Employment
26,333
Total employees (Census CBP)
Accommodation and Food Services ·NAICS 721211
NAICS 721211 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
RV (Recreational Vehicle) Parks and Campgrounds - Industry Benchmarks
$38,652/yr average annual pay, with 642 SBA loans on record for NAICS 721211.
- 6.7%
- Accommodation and Food Services sector margin
- 26K
- Workers employed
- $38,652/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $763M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 721211
Florida leads RV (Recreational Vehicle) Parks and Campgrounds 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)
- 26K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $38,652/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $763M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for RV (Recreational Vehicle) Parks and Campgrounds
RV (Recreational Vehicle) Parks and Campgrounds sits inside Accommodation and Food Services, a sector that runs a 6.7% net margin overall.
5,018 establishments employ 26,333 workers (5.3/location) at $38,652/yr average annual pay. Florida leads employment, followed by California and Texas.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$38,652/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
5,018
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 626; establishment count increased by 46. 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)
- $1.0B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 5.3
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| Florida | 3,063 |
| California | 2,985 |
| Texas | 2,371 |
| Arizona | 1,555 |
| South Carolina | 1,112 |
| Michigan | 1,110 |
| Pennsylvania | 878 |
| Washington | 861 |
| Virginia | 686 |
| Ohio | 519 |
Showing top 10 of 49 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
642
Total Loan Volume
$763M
Avg Loan Size
$1188K
Jobs Supported
3,549
Program Breakdown
7(a) 439 (68%)
504 203 (32%)
Top SBA Lender
Live Oak Banking Company
48 loans in this industry
New Business Share
52.6% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 92
2021 148
2022 109
2023 96
2024 87
2025 103
2026 7
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is RV (Recreational Vehicle) Parks and Campgrounds?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 721211 level. Florida 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 Campgrounds?
5,018 business establishments. Together they employ 26,333 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in RV (Recreational Vehicle) Parks and Campgrounds?
$38,652/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 5.3 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most RV (Recreational Vehicle) Parks and Campgrounds employment?
Florida leads with 3,063 workers. California (2,985) and Texas (2,371) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does RV (Recreational Vehicle) Parks and Campgrounds receive?
RV (Recreational Vehicle) Parks and Campgrounds businesses received 642 SBA loans totaling $763 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $1188K. These loans supported 3,549 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 38% 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.
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Benchmarking RV (Recreational Vehicle) Parks and Campgrounds
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Accommodation and Food Services
- 5,018 establishments, 26,333 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 642 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 721211 · 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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