Employment
N/A
Total employees (Census CBP)
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services ·NAICS 541922
NAICS 541922 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Commercial Photography - Industry Benchmarks
189 SBA loans on record, $54M in volume, for NAICS 541922.
- 14.0%
- Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services sector margin
- N/A
- Workers employed
- N/A
- Avg payroll / employee
- $54M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 541922
Oregon leads Commercial Photography 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
- $54M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Commercial Photography
Commercial Photography sits inside Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services, a sector that runs a 14.0% net margin overall.
5,021 establishments employ N/A workers. Oregon leads employment, followed by Pennsylvania and Arizona.
Avg Payroll / Employee
N/A
Annual compensation
Establishments
5,021
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
establishment count increased by 87. This comparison uses two published national Census County Business Patterns releases; suppressed fields are omitted rather than estimated.
Financial Detail
- Annual Payroll (Total)
- $705.4M
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| Oregon | 359 |
| Pennsylvania | 359 |
| Arizona | 314 |
| Indiana | 204 |
| Virginia | 195 |
| Utah | 168 |
| Alabama | 85 |
| Connecticut | 59 |
| Idaho | 53 |
| New Mexico | 36 |
Showing top 10 of 51 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
189
Total Loan Volume
$54M
Avg Loan Size
$283K
Jobs Supported
1,351
Program Breakdown
7(a) 177 (94%)
504 12 (6%)
Top SBA Lender
The Huntington National Bank
18 loans in this industry
New Business Share
24.3% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 14
2021 24
2022 18
2023 30
2024 48
2025 52
2026 3
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Commercial Photography?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 541922 level. Oregon 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 Commercial Photography?
5,021 business establishments.
What is the average payroll per employee in Commercial Photography?
Average payroll data for Commercial Photography is not available in the current Census CBP dataset.
Which states have the most Commercial Photography employment?
Oregon leads with 359 workers. Pennsylvania (359) and Arizona (314) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Commercial Photography receive?
Commercial Photography businesses received 189 SBA loans totaling $54 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $283K. These loans supported 1,351 jobs at origination. Most lending (94%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.
Benchmarking Commercial Photography
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
- 5,021 establishments, N/A workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 189 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 541922 · 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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