Profit Margin
6.7%
Net income ÷ total receipts (IRS SOI)
Health Care and Social Assistance ·NAICS 621
NAICS 621 · IRS SOI 2013 (C corp) · Census CBP 2023
Ambulatory Health Care Services - Industry Benchmarks
$71,409/yr average annual pay, with 28,481 SBA loans on record for NAICS 621.
- 6.7%
- Net margin
- 8.7M
- Workers employed
- $71,409/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $15.4B
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated August 2026
The verdict · NAICS 621
Ambulatory Health Care Services runs a 6.7% pre-tax net margin - below the national median - across 702K establishments employing 8.7M workers.
- 6.7%
- Pre-tax net margin (IRS SOI)
- 8.7M
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $71,409/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $15.4B
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Use Ambulatory Health Care Services's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.
Ambulatory Health Care Services 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 2013 (C corporation headline) and Census County Business Patterns 2023
Benchmarking Insights for Ambulatory Health Care Services
Ambulatory Health Care Services sits inside Health Care and Social Assistance at a 6.7% net margin (below the national median), $455.9B in aggregate receipts across 370,156 returns, averaging $1.2B per establishment.
701,862 establishments employ 8,697,480 workers (12.4/location) at $71,409/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by Texas and New York.
Ambulatory Health Care Services sits in the 95th percentile for employment and the 72nd percentile for net margin among 3-digit NAICS industries with reported data.
Total Receipts
$455.9B
Annual revenue (IRS SOI)
Net Income
$30.6B
Pre-tax net income
Employment
8,697,480
Total employees (Census CBP)
Avg Payroll / Employee
$71,409/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
701,862
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 295,901; establishment count increased by 23,574. This comparison uses two published national Census County Business Patterns releases; suppressed fields are omitted rather than estimated.
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Workforce scale
Ambulatory Health Care Services margin vs national reference points
Ambulatory Health Care Services net margin 22.4%
Cross-industry median (5%)
p25/median/p75 = 3%/5%/7%
Business Structure Breakdown
Per-entity IRS SOI tables at their own vintages, shares only when every row shares one year (never mix 2013/2017/2022 populations).
C Corporation SOI 2013
370,156 returns
Margin: 6.7% · Receipts: $455.9B
Sole Proprietorship SOI 2022
1,439,766 returns
Margin: 37.2% · Receipts: $105.4B
Financial Detail
- Total Tax Returns Filed
- 370,156
- Avg Receipts per Business
- $1.2B
- Annual Payroll (Total)
- $621.1B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 12.4
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Home Health Care Services NAICS 6216 | N/A |
| Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories NAICS 6215 | N/A |
| Offices of Dentists NAICS 6212 | 10.1% |
| Offices of Other Health Practitioners NAICS 6213 | 7.9% |
| Offices of Physicians NAICS 6211 | 5.6% |
| Other Ambulatory Health Care Services NAICS 6219 | N/A |
| Outpatient Care Centers NAICS 6214 | 5.7% |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 1,018,478 |
| Texas | 779,487 |
| New York | 699,456 |
| Florida | 587,301 |
| Pennsylvania | 402,469 |
| Ohio | 313,686 |
| Illinois | 300,155 |
| North Carolina | 265,325 |
| New Jersey | 259,163 |
| Michigan | 258,593 |
Showing top 10 of 51 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
28,481
Total Loan Volume
$15.4B
Avg Loan Size
$541K
Jobs Supported
339,060
Program Breakdown
7(a) 24,250 (85%)
504 4,231 (15%)
Top SBA Lender
The Huntington National Bank
2,334 loans in this industry
New Business Share
31.9% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 3,303
2021 4,738
2022 3,936
2023 4,034
2024 5,363
2025 6,261
2026 846
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the average revenue for Ambulatory Health Care Services?
$455.9B in total annual receipts across all Ambulatory Health Care Services businesses. Average per business: $1.2B.
How profitable is Ambulatory Health Care Services?
6.7% net profit margin, below the national median.
How many businesses are in Ambulatory Health Care Services?
701,862 business establishments. Together they employ 8,697,480 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Ambulatory Health Care Services?
$71,409/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 12.4 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Ambulatory Health Care Services employment?
California leads with 1,018,478 workers. Texas (779,487) and New York (699,456) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Ambulatory Health Care Services receive?
Ambulatory Health Care Services businesses received 28,481 SBA loans totaling $15.4 billion between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $541K. These loans supported 339,060 jobs at origination. Most lending (85%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.
Nationwide industries with similar benchmark drivers
Two IRS/Census peer sets for Ambulatory Health Care Services, both at NAICS level 3 and excluding this code so the neighborhoods are not self-links.
According to Census County Business Patterns 2023, Ambulatory Health Care Services ranks #4 of 77 U.S. industries at the 3-digit NAICS level by total employment. According to IRS SOI 2013 IRS Statistics of Income, its reported pre-tax net margin ranks #21 of 75 at that same detail level.
Similar reported net margin
Nearest peer industries by ABS(IRS pre-tax margin) (6.7% here).
Similar workforce scale
Nearest peer industries by ABS(Census employment) (8,697,480 here).
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Sources: IRS Statistics of Income (SOI) Business Tax Statistics · Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023
NAICS 621 · CBP 2023 · IRS SOI 2013
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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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