Employment
1,618,759
Total employees (Census CBP)
Health Care and Social Assistance ·NAICS 62161
NAICS 62161 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Home Health Care Services - Industry Benchmarks
$38,091/yr average annual pay, with 3,336 SBA loans on record for NAICS 62161.
- 11.4%
- Health Care and Social Assistance sector margin
- 1.6M
- Workers employed
- $38,091/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $1.7B
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 62161
New York leads Home Health Care Services 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)
- 1.6M
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $38,091/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $1.7B
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Home Health Care Services
Home Health Care Services sits inside Health Care and Social Assistance, a sector that runs a 11.4% net margin overall.
40,762 establishments employ 1,618,759 workers (39.7/location) at $38,091/yr average annual pay. New York leads employment, followed by Texas and California.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$38,091/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
40,762
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 50,849; establishment count increased by 1,645. 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)
- $61.7B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 39.7
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Home Health Care Services NAICS 621610 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| New York | 306,913 |
| Texas | 224,946 |
| California | 138,278 |
| Florida | 85,211 |
| Pennsylvania | 84,891 |
| Ohio | 61,902 |
| New Jersey | 46,767 |
| Massachusetts | 41,799 |
| North Carolina | 40,907 |
| Virginia | 40,875 |
Showing top 10 of 51 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
3,336
Total Loan Volume
$1.7B
Avg Loan Size
$497K
Jobs Supported
112,821
Program Breakdown
7(a) 3,156 (95%)
504 180 (5%)
Top SBA Lender
The Huntington National Bank
455 loans in this industry
New Business Share
29.4% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 331
2021 463
2022 444
2023 475
2024 626
2025 890
2026 107
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Home Health Care Services?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 62161 level. New York 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 Home Health Care Services?
40,762 business establishments. Together they employ 1,618,759 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Home Health Care Services?
$38,091/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 39.7 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Home Health Care Services employment?
New York leads with 306,913 workers. Texas (224,946) and California (138,278) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Home Health Care Services receive?
Home Health Care Services businesses received 3,336 SBA loans totaling $1.7 billion between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $497K. These loans supported 112,821 jobs at origination. Most lending (95%) 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 98% 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.
- Commercial Banking 1,630,919
- Religious Organizations 1,576,295
- Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities 1,527,355
Benchmarking Home Health Care Services
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Health Care and Social Assistance
- 40,762 establishments, 1,618,759 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 3,336 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 62161 · Data year: 2023
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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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