Employment
35,629
Total employees (Census CBP)
Health Care and Social Assistance ·NAICS 62423
NAICS 62423 · IRS SOI (C corp) · Census CBP 2023
Emergency and Other Relief Services - Industry Benchmarks
$57,944/yr average annual pay, with 30 SBA loans on record for NAICS 62423.
- 5.3%
- Health Care and Social Assistance sector margin
- 36K
- Workers employed
- $57,944/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $13M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated August 2026
The verdict · NAICS 62423
Oregon leads Emergency and Other Relief 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)
- 36K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $57,944/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $13M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Use Emergency and Other Relief Services's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.
Emergency and Other Relief 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 Emergency and Other Relief Services
Emergency and Other Relief Services sits inside Health Care and Social Assistance, a sector that runs a 5.3% net margin overall.
1,268 establishments employ 35,629 workers (28.1/location) at $57,944/yr average annual pay. Oregon leads employment, followed by Virginia and District of Columbia.
Emergency and Other Relief Services sits in the 30th percentile for employment among 5-digit NAICS industries with reported data.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$57,944/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
1,268
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 2,833; establishment count decreased by 37. This comparison uses two published national Census County Business Patterns releases; suppressed fields are omitted rather than estimated.
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Financial Detail
- Annual Payroll (Total)
- $2.1B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 28.1
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Emergency and Other Relief Services NAICS 624230 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| Oregon | 1,288 |
| Virginia | 908 |
| District of Columbia | 526 |
| Minnesota | 349 |
| Kentucky | 348 |
| Tennessee | 309 |
| Colorado | 281 |
| Washington | 265 |
| Maine | 124 |
| Wisconsin | 50 |
Showing top 10 of 49 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
30
Total Loan Volume
$13M
Avg Loan Size
$435K
Jobs Supported
209
Program Breakdown
7(a) 26 (87%)
504 4 (13%)
Top SBA Lender
TD Bank, National Association
3 loans in this industry
New Business Share
30.0% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 6
2021 3
2022 9
2023 1
2024 4
2025 6
2026 1
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Emergency and Other Relief Services?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 62423 level. Oregon 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 Emergency and Other Relief Services?
1,268 business establishments. Together they employ 35,629 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Emergency and Other Relief Services?
$57,944/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 28.1 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Emergency and Other Relief Services employment?
Oregon leads with 1,288 workers. Virginia (908) and District of Columbia (526) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Emergency and Other Relief Services receive?
Emergency and Other Relief Services businesses received 30 SBA loans totaling $13 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $435K. These loans supported 209 jobs at origination. Most lending (87%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.
Nationwide industries with similar benchmark drivers
Two IRS/Census peer sets for Emergency and Other Relief Services, both at NAICS level 5 and excluding this code so the neighborhoods are not self-links.
According to Census County Business Patterns 2023, Emergency and Other Relief Services ranks #387 of 551 U.S. industries at the 5-digit NAICS level by total employment.
Similar workforce scale
Nearest peer industries by ABS(Census employment) (35,629 here).
Read with this industry: Industry employment trends · Health Care and Social Assistance · 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 62423 · 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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