Employment
1,497,840
Total employees (Census CBP)
Accommodation and Food Services ·NAICS 721110
NAICS 721110 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels - Industry Benchmarks
$39,374/yr average annual pay, with 6,967 SBA loans on record for NAICS 721110.
- 6.7%
- Accommodation and Food Services sector margin
- 1.5M
- Workers employed
- $39,374/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $17.1B
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 721110
California leads Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels 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)
- 1.5M
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $39,374/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $17.1B
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels
Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels sits inside Accommodation and Food Services, a sector that runs a 6.7% net margin overall.
55,895 establishments employ 1,497,840 workers (26.8/location) at $39,374/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by Florida and Texas.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$39,374/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
55,895
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 131,338; establishment count decreased by 1,025. 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)
- $59.0B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 26.8
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 207,713 |
| Florida | 162,576 |
| Texas | 116,468 |
| New York | 78,021 |
| Georgia | 43,887 |
| Colorado | 42,753 |
| North Carolina | 42,258 |
| Pennsylvania | 41,437 |
| Arizona | 40,772 |
| Illinois | 40,639 |
Showing top 10 of 51 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
6,967
Total Loan Volume
$17.1B
Avg Loan Size
$2454K
Jobs Supported
79,850
Program Breakdown
7(a) 5,191 (75%)
504 1,776 (25%)
Top SBA Lender
GBank
583 loans in this industry
New Business Share
34.9% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 1,050
2021 1,560
2022 1,171
2023 881
2024 1,001
2025 1,146
2026 158
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 721110 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 Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels?
55,895 business establishments. Together they employ 1,497,840 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels?
$39,374/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 26.8 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels employment?
California leads with 207,713 workers. Florida (162,576) and Texas (116,468) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels receive?
Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels businesses received 6,967 SBA loans totaling $17.1 billion between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $2454K. These loans supported 79,850 jobs at origination. Most lending (75%) 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 98% 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 Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Accommodation and Food Services
- 55,895 establishments, 1,497,840 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 6,967 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 721110 · 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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