Employment
238,764
Total employees (Census CBP)
Administrative and Support and Waste Management ·NAICS 562111
NAICS 562111 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Solid Waste Collection - Industry Benchmarks
$70,390/yr average annual pay, with 756 SBA loans on record for NAICS 562111.
- 5.6%
- Administrative and Support and Waste Management sector margin
- 239K
- Workers employed
- $70,390/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $359M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 562111
California leads Solid Waste Collection 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)
- 239K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $70,390/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $359M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Solid Waste Collection
Solid Waste Collection sits inside Administrative and Support and Waste Management, a sector that runs a 5.6% net margin overall.
10,982 establishments employ 238,764 workers (21.7/location) at $70,390/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by Florida and New York.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$70,390/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
10,982
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 10,388; establishment count increased by 221. 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)
- $16.8B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 21.7
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 28,722 |
| Florida | 23,402 |
| New York | 10,251 |
| Illinois | 8,756 |
| New Jersey | 7,612 |
| Michigan | 7,424 |
| North Carolina | 7,385 |
| Indiana | 6,824 |
| Massachusetts | 6,309 |
| Georgia | 6,190 |
Showing top 10 of 51 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
756
Total Loan Volume
$359M
Avg Loan Size
$475K
Jobs Supported
5,650
Program Breakdown
7(a) 698 (92%)
504 58 (8%)
Top SBA Lender
The Huntington National Bank
94 loans in this industry
New Business Share
42.2% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 122
2021 96
2022 96
2023 110
2024 152
2025 158
2026 22
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Solid Waste Collection?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 562111 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 Solid Waste Collection?
10,982 business establishments. Together they employ 238,764 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Solid Waste Collection?
$70,390/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 21.7 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Solid Waste Collection employment?
California leads with 28,722 workers. Florida (23,402) and New York (10,251) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Solid Waste Collection receive?
Solid Waste Collection businesses received 756 SBA loans totaling $359 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $475K. These loans supported 5,650 jobs at origination. Most lending (92%) 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 88% of that same 801-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 Solid Waste Collection
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Administrative and Support and Waste Management
- 10,982 establishments, 238,764 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 756 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 562111 · 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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