Employment
61,272
Total employees (Census CBP)
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation ·NAICS 713290
NAICS 713290 · IRS SOI (C corp) · Census CBP 2023
Other Gambling Industries - Industry Benchmarks
$58,148/yr average annual pay, with 2 SBA loans on record for NAICS 713290.
- 3.8%
- Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation sector margin
- 61K
- Workers employed
- $58,148/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $1M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated August 2026
The verdict · NAICS 713290
California leads Other Gambling Industries activity nationally. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level, but the broader Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation sector runs a 3.8% net margin.
- 3.8%
- Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation sector margin (IRS SOI)
- 61K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $58,148/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $1M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Use Other Gambling Industries's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.
Other Gambling Industries 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 Other Gambling Industries
Other Gambling Industries sits inside Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation, a sector that runs a 3.8% net margin overall.
3,125 establishments employ 61,272 workers (19.6/location) at $58,148/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by Nevada and Illinois.
Other Gambling Industries sits in the 61st percentile for employment among 6-digit NAICS industries with reported data.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$58,148/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
3,125
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 6,679; establishment count increased by 56. 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)
- $3.6B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 19.6
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 8,581 |
| Nevada | 5,752 |
| Illinois | 5,747 |
| New Jersey | 4,606 |
| Texas | 3,190 |
| Montana | 2,634 |
| West Virginia | 2,159 |
| New York | 1,794 |
| New Hampshire | 751 |
| Georgia | 694 |
Showing top 10 of 47 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
2
Total Loan Volume
$1M
Avg Loan Size
$434K
Jobs Supported
3
Program Breakdown
7(a) 2 (100%)
504 0 (0%)
Top SBA Lender
Newtek Small Business Finance, Inc.
1 loans in this industry
New Business Share
50.0% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (2 yrs)
2020 1
2021 1
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Other Gambling Industries?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 713290 level. California leads this industry nationally. The broader Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation sector runs a 3.8% net margin (IRS SOI 2013 C corp).
How many businesses are in Other Gambling Industries?
3,125 business establishments. Together they employ 61,272 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Other Gambling Industries?
$58,148/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 19.6 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Other Gambling Industries employment?
California leads with 8,581 workers. Nevada (5,752) and Illinois (5,747) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Other Gambling Industries receive?
Other Gambling Industries businesses received 2 SBA loans totaling $1 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $434K. These loans supported 3 jobs at origination. Most lending (100%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.
Nationwide industries with similar benchmark drivers
Two IRS/Census peer sets for Other Gambling Industries, both at NAICS level 6 and excluding this code so the neighborhoods are not self-links.
According to Census County Business Patterns 2023, Other Gambling Industries ranks #311 of 801 U.S. industries at the 6-digit NAICS level by total employment.
Similar workforce scale
Nearest peer industries by ABS(Census employment) (61,272 here).
Read with this industry: Industry employment trends · Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation · 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 713290 · 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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