Employment
23,911
Total employees (Census CBP)
Accommodation and Food Services ·NAICS 721214
NAICS 721214 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Recreational and Vacation Camps (except Campgrounds) - Industry Benchmarks
$53,957/yr average annual pay, with 116 SBA loans on record for NAICS 721214.
- 6.7%
- Accommodation and Food Services sector margin
- 24K
- Workers employed
- $53,957/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $92M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 721214
Texas leads Recreational and Vacation Camps (except 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)
- 24K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $53,957/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $92M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Recreational and Vacation Camps (except Campgrounds)
Recreational and Vacation Camps (except Campgrounds) sits inside Accommodation and Food Services, a sector that runs a 6.7% net margin overall.
2,967 establishments employ 23,911 workers (8.1/location) at $53,957/yr average annual pay. Texas leads employment, followed by California and New York.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$53,957/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
2,967
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 627; establishment count decreased by 30. 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)
- $1.3B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 8.1
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| Texas | 2,382 |
| California | 1,673 |
| New York | 1,304 |
| Pennsylvania | 1,188 |
| North Carolina | 1,154 |
| Michigan | 986 |
| Wisconsin | 817 |
| Maine | 759 |
| Minnesota | 732 |
| Florida | 689 |
Showing top 10 of 49 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
116
Total Loan Volume
$92M
Avg Loan Size
$790K
Jobs Supported
1,028
Program Breakdown
7(a) 78 (67%)
504 38 (33%)
Top SBA Lender
Minnesota Business Finance Cor
18 loans in this industry
New Business Share
56.9% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 18
2021 22
2022 12
2023 18
2024 22
2025 20
2026 4
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Recreational and Vacation Camps (except Campgrounds)?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 721214 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 Recreational and Vacation Camps (except Campgrounds)?
2,967 business establishments. Together they employ 23,911 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Recreational and Vacation Camps (except Campgrounds)?
$53,957/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 8.1 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Recreational and Vacation Camps (except Campgrounds) employment?
Texas leads with 2,382 workers. California (1,673) and New York (1,304) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Recreational and Vacation Camps (except Campgrounds) receive?
Recreational and Vacation Camps (except Campgrounds) businesses received 116 SBA loans totaling $92 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $790K. These loans supported 1,028 jobs at origination. Most lending (67%) 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 34% 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 Recreational and Vacation Camps (except Campgrounds)
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Accommodation and Food Services
- 2,967 establishments, 23,911 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 116 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 721214 · 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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