Administrative and Support and Waste Management ·NAICS 56221

NAICS 56221 · IRS SOI (C corp) · Census CBP 2023

Waste Treatment and Disposal - Industry Benchmarks

151 SBA loans on record, $89M in volume, for NAICS 56221.

3.9%
Administrative and Support and Waste Management sector margin: N/A
Workers employed: N/A
Avg payroll / employee: $89M
SBA lending, FY20–26

Data updated August 2026

The verdict · NAICS 56221

Texas leads Waste Treatment and Disposal 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 3.9% net margin.

3.9%
Administrative and Support and Waste Management sector margin (IRS SOI): N/A
Workers employed (Census CBP): N/A
Avg payroll / employee: $89M
SBA lending, FY20–26

Use Waste Treatment and Disposal's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.

Waste Treatment and Disposal is reported here with financial measures from IRS Statistics of Income and workforce measures from Census County Business Patterns. The page keeps those source systems distinct, shows unavailable fields rather than estimating them, and links the underlying industry context so readers can compare the same NAICS activity before interpreting a margin or payroll figure.

Source: IRS SOI (C corporation headline) and Census County Business Patterns 2023

Benchmarking Insights for Waste Treatment and Disposal

Waste Treatment and Disposal sits inside Administrative and Support and Waste Management, a sector that runs a 3.9% net margin overall.

3,326 establishments employ N/A workers. Texas leads employment, followed by California and Illinois.

Employment

N/A

Total employees (Census CBP)

Avg Payroll / Employee

N/A

Annual compensation

Establishments

3,326

Business locations

Release-over-release change

What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023

establishment count increased by 112. This comparison uses two published national Census County Business Patterns releases; suppressed fields are omitted rather than estimated.

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Financial Detail

Sub-Industries

Industry	Profit Margin	Employment	Avg Payroll/Emp
Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal NAICS 562211	N/A	N/A	N/A
Other Nonhazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal NAICS 562219	N/A	6,458	$75,725/yr
Solid Waste Combustors and Incinerators NAICS 562213	N/A	N/A	N/A
Solid Waste Landfill NAICS 562212	N/A	23,871	$68,932/yr

Top States by Employment

State	Employment	Establishments	Annual Payroll	Avg Payroll/Emp
Texas	5,132	321	$384.4M	$74,909/yr
California	4,728	249	$378.5M	$80,046/yr
Illinois	3,496	143	N/A	N/A
Ohio	3,237	161	$235.0M	$72,584/yr
Tennessee	1,595	100	$122.6M	$76,871/yr
Utah	1,290	33	$138.2M	$107,097/yr
Massachusetts	1,169	98	$105.8M	$90,533/yr
Louisiana	956	67	$70.6M	$73,846/yr
Colorado	840	55	$57.6M	$68,617/yr
Missouri	703	63	$47.0M	$66,802/yr

Showing top 10 of 50 states

SBA Lending Activity

SBA FY2020–2026

SBA Loans Approved

151

Total Loan Volume

$89M

Avg Loan Size

$591K

Jobs Supported

1,417

Program Breakdown

7(a) 140 (93%)

504 11 (7%)

Top SBA Lender

United Midwest Savings Bank National Association

9 loans in this industry

New Business Share

46.4% of borrowers were new/startup businesses

Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)

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Frequently Asked Questions

How profitable is Waste Treatment and Disposal?

IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 56221 level. Texas leads this industry nationally. The broader Administrative and Support and Waste Management sector runs a 3.9% net margin (IRS SOI 2013 C corp).

How many businesses are in Waste Treatment and Disposal?

3,326 business establishments.

What is the average payroll per employee in Waste Treatment and Disposal?

Average payroll data for Waste Treatment and Disposal is not available in the current Census CBP dataset.

Which states have the most Waste Treatment and Disposal employment?

Texas leads with 5,132 workers. California (4,728) and Illinois (3,496) round out the top three.

How much SBA lending does Waste Treatment and Disposal receive?

Waste Treatment and Disposal businesses received 151 SBA loans totaling $89 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $591K. These loans supported 1,417 jobs at origination. Most lending (93%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.

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Sources: IRS Statistics of Income (SOI) Business Tax Statistics · Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023

NAICS 56221 · CBP 2023 · IRS SOI

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 Accessed 2026-07-06

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