Employment
92,369
Total employees (Census CBP)
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation ·NAICS 711211
NAICS 711211 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Sports Teams and Clubs - Industry Benchmarks
$330,165/yr average annual pay, with 155 SBA loans on record for NAICS 711211.
- 11.0%
- Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation sector margin
- 92K
- Workers employed
- $330,165/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $102M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 711211
California leads Sports Teams and Clubs 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)
- 92K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $330,165/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $102M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Sports Teams and Clubs
Sports Teams and Clubs sits inside Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation, a sector that runs a 11.0% net margin overall.
1,498 establishments employ 92,369 workers (61.7/location) at $330,165/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by Florida and Texas.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$330,165/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
1,498
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 13,138; establishment count increased by 126. 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)
- $30.5B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 61.7
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 11,761 |
| Florida | 7,472 |
| Texas | 7,366 |
| New York | 4,796 |
| Missouri | 4,098 |
| Georgia | 3,274 |
| Wisconsin | 3,183 |
| District of Columbia | 2,617 |
| Minnesota | 2,286 |
| Arizona | 1,711 |
Showing top 10 of 48 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
155
Total Loan Volume
$102M
Avg Loan Size
$655K
Jobs Supported
1,331
Program Breakdown
7(a) 121 (78%)
504 34 (22%)
Top SBA Lender
Newtek Bank, National Association
13 loans in this industry
New Business Share
27.1% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 8
2021 13
2022 24
2023 26
2024 29
2025 45
2026 10
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Sports Teams and Clubs?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 711211 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 Sports Teams and Clubs?
1,498 business establishments. Together they employ 92,369 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Sports Teams and Clubs?
$330,165/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 61.7 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Sports Teams and Clubs employment?
California leads with 11,761 workers. Florida (7,472) and Texas (7,366) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Sports Teams and Clubs receive?
Sports Teams and Clubs businesses received 155 SBA loans totaling $102 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $655K. These loans supported 1,331 jobs at origination. Most lending (78%) 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 71% 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.
- Collection Agencies 91,811
- Home Furnishing Merchant Wholesalers 91,550
- Museums 91,534
Benchmarking Sports Teams and Clubs
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
- 1,498 establishments, 92,369 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 155 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 711211 · Data year: 2023
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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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