Health Care and Social Assistance ·NAICS 6241

NAICS 6241 · IRS SOI (C corp) · Census CBP 2023

Individual and Family Services - Industry Benchmarks

$33,869/yr average annual pay, with 2,090 SBA loans on record for NAICS 6241.

5.3%
Health Care and Social Assistance sector margin
2.2M
Workers employed
$33,869/yr
Avg payroll / employee
$1.0B
SBA lending, FY20–26

Data updated August 2026

The verdict · NAICS 6241

New York leads Individual and Family 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 5.3% net margin.

5.3%
Health Care and Social Assistance sector margin (IRS SOI)
2.2M
Workers employed (Census CBP)
$33,869/yr
Avg payroll / employee
$1.0B
SBA lending, FY20–26

Use Individual and Family Services's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.

Individual and Family Services is reported here with financial measures from IRS Statistics of Income and workforce measures from Census County Business Patterns. The page keeps those source systems distinct, shows unavailable fields rather than estimating them, and links the underlying industry context so readers can compare the same NAICS activity before interpreting a margin or payroll figure.

Source: IRS SOI (C corporation headline) and Census County Business Patterns 2023

Benchmarking Insights for Individual and Family Services

Individual and Family Services sits inside Health Care and Social Assistance, a sector that runs a 5.3% net margin overall.

94,287 establishments employ 2,234,072 workers (23.7/location) at $33,869/yr average annual pay. New York leads employment, followed by California and Pennsylvania.

Employment

2,234,072

Total employees (Census CBP)

Avg Payroll / Employee

$33,869/yr

Annual compensation

Establishments

94,287

Business locations

Release-over-release change

What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023

Employment increased by 231,092; establishment count increased by 2,204. This comparison uses two published national Census County Business Patterns releases; suppressed fields are omitted rather than estimated.

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Workforce scale

Financial Detail

Annual Payroll (Total)
$75.7B
Avg Employees per Establishment
23.7

Sub-Industries

Industry Profit Margin
Child and Youth Services

NAICS 62411

 N/A
Other Individual and Family Services

NAICS 62419

 N/A
Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities

NAICS 62412

 N/A

Top States by Employment

State Employment
New York 328,981
California 240,046
Pennsylvania 173,918
Texas 166,271
Illinois 124,936
Ohio 68,506
Minnesota 66,627
Florida 63,672
Massachusetts 55,026
Washington 54,051

Showing top 10 of 51 states

SBA Lending Activity

SBA FY2020–2026

SBA Loans Approved

2,090

Total Loan Volume

$1.0B

Avg Loan Size

$500K

Jobs Supported

43,590

Program Breakdown

7(a) 1,830 (88%)
504 260 (12%)

Top SBA Lender

The Huntington National Bank

226 loans in this industry

New Business Share

36.9% of borrowers were new/startup businesses

Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)

2020
202
2021
260
2022
268
2023
375
2024
456
2025
455
2026
74

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Frequently Asked Questions

How profitable is Individual and Family Services?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 6241 level. New York leads this industry nationally. The broader Health Care and Social Assistance sector runs a 5.3% net margin (IRS SOI 2013 C corp).
How many businesses are in Individual and Family Services?
94,287 business establishments. Together they employ 2,234,072 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Individual and Family Services?
$33,869/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 23.7 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Individual and Family Services employment?
New York leads with 328,981 workers. California (240,046) and Pennsylvania (173,918) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Individual and Family Services receive?
Individual and Family Services businesses received 2,090 SBA loans totaling $1.0 billion between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $500K. These loans supported 43,590 jobs at origination. Most lending (88%) 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.

According to Census County Business Patterns 2023, Individual and Family Services ranks #8 of 259 U.S. industries at the 4-digit NAICS level by total employment.

Closest workforce scale

Same NAICS detail level, ordered by the smallest difference in reported Census employment.

Benchmarking Individual and Family Services

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Sources: IRS Statistics of Income (SOI) Business Tax Statistics · Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023

NAICS 6241 · CBP 2023 · IRS SOI

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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