Employment
48,056
Total employees (Census CBP)
Educational Services ·NAICS 61121
NAICS 61121 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Junior Colleges - Industry Benchmarks
$44,636/yr average annual pay, with 7 SBA loans on record for NAICS 61121.
- 9.3%
- Educational Services sector margin
- 48K
- Workers employed
- $44,636/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $5M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 61121
California leads Junior Colleges activity nationally. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level, but the broader Educational Services sector runs a 9.3% net margin.
- 9.3%
- Educational Services sector margin (IRS SOI)
- 48K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $44,636/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $5M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Junior Colleges
Junior Colleges sits inside Educational Services, a sector that runs a 9.3% net margin overall.
693 establishments employ 48,056 workers (69.3/location) at $44,636/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by Florida and Pennsylvania.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$44,636/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
693
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment decreased by 1,099; establishment count decreased by 2. 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)
- $2.1B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 69.3
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Junior Colleges NAICS 611210 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 4,495 |
| Florida | 4,146 |
| Pennsylvania | 2,546 |
| New Jersey | 2,449 |
| Colorado | 1,938 |
| North Carolina | 1,655 |
| Utah | 932 |
| Arizona | 869 |
| Illinois | 798 |
| Michigan | 685 |
Showing top 10 of 41 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
7
Total Loan Volume
$5M
Avg Loan Size
$682K
Jobs Supported
264
Program Breakdown
7(a) 7 (100%)
504 0 (0%)
Top SBA Lender
Newtek Bank, National Association
5 loans in this industry
New Business Share
14.3% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (3 yrs)
2023 1
2024 3
2025 3
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Junior Colleges?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 61121 level. California leads this industry nationally. The broader Educational Services sector runs a 9.3% net margin (IRS SOI 2023).
How many businesses are in Junior Colleges?
693 business establishments. Together they employ 48,056 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Junior Colleges?
$44,636/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 69.3 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Junior Colleges employment?
California leads with 4,495 workers. Florida (4,146) and Pennsylvania (2,546) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Junior Colleges receive?
Junior Colleges businesses received 7 SBA loans totaling $5 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $682K. These loans supported 264 jobs at origination. Most lending (100%) 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 37% 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 Junior Colleges
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Educational Services
- 693 establishments, 48,056 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 7 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 61121 · 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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