Employment
179,939
Total employees (Census CBP)
Health Care and Social Assistance ·NAICS 621910
NAICS 621910 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Ambulance Services - Industry Benchmarks
$51,734/yr average annual pay, with 185 SBA loans on record for NAICS 621910.
- 11.4%
- Health Care and Social Assistance sector margin
- 180K
- Workers employed
- $51,734/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $97M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 621910
New York leads Ambulance 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)
- 180K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $51,734/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $97M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Ambulance Services
Ambulance Services sits inside Health Care and Social Assistance, a sector that runs a 11.4% net margin overall.
5,556 establishments employ 179,939 workers (32.4/location) at $51,734/yr average annual pay. New York leads employment, followed by Pennsylvania and Georgia.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$51,734/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
5,556
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 1,407; establishment count decreased by 88. 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)
- $9.3B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 32.4
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| New York | 13,354 |
| Pennsylvania | 12,729 |
| Georgia | 6,371 |
| Florida | 5,849 |
| Michigan | 5,311 |
| Ohio | 4,519 |
| New Jersey | 4,322 |
| Alabama | 3,667 |
| Minnesota | 3,325 |
| Tennessee | 3,304 |
Showing top 10 of 51 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
185
Total Loan Volume
$97M
Avg Loan Size
$525K
Jobs Supported
6,147
Program Breakdown
7(a) 165 (89%)
504 20 (11%)
Top SBA Lender
Banco Popular de Puerto Rico
27 loans in this industry
New Business Share
25.4% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 19
2021 34
2022 20
2023 22
2024 37
2025 49
2026 4
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Ambulance Services?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 621910 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 Ambulance Services?
5,556 business establishments. Together they employ 179,939 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Ambulance Services?
$51,734/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 32.4 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Ambulance Services employment?
New York leads with 13,354 workers. Pennsylvania (12,729) and Georgia (6,371) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Ambulance Services receive?
Ambulance Services businesses received 185 SBA loans totaling $97 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $525K. These loans supported 6,147 jobs at origination. Most lending (89%) 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 84% 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 Ambulance Services
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Health Care and Social Assistance
- 5,556 establishments, 179,939 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 185 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 621910 · 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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