Employment
50,244
Total employees (Census CBP)
Accommodation and Food Services ·NAICS 7212
NAICS 7212 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
RV (Recreational Vehicle) Parks and Recreational Camps - Industry Benchmarks
$45,935/yr average annual pay, with 758 SBA loans on record for NAICS 7212.
- 6.7%
- Accommodation and Food Services sector margin
- 50K
- Workers employed
- $45,935/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $854M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 7212
Texas leads RV (Recreational Vehicle) Parks and Recreational Camps 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)
- 50K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $45,935/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $854M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for RV (Recreational Vehicle) Parks and Recreational Camps
RV (Recreational Vehicle) Parks and Recreational Camps sits inside Accommodation and Food Services, a sector that runs a 6.7% net margin overall.
7,985 establishments employ 50,244 workers (6.3/location) at $45,935/yr average annual pay. Texas leads employment, followed by California and Florida.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$45,935/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
7,985
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 1,253; establishment count increased by 16. 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)
- $2.3B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 6.3
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| RV (Recreational Vehicle) Parks and Recreational Camps NAICS 72121 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| Texas | 4,753 |
| California | 4,658 |
| Florida | 3,752 |
| Arizona | 2,148 |
| Michigan | 2,096 |
| Pennsylvania | 2,066 |
| North Carolina | 1,925 |
| New York | 1,777 |
| Wisconsin | 1,552 |
| Washington | 1,465 |
Showing top 10 of 50 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
758
Total Loan Volume
$854M
Avg Loan Size
$1127K
Jobs Supported
4,577
Program Breakdown
7(a) 517 (68%)
504 241 (32%)
Top SBA Lender
Minnesota Business Finance Cor
63 loans in this industry
New Business Share
53.3% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 110
2021 170
2022 121
2023 114
2024 109
2025 123
2026 11
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is RV (Recreational Vehicle) Parks and Recreational Camps?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 7212 level. Texas 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 RV (Recreational Vehicle) Parks and Recreational Camps?
7,985 business establishments. Together they employ 50,244 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in RV (Recreational Vehicle) Parks and Recreational Camps?
$45,935/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 6.3 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most RV (Recreational Vehicle) Parks and Recreational Camps employment?
Texas leads with 4,753 workers. California (4,658) and Florida (3,752) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does RV (Recreational Vehicle) Parks and Recreational Camps receive?
RV (Recreational Vehicle) Parks and Recreational Camps businesses received 758 SBA loans totaling $854 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $1127K. These loans supported 4,577 jobs at origination. Most lending (68%) 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 19% 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 RV (Recreational Vehicle) Parks and Recreational Camps
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Accommodation and Food Services
- 7,985 establishments, 50,244 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 758 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 7212 · 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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