Employment
508,230
Total employees (Census CBP)
Health Care and Social Assistance ·NAICS 623312
NAICS 623312 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly - Industry Benchmarks
$34,874/yr average annual pay, with 1,769 SBA loans on record for NAICS 623312.
- 11.4%
- Health Care and Social Assistance sector margin
- 508K
- Workers employed
- $34,874/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $2.2B
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 623312
California leads Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly 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)
- 508K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $34,874/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $2.2B
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly
Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly sits inside Health Care and Social Assistance, a sector that runs a 11.4% net margin overall.
20,884 establishments employ 508,230 workers (24.3/location) at $34,874/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by Florida and Texas.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$34,874/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
20,884
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 11,428; establishment count decreased by 468. 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)
- $17.7B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 24.3
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 62,325 |
| Florida | 35,181 |
| Texas | 29,804 |
| New York | 25,355 |
| Washington | 21,682 |
| Pennsylvania | 21,243 |
| Michigan | 20,091 |
| North Carolina | 18,520 |
| Wisconsin | 18,175 |
| Oregon | 17,599 |
Showing top 10 of 51 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
1,769
Total Loan Volume
$2.2B
Avg Loan Size
$1248K
Jobs Supported
24,911
Program Breakdown
7(a) 1,449 (82%)
504 320 (18%)
Top SBA Lender
Live Oak Banking Company
141 loans in this industry
New Business Share
36.9% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 226
2021 354
2022 270
2023 239
2024 285
2025 345
2026 50
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 623312 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 Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly?
20,884 business establishments. Together they employ 508,230 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly?
$34,874/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 24.3 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly employment?
California leads with 62,325 workers. Florida (35,181) and Texas (29,804) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly receive?
Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly businesses received 1,769 SBA loans totaling $2.2 billion between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $1248K. These loans supported 24,911 jobs at origination. Most lending (82%) 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 94% 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.
- All Other General Merchandise Stores 504,241
- All Other Outpatient Care Centers 492,051
- Residential Remodelers 480,272
Benchmarking Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Health Care and Social Assistance
- 20,884 establishments, 508,230 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 1,769 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 623312 · 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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