Employment
2,234,072
Total employees (Census CBP)
Health Care and Social Assistance ·NAICS 6241
NAICS 6241 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Individual and Family Services - Industry Benchmarks
$33,869/yr average annual pay, with 2,090 SBA loans on record for NAICS 6241.
- 11.4%
- 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 July 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 11.4% net margin.
- 11.4%
- 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
Benchmarking Insights for Individual and Family Services
Individual and Family Services sits inside Health Care and Social Assistance, a sector that runs a 11.4% 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.
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.
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 FY2020–2026SBA 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
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 11.4% net margin (IRS SOI 2023).
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.
How this ranks: Its Census employment total exceeds 97% 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.
- Services to Buildings and Dwellings 2,156,568
- Building Equipment Contractors 2,381,266
- Depository Credit Intermediation 2,072,993
Benchmarking Individual and Family Services
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Health Care and Social Assistance
- 94,287 establishments, 2,234,072 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 2,090 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 6241 · 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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