Employment
N/A
Total employees (Census CBP)
Administrative and Support and Waste Management ·NAICS 561410
NAICS 561410 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Document Preparation Services - Industry Benchmarks
70 SBA loans on record, $22M in volume, for NAICS 561410.
- 5.6%
- Administrative and Support and Waste Management sector margin
- N/A
- Workers employed
- N/A
- Avg payroll / employee
- $22M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 561410
Texas leads Document Preparation Services activity nationally. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level, but the broader Administrative and Support and Waste Management sector runs a 5.6% net margin.
- 5.6%
- Administrative and Support and Waste Management sector margin (IRS SOI)
- N/A
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- N/A
- Avg payroll / employee
- $22M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Document Preparation Services
Document Preparation Services sits inside Administrative and Support and Waste Management, a sector that runs a 5.6% net margin overall.
4,375 establishments employ N/A workers. Texas leads employment, followed by Indiana and Colorado.
Avg Payroll / Employee
N/A
Annual compensation
Establishments
4,375
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
establishment count decreased by 550. This comparison uses two published national Census County Business Patterns releases; suppressed fields are omitted rather than estimated.
Financial Detail
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| Texas | 4,169 |
| Indiana | 1,030 |
| Colorado | 747 |
| Alabama | 481 |
| Nevada | 340 |
| Oklahoma | 315 |
| Utah | 291 |
| Wyoming | 37 |
Showing top 10 of 51 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
70
Total Loan Volume
$22M
Avg Loan Size
$314K
Jobs Supported
522
Program Breakdown
7(a) 67 (96%)
504 3 (4%)
Top SBA Lender
Northeast Bank
10 loans in this industry
New Business Share
15.7% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 4
2021 6
2022 3
2023 14
2024 15
2025 26
2026 2
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Document Preparation Services?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 561410 level. Texas leads this industry nationally. The broader Administrative and Support and Waste Management sector runs a 5.6% net margin (IRS SOI 2023).
How many businesses are in Document Preparation Services?
4,375 business establishments.
What is the average payroll per employee in Document Preparation Services?
Average payroll data for Document Preparation Services is not available in the current Census CBP dataset.
Which states have the most Document Preparation Services employment?
Texas leads with 4,169 workers. Indiana (1,030) and Colorado (747) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Document Preparation Services receive?
Document Preparation Services businesses received 70 SBA loans totaling $22 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $314K. These loans supported 522 jobs at origination. Most lending (96%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.
Benchmarking Document Preparation Services
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Administrative and Support and Waste Management
- 4,375 establishments, N/A workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 70 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 561410 · 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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