Employment
1,426,754
Total employees (Census CBP)
Health Care and Social Assistance ·NAICS 6231
NAICS 6231 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) - Industry Benchmarks
$44,479/yr average annual pay, with 478 SBA loans on record for NAICS 6231.
- 11.4%
- Health Care and Social Assistance sector margin
- 1.4M
- Workers employed
- $44,479/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $585M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 6231
California leads Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) 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)
- 1.4M
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $44,479/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $585M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities)
Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) sits inside Health Care and Social Assistance, a sector that runs a 11.4% net margin overall.
18,126 establishments employ 1,426,754 workers (78.7/location) at $44,479/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by Texas and New York.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$44,479/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
18,126
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 42,262; establishment count increased by 149. 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)
- $63.5B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 78.7
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) NAICS 62311 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 142,911 |
| Texas | 103,808 |
| New York | 102,063 |
| Florida | 83,431 |
| Ohio | 79,159 |
| Illinois | 66,392 |
| Pennsylvania | 59,380 |
| New Jersey | 51,119 |
| Indiana | 45,296 |
| Massachusetts | 40,112 |
Showing top 10 of 51 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
478
Total Loan Volume
$585M
Avg Loan Size
$1225K
Jobs Supported
10,866
Program Breakdown
7(a) 357 (75%)
504 121 (25%)
Top SBA Lender
Celtic Bank Corporation
41 loans in this industry
New Business Share
33.9% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 47
2021 87
2022 67
2023 106
2024 80
2025 82
2026 9
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities)?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 6231 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 Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities)?
18,126 business establishments. Together they employ 1,426,754 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities)?
$44,479/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 78.7 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) employment?
California leads with 142,911 workers. Texas (103,808) and New York (102,063) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) receive?
Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) businesses received 478 SBA loans totaling $585 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $1225K. These loans supported 10,866 jobs at origination. Most lending (75%) 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 93% of that same 259-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.
- Other Amusement and Recreation Industries 1,426,535
- Outpatient Care Centers 1,345,946
- Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities 1,310,504
Benchmarking Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities)
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Health Care and Social Assistance
- 18,126 establishments, 1,426,754 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 478 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 6231 · 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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