Employment
91,534
Total employees (Census CBP)
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation ·NAICS 71211
NAICS 71211 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Museums - Industry Benchmarks
$46,571/yr average annual pay, with 25 SBA loans on record for NAICS 71211.
- 11.0%
- Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation sector margin
- 92K
- Workers employed
- $46,571/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $24M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 71211
New York leads Museums 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)
- $46,571/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $24M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Museums
Museums sits inside Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation, a sector that runs a 11.0% net margin overall.
5,480 establishments employ 91,534 workers (16.7/location) at $46,571/yr average annual pay. New York leads employment, followed by California and Texas.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$46,571/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
5,480
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 6,603; establishment count increased by 38. 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)
- $4.3B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 16.7
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Museums NAICS 712110 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| New York | 12,687 |
| California | 11,352 |
| Texas | 5,516 |
| Pennsylvania | 4,378 |
| Florida | 4,072 |
| Ohio | 3,977 |
| Massachusetts | 3,875 |
| Illinois | 3,752 |
| Michigan | 2,988 |
| Washington | 2,140 |
Showing top 10 of 51 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
25
Total Loan Volume
$24M
Avg Loan Size
$957K
Jobs Supported
349
Program Breakdown
7(a) 20 (80%)
504 5 (20%)
Top SBA Lender
Wells Fargo Bank National Association
2 loans in this industry
New Business Share
48.0% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (6 yrs)
2020 2
2021 2
2022 3
2023 5
2024 5
2025 8
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Museums?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 71211 level. New York 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 Museums?
5,480 business establishments. Together they employ 91,534 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Museums?
$46,571/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 16.7 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Museums employment?
New York leads with 12,687 workers. California (11,352) and Texas (5,516) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Museums receive?
Museums businesses received 25 SBA loans totaling $24 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $957K. These loans supported 349 jobs at origination. Most lending (80%) 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 57% of that same 551-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.
- Home Furnishing Merchant Wholesalers 91,550
- Sawmills and Wood Preservation 91,690
- Newspaper Publishers 91,350
Benchmarking Museums
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
- 5,480 establishments, 91,534 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 25 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 71211 · 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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