Employment
16,610
Total employees (Census CBP)
Educational Services ·NAICS 611692
NAICS 611692 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Automobile Driving Schools - Industry Benchmarks
$30,610/yr average annual pay, with 135 SBA loans on record for NAICS 611692.
- 9.3%
- Educational Services sector margin
- 17K
- Workers employed
- $30,610/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $34M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 611692
California leads Automobile Driving Schools 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)
- 17K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $30,610/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $34M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Automobile Driving Schools
Automobile Driving Schools sits inside Educational Services, a sector that runs a 9.3% net margin overall.
2,648 establishments employ 16,610 workers (6.3/location) at $30,610/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by Texas and New York.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$30,610/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
2,648
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 962; establishment count increased by 63. 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)
- $508.4M
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 6.3
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 1,987 |
| Texas | 1,375 |
| New York | 1,149 |
| Florida | 924 |
| Washington | 922 |
| Massachusetts | 846 |
| Ohio | 822 |
| New Jersey | 756 |
| Michigan | 642 |
| Maryland | 623 |
Showing top 10 of 47 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
135
Total Loan Volume
$34M
Avg Loan Size
$252K
Jobs Supported
1,197
Program Breakdown
7(a) 127 (94%)
504 8 (6%)
Top SBA Lender
The Huntington National Bank
11 loans in this industry
New Business Share
19.3% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 12
2021 22
2022 20
2023 11
2024 33
2025 30
2026 7
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Automobile Driving Schools?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 611692 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 Automobile Driving Schools?
2,648 business establishments. Together they employ 16,610 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Automobile Driving Schools?
$30,610/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 6.3 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Automobile Driving Schools employment?
California leads with 1,987 workers. Texas (1,375) and New York (1,149) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Automobile Driving Schools receive?
Automobile Driving Schools businesses received 135 SBA loans totaling $34 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $252K. These loans supported 1,197 jobs at origination. Most lending (94%) 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 26% 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 Automobile Driving Schools
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Educational Services
- 2,648 establishments, 16,610 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 135 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 611692 · 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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