Employment
40,175
Total employees (Census CBP)
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation ·NAICS 711130
NAICS 711130 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Musical Groups and Artists - Industry Benchmarks
$58,750/yr average annual pay, with 110 SBA loans on record for NAICS 711130.
- 11.0%
- Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation sector margin
- 40K
- Workers employed
- $58,750/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $20M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 711130
California leads Musical Groups and Artists activity nationally. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level, but the broader Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation sector runs a 11.0% net margin.
- 11.0%
- Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation sector margin (IRS SOI)
- 40K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $58,750/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $20M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Musical Groups and Artists
Musical Groups and Artists sits inside Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation, a sector that runs a 11.0% net margin overall.
5,681 establishments employ 40,175 workers (7.1/location) at $58,750/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by New York and Tennessee.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$58,750/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
5,681
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 2,049; establishment count increased by 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)
- $2.4B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 7.1
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 6,286 |
| New York | 3,625 |
| Tennessee | 3,262 |
| Texas | 2,229 |
| Illinois | 1,803 |
| Ohio | 1,787 |
| Florida | 1,556 |
| Pennsylvania | 1,377 |
| Massachusetts | 1,332 |
| Michigan | 1,319 |
Showing top 10 of 51 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
110
Total Loan Volume
$20M
Avg Loan Size
$179K
Jobs Supported
652
Program Breakdown
7(a) 106 (96%)
504 4 (4%)
Top SBA Lender
TD Bank, National Association
13 loans in this industry
New Business Share
21.8% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 7
2021 9
2022 7
2023 22
2024 29
2025 31
2026 5
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Musical Groups and Artists?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 711130 level. California leads this industry nationally. The broader Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation sector runs a 11.0% net margin (IRS SOI 2023).
How many businesses are in Musical Groups and Artists?
5,681 business establishments. Together they employ 40,175 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Musical Groups and Artists?
$58,750/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 7.1 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Musical Groups and Artists employment?
California leads with 6,286 workers. New York (3,625) and Tennessee (3,262) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Musical Groups and Artists receive?
Musical Groups and Artists businesses received 110 SBA loans totaling $20 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $179K. These loans supported 652 jobs at origination. Most lending (96%) 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 49% 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.
Benchmarking Musical Groups and Artists
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
- 5,681 establishments, 40,175 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 110 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 711130 · 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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