Employment
24,369
Total employees (Census CBP)
Accommodation and Food Services ·NAICS 72119
NAICS 72119 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Other Traveler Accommodation - Industry Benchmarks
$35,189/yr average annual pay, with 626 SBA loans on record for NAICS 72119.
- 6.7%
- Accommodation and Food Services sector margin
- 24K
- Workers employed
- $35,189/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $539M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 72119
California leads Other 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)
- 24K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $35,189/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $539M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Other Traveler Accommodation
Other Traveler Accommodation sits inside Accommodation and Food Services, a sector that runs a 6.7% net margin overall.
4,365 establishments employ 24,369 workers (5.6/location) at $35,189/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by Colorado and Pennsylvania.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$35,189/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
4,365
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 3,605; establishment count increased by 4. 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)
- $857.5M
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 5.6
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| All Other Traveler Accommodation NAICS 721199 | N/A |
| Bed-and-Breakfast Inns NAICS 721191 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 2,282 |
| Colorado | 1,481 |
| Pennsylvania | 999 |
| Virginia | 801 |
| Vermont | 798 |
| Oregon | 786 |
| North Carolina | 664 |
| Georgia | 636 |
| Wisconsin | 581 |
| Massachusetts | 566 |
Showing top 10 of 51 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
626
Total Loan Volume
$539M
Avg Loan Size
$861K
Jobs Supported
3,932
Program Breakdown
7(a) 409 (65%)
504 217 (35%)
Top SBA Lender
Granite State Economic Develop
58 loans in this industry
New Business Share
50.2% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 95
2021 127
2022 117
2023 96
2024 81
2025 99
2026 11
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Other Traveler Accommodation?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 72119 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 Other Traveler Accommodation?
4,365 business establishments. Together they employ 24,369 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Other Traveler Accommodation?
$35,189/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 5.6 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Other Traveler Accommodation employment?
California leads with 2,282 workers. Colorado (1,481) and Pennsylvania (999) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Other Traveler Accommodation receive?
Other Traveler Accommodation businesses received 626 SBA loans totaling $539 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $861K. These loans supported 3,932 jobs at origination. Most lending (65%) 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 21% 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.
Benchmarking Other Traveler Accommodation
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Accommodation and Food Services
- 4,365 establishments, 24,369 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 626 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 72119 · 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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