Employment
1,905,596
Total employees (Census CBP)
Accommodation and Food Services ·NAICS 7211
NAICS 7211 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Traveler Accommodation - Industry Benchmarks
$41,114/yr average annual pay, with 7,594 SBA loans on record for NAICS 7211.
- 6.7%
- Accommodation and Food Services sector margin
- 1.9M
- Workers employed
- $41,114/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $17.6B
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 7211
California leads Traveler Accommodation activity nationally. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level, but the broader Accommodation and Food Services sector runs a 6.7% net margin.
- 6.7%
- Accommodation and Food Services sector margin (IRS SOI)
- 1.9M
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $41,114/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $17.6B
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Traveler Accommodation
Traveler Accommodation sits inside Accommodation and Food Services, a sector that runs a 6.7% net margin overall.
60,776 establishments employ 1,905,596 workers (31.4/location) at $41,114/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by Florida and Texas.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$41,114/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
60,776
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 170,287; establishment count decreased by 1,005. 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)
- $78.3B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 31.4
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Casino Hotels NAICS 72112 | N/A |
| Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels NAICS 72111 | N/A |
| Other Traveler Accommodation NAICS 72119 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 253,803 |
| Florida | 170,878 |
| Texas | 117,832 |
| New York | 91,380 |
| Arizona | 51,896 |
| Colorado | 48,532 |
| Pennsylvania | 47,897 |
| North Carolina | 46,774 |
| Georgia | 44,523 |
| Illinois | 43,224 |
Showing top 10 of 51 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
7,594
Total Loan Volume
$17.6B
Avg Loan Size
$2323K
Jobs Supported
83,782
Program Breakdown
7(a) 5,600 (74%)
504 1,994 (26%)
Top SBA Lender
GBank
583 loans in this industry
New Business Share
36.1% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 1,146
2021 1,687
2022 1,288
2023 977
2024 1,082
2025 1,245
2026 169
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Traveler Accommodation?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 7211 level. California leads this industry nationally. The broader Accommodation and Food Services sector runs a 6.7% net margin (IRS SOI 2023).
How many businesses are in Traveler Accommodation?
60,776 business establishments. Together they employ 1,905,596 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Traveler Accommodation?
$41,114/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 31.4 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Traveler Accommodation employment?
California leads with 253,803 workers. Florida (170,878) and Texas (117,832) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Traveler Accommodation receive?
Traveler Accommodation businesses received 7,594 SBA loans totaling $17.6 billion between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $2323K. These loans supported 83,782 jobs at origination. Most lending (74%) 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 95% of that same 259-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 Traveler Accommodation
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Accommodation and Food Services
- 60,776 establishments, 1,905,596 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 7,594 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 7211 · 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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