Employment
321,445
Total employees (Census CBP)
Health Care and Social Assistance ·NAICS 62142
NAICS 62142 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers - Industry Benchmarks
$54,421/yr average annual pay, with 551 SBA loans on record for NAICS 62142.
- 11.4%
- Health Care and Social Assistance sector margin
- 321K
- Workers employed
- $54,421/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $313M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 62142
California leads Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers 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)
- 321K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $54,421/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $313M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers
Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers sits inside Health Care and Social Assistance, a sector that runs a 11.4% net margin overall.
16,815 establishments employ 321,445 workers (19.1/location) at $54,421/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by New York and Ohio.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$54,421/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
16,815
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 13,581; establishment count increased by 914. 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)
- $17.5B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 19.1
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers NAICS 621420 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 28,034 |
| New York | 18,425 |
| Ohio | 18,129 |
| Florida | 16,607 |
| Arizona | 15,676 |
| Pennsylvania | 15,671 |
| Massachusetts | 11,297 |
| Illinois | 10,171 |
| Missouri | 9,692 |
| Indiana | 9,294 |
Showing top 10 of 51 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
551
Total Loan Volume
$313M
Avg Loan Size
$567K
Jobs Supported
10,029
Program Breakdown
7(a) 470 (85%)
504 81 (15%)
Top SBA Lender
The Huntington National Bank
51 loans in this industry
New Business Share
32.1% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 57
2021 85
2022 74
2023 84
2024 98
2025 123
2026 30
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 62142 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 Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers?
16,815 business establishments. Together they employ 321,445 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers?
$54,421/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 19.1 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers employment?
California leads with 28,034 workers. New York (18,425) and Ohio (18,129) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers receive?
Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers businesses received 551 SBA loans totaling $313 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $567K. These loans supported 10,029 jobs at origination. Most lending (85%) 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 87% 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 Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Health Care and Social Assistance
- 16,815 establishments, 321,445 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 551 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 62142 · 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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