Employment
50,244
Total employees (Census CBP)
Accommodation and Food Services ·NAICS 72121
NAICS 72121 · IRS SOI (C corp) · Census CBP 2023
RV (Recreational Vehicle) Parks and Recreational Camps - Industry Benchmarks
$45,935/yr average annual pay, with 758 SBA loans on record for NAICS 72121.
- 5.6%
- Accommodation and Food Services sector margin
- 50K
- Workers employed
- $45,935/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $854M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated August 2026
The verdict · NAICS 72121
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 5.6% net margin.
- 5.6%
- Accommodation and Food Services sector margin (IRS SOI)
- 50K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $45,935/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $854M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Use RV (Recreational Vehicle) Parks and Recreational Camps's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.
RV (Recreational Vehicle) Parks and Recreational Camps 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 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 5.6% 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.
RV (Recreational Vehicle) Parks and Recreational Camps sits in the 38th percentile for employment among 5-digit NAICS industries with reported data.
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.
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Financial Detail
- Annual Payroll (Total)
- $2.3B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 6.3
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Recreational and Vacation Camps (except Campgrounds) NAICS 721214 | N/A |
| RV (Recreational Vehicle) Parks and Campgrounds NAICS 721211 | 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 72121 level. Texas leads this industry nationally. The broader Accommodation and Food Services sector runs a 5.6% net margin (IRS SOI 2013 C corp).
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.
Nationwide industries with similar benchmark drivers
Two IRS/Census peer sets for RV (Recreational Vehicle) Parks and Recreational Camps, both at NAICS level 5 and excluding this code so the neighborhoods are not self-links.
According to Census County Business Patterns 2023, RV (Recreational Vehicle) Parks and Recreational Camps ranks #339 of 551 U.S. industries at the 5-digit NAICS level by total employment.
Similar workforce scale
Nearest peer industries by ABS(Census employment) (50,244 here).
Read with this industry: Industry employment trends · Accommodation and Food Services · Rankings
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Sources: IRS Statistics of Income (SOI) Business Tax Statistics · Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023
NAICS 72121 · 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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