Employment
36,157
Total employees (Census CBP)
Administrative and Support and Waste Management ·NAICS 56174
NAICS 56174 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Carpet and Upholstery Cleaning Services - Industry Benchmarks
$40,900/yr average annual pay, with 502 SBA loans on record for NAICS 56174.
- 5.6%
- Administrative and Support and Waste Management sector margin
- 36K
- Workers employed
- $40,900/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $174M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 56174
California leads Carpet and Upholstery Cleaning 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)
- 36K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $40,900/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $174M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Carpet and Upholstery Cleaning Services
Carpet and Upholstery Cleaning Services sits inside Administrative and Support and Waste Management, a sector that runs a 5.6% net margin overall.
6,673 establishments employ 36,157 workers (5.4/location) at $40,900/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by Florida and Texas.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$40,900/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
6,673
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment decreased by 1,475; establishment count decreased by 229. 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)
- $1.5B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 5.4
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Carpet and Upholstery Cleaning Services NAICS 561740 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 4,696 |
| Florida | 3,024 |
| Texas | 2,688 |
| Ohio | 1,467 |
| Michigan | 1,407 |
| Illinois | 1,354 |
| New York | 1,328 |
| New Jersey | 1,261 |
| Georgia | 1,237 |
| Virginia | 1,213 |
Showing top 10 of 50 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
502
Total Loan Volume
$174M
Avg Loan Size
$346K
Jobs Supported
4,114
Program Breakdown
7(a) 467 (93%)
504 35 (7%)
Top SBA Lender
The Huntington National Bank
62 loans in this industry
New Business Share
31.7% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 64
2021 88
2022 54
2023 65
2024 96
2025 124
2026 11
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Carpet and Upholstery Cleaning Services?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 56174 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 Carpet and Upholstery Cleaning Services?
6,673 business establishments. Together they employ 36,157 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Carpet and Upholstery Cleaning Services?
$40,900/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 5.4 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Carpet and Upholstery Cleaning Services employment?
California leads with 4,696 workers. Florida (3,024) and Texas (2,688) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Carpet and Upholstery Cleaning Services receive?
Carpet and Upholstery Cleaning Services businesses received 502 SBA loans totaling $174 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $346K. These loans supported 4,114 jobs at origination. Most lending (93%) 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 30% 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 Carpet and Upholstery Cleaning Services
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Administrative and Support and Waste Management
- 6,673 establishments, 36,157 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 502 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 56174 · 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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