Employment
27,113
Total employees (Census CBP)
Administrative and Support and Waste Management ·NAICS 56152
NAICS 56152 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Tour Operators - Industry Benchmarks
$61,374/yr average annual pay, with 129 SBA loans on record for NAICS 56152.
- 5.6%
- Administrative and Support and Waste Management sector margin
- 27K
- Workers employed
- $61,374/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $42M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 56152
California leads Tour Operators 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)
- 27K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $61,374/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $42M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Tour Operators
Tour Operators sits inside Administrative and Support and Waste Management, a sector that runs a 5.6% net margin overall.
2,584 establishments employ 27,113 workers (10.5/location) at $61,374/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by New York and Washington.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$61,374/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
2,584
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
establishment count increased by 51. This comparison uses two published national Census County Business Patterns releases; suppressed fields are omitted rather than estimated.
Workforce scale
Financial Detail
- Annual Payroll (Total)
- $1.7B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 10.5
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Tour Operators NAICS 561520 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 3,306 |
| New York | 1,134 |
| Washington | 1,016 |
| Hawaii | 906 |
| Illinois | 788 |
| Texas | 777 |
| Nevada | 635 |
| Alaska | 601 |
| New Jersey | 505 |
| Georgia | 492 |
Showing top 10 of 51 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
129
Total Loan Volume
$42M
Avg Loan Size
$324K
Jobs Supported
930
Program Breakdown
7(a) 124 (96%)
504 5 (4%)
Top SBA Lender
The Huntington National Bank
11 loans in this industry
New Business Share
29.5% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 19
2021 12
2022 25
2023 16
2024 26
2025 29
2026 2
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Tour Operators?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 56152 level. California 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 Tour Operators?
2,584 business establishments. Together they employ 27,113 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Tour Operators?
$61,374/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 10.5 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Tour Operators employment?
California leads with 3,306 workers. New York (1,134) and Washington (1,016) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Tour Operators receive?
Tour Operators businesses received 129 SBA loans totaling $42 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $324K. These loans supported 930 jobs at origination. Most lending (96%) 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.
How this ranks: Its Census employment total exceeds 23% of that same 551-industry cohort. Calculated by ranking this industry's reported value against every other industry at the same NAICS digit-level, not the whole dataset: comparing a 6-digit detail industry to a 2-digit sector would mix incompatible scales.
Closest workforce scale
Same NAICS detail level, ordered by the smallest difference in reported Census employment.
Benchmarking Tour Operators
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Administrative and Support and Waste Management
- 2,584 establishments, 27,113 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 129 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 56152 · 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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