Employment
147,931
Total employees (Census CBP)
Health Care and Social Assistance ·NAICS 62132
NAICS 62132 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Offices of Optometrists - Industry Benchmarks
$48,910/yr average annual pay, with 906 SBA loans on record for NAICS 62132.
- 11.4%
- Health Care and Social Assistance sector margin
- 148K
- Workers employed
- $48,910/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $516M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 62132
California leads Offices of Optometrists activity nationally. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level, but the broader Health Care and Social Assistance sector runs a 11.4% net margin.
- 11.4%
- Health Care and Social Assistance sector margin (IRS SOI)
- 148K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $48,910/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $516M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Offices of Optometrists
Offices of Optometrists sits inside Health Care and Social Assistance, a sector that runs a 11.4% net margin overall.
22,501 establishments employ 147,931 workers (6.6/location) at $48,910/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by Texas and Florida.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$48,910/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
22,501
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment decreased by 831; establishment count decreased by 280. 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)
- $7.2B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 6.6
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Offices of Optometrists NAICS 621320 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 17,958 |
| Texas | 14,238 |
| Florida | 8,636 |
| Illinois | 5,558 |
| North Carolina | 5,554 |
| Ohio | 5,479 |
| Pennsylvania | 5,237 |
| New York | 5,179 |
| Michigan | 4,395 |
| Indiana | 4,282 |
Showing top 10 of 51 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
906
Total Loan Volume
$516M
Avg Loan Size
$569K
Jobs Supported
6,366
Program Breakdown
7(a) 708 (78%)
504 198 (22%)
Top SBA Lender
The Huntington National Bank
62 loans in this industry
New Business Share
22.7% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 159
2021 197
2022 113
2023 117
2024 141
2025 169
2026 10
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Offices of Optometrists?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 62132 level. California leads this industry nationally. The broader Health Care and Social Assistance sector runs a 11.4% net margin (IRS SOI 2023).
How many businesses are in Offices of Optometrists?
22,501 business establishments. Together they employ 147,931 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Offices of Optometrists?
$48,910/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 6.6 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Offices of Optometrists employment?
California leads with 17,958 workers. Texas (14,238) and Florida (8,636) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Offices of Optometrists receive?
Offices of Optometrists businesses received 906 SBA loans totaling $516 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $569K. These loans supported 6,366 jobs at origination. Most lending (78%) 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 71% 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 Offices of Optometrists
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Health Care and Social Assistance
- 22,501 establishments, 147,931 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 906 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 62132 · 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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