location). California leads employment, followed by Texas and Minnesota.
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.
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Financial Detail
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 16.3
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets (except Copyrighted Works) NAICS 533110 | 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 FY2020–2026SBA 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
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets (except Copyrighted Works)?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 53311 level. California leads this industry nationally. The broader Real Estate and Rental and Leasing sector runs a 16.3% net margin (IRS SOI 2013 C corp).
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.
According to Census County Business Patterns 2023, Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets (except Copyrighted Works) ranks #358 of 551 U.S. industries at the 5-digit NAICS level by total employment.
Closest workforce scale
Same NAICS detail level, ordered by the smallest difference in reported Census employment.
Benchmarking Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets (except Copyrighted Works)
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Real Estate and Rental and Leasing
- 2,701 establishments, 44,095 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 28 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 53311 · CBP 2023 · IRS SOI
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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