Employment
176,751
Total employees (Census CBP)
Educational Services ·NAICS 611620
NAICS 611620 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Sports and Recreation Instruction - Industry Benchmarks
$22,522/yr average annual pay, with 1,739 SBA loans on record for NAICS 611620.
- 9.3%
- Educational Services sector margin
- 177K
- Workers employed
- $22,522/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $916M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 611620
California leads Sports and Recreation Instruction 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)
- 177K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $22,522/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $916M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Sports and Recreation Instruction
Sports and Recreation Instruction sits inside Educational Services, a sector that runs a 9.3% net margin overall.
20,916 establishments employ 176,751 workers (8.4/location) at $22,522/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by Texas and New York.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$22,522/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
20,916
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 17,370; establishment count increased by 1,258. 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)
- $4.0B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 8.4
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 26,592 |
| Texas | 16,891 |
| New York | 10,962 |
| Florida | 9,431 |
| Illinois | 6,669 |
| New Jersey | 6,621 |
| Washington | 5,837 |
| Pennsylvania | 5,425 |
| North Carolina | 5,243 |
| Virginia | 5,143 |
Showing top 10 of 51 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
1,739
Total Loan Volume
$916M
Avg Loan Size
$527K
Jobs Supported
18,148
Program Breakdown
7(a) 1,541 (89%)
504 198 (11%)
Top SBA Lender
The Huntington National Bank
176 loans in this industry
New Business Share
49.7% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 172
2021 219
2022 275
2023 255
2024 341
2025 405
2026 72
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Sports and Recreation Instruction?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 611620 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 Sports and Recreation Instruction?
20,916 business establishments. Together they employ 176,751 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Sports and Recreation Instruction?
$22,522/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 8.4 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Sports and Recreation Instruction employment?
California leads with 26,592 workers. Texas (16,891) and New York (10,962) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Sports and Recreation Instruction receive?
Sports and Recreation Instruction businesses received 1,739 SBA loans totaling $916 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $527K. These loans supported 18,148 jobs at origination. Most lending (89%) 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 84% 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 Sports and Recreation Instruction
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Educational Services
- 20,916 establishments, 176,751 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 1,739 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 611620 · 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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