Employment
N/A
Total employees (Census CBP)
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services ·NAICS 541921
NAICS 541921 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Photography Studios, Portrait - Industry Benchmarks
513 SBA loans on record, $89M in volume, for NAICS 541921.
- 14.0%
- Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services sector margin
- N/A
- Workers employed
- N/A
- Avg payroll / employee
- $89M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 541921
Florida leads Photography Studios, Portrait activity nationally. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level, but the broader Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services sector runs a 14.0% net margin.
- 14.0%
- Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services sector margin (IRS SOI)
- N/A
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- N/A
- Avg payroll / employee
- $89M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Photography Studios, Portrait
Photography Studios, Portrait sits inside Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services, a sector that runs a 14.0% net margin overall.
11,483 establishments employ N/A workers. Florida leads employment, followed by Pennsylvania and Ohio.
Avg Payroll / Employee
N/A
Annual compensation
Establishments
11,483
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
establishment count increased by 368. This comparison uses two published national Census County Business Patterns releases; suppressed fields are omitted rather than estimated.
Financial Detail
- Annual Payroll (Total)
- $1.3B
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| Florida | 3,443 |
| Pennsylvania | 1,336 |
| Ohio | 1,116 |
| Tennessee | 1,089 |
| Washington | 719 |
| Arizona | 644 |
| Utah | 610 |
| Massachusetts | 527 |
| Hawaii | 281 |
| Oklahoma | 267 |
Showing top 10 of 51 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
513
Total Loan Volume
$89M
Avg Loan Size
$173K
Jobs Supported
2,427
Program Breakdown
7(a) 483 (94%)
504 30 (6%)
Top SBA Lender
Newtek Bank, National Association
57 loans in this industry
New Business Share
24.0% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 37
2021 38
2022 54
2023 106
2024 133
2025 133
2026 12
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Photography Studios, Portrait?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 541921 level. Florida leads this industry nationally. The broader Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services sector runs a 14.0% net margin (IRS SOI 2023).
How many businesses are in Photography Studios, Portrait?
11,483 business establishments.
What is the average payroll per employee in Photography Studios, Portrait?
Average payroll data for Photography Studios, Portrait is not available in the current Census CBP dataset.
Which states have the most Photography Studios, Portrait employment?
Florida leads with 3,443 workers. Pennsylvania (1,336) and Ohio (1,116) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Photography Studios, Portrait receive?
Photography Studios, Portrait businesses received 513 SBA loans totaling $89 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $173K. These loans supported 2,427 jobs at origination. Most lending (94%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.
Benchmarking Photography Studios, Portrait
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
- 11,483 establishments, N/A workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 513 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 541921 · 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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