Employment
2,156,568
Total employees (Census CBP)
Administrative and Support and Waste Management ·NAICS 5617
NAICS 5617 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Services to Buildings and Dwellings - Industry Benchmarks
$40,433/yr average annual pay, with 12,335 SBA loans on record for NAICS 5617.
- 5.6%
- Administrative and Support and Waste Management sector margin
- 2.2M
- Workers employed
- $40,433/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $3.8B
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 5617
California leads Services to Buildings and Dwellings 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)
- 2.2M
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $40,433/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $3.8B
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Services to Buildings and Dwellings
Services to Buildings and Dwellings sits inside Administrative and Support and Waste Management, a sector that runs a 5.6% net margin overall.
227,045 establishments employ 2,156,568 workers (9.5/location) at $40,433/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by Florida and Texas.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$40,433/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
227,045
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 49,807; establishment count increased by 2,085. 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)
- $87.2B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 9.5
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Carpet and Upholstery Cleaning Services NAICS 56174 | N/A |
| Exterminating and Pest Control Services NAICS 56171 | N/A |
| Janitorial Services NAICS 56172 | N/A |
| Landscaping Services NAICS 56173 | N/A |
| Other Services to Buildings and Dwellings NAICS 56179 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 252,209 |
| Florida | 178,152 |
| Texas | 167,884 |
| New York | 119,973 |
| Illinois | 82,506 |
| Georgia | 80,297 |
| Pennsylvania | 76,511 |
| North Carolina | 74,227 |
| Virginia | 72,585 |
| Ohio | 70,769 |
Showing top 10 of 51 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
12,335
Total Loan Volume
$3.8B
Avg Loan Size
$309K
Jobs Supported
132,520
Program Breakdown
7(a) 11,568 (94%)
504 767 (6%)
Top SBA Lender
The Huntington National Bank
1,463 loans in this industry
New Business Share
29.9% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 1,421
2021 1,770
2022 1,570
2023 1,981
2024 2,480
2025 2,734
2026 379
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Services to Buildings and Dwellings?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 5617 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 Services to Buildings and Dwellings?
227,045 business establishments. Together they employ 2,156,568 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Services to Buildings and Dwellings?
$40,433/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 9.5 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Services to Buildings and Dwellings employment?
California leads with 252,209 workers. Florida (178,152) and Texas (167,884) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Services to Buildings and Dwellings receive?
Services to Buildings and Dwellings businesses received 12,335 SBA loans totaling $3.8 billion between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $309K. These loans supported 132,520 jobs at origination. Most lending (94%) 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 97% of that same 259-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.
- Individual and Family Services 2,234,072
- Depository Credit Intermediation 2,072,993
- Computer Systems Design and Related Services 2,050,626
Benchmarking Services to Buildings and Dwellings
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Administrative and Support and Waste Management
- 227,045 establishments, 2,156,568 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 12,335 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 5617 · 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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