Employment
7,503
Total employees (Census CBP)
Accommodation and Food Services ·NAICS 7213
NAICS 7213 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Rooming and Boarding Houses, Dormitories, and Workers' Camps - Industry Benchmarks
$33,178/yr average annual pay, with 28 SBA loans on record for NAICS 7213.
- 6.7%
- Accommodation and Food Services sector margin
- 8K
- Workers employed
- $33,178/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $23M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 7213
California leads Rooming and Boarding Houses, Dormitories, and Workers' 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)
- 8K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $33,178/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $23M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Rooming and Boarding Houses, Dormitories, and Workers' Camps
Rooming and Boarding Houses, Dormitories, and Workers' Camps sits inside Accommodation and Food Services, a sector that runs a 6.7% net margin overall.
1,589 establishments employ 7,503 workers (4.7/location) at $33,178/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by Michigan and New York.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$33,178/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
1,589
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment decreased by 1,947; establishment count decreased by 48. 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)
- $248.9M
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 4.7
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Rooming and Boarding Houses, Dormitories, and Workers' Camps NAICS 72131 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 843 |
| Michigan | 486 |
| New York | 467 |
| Illinois | 301 |
| Florida | 279 |
| Washington | 208 |
| Minnesota | 207 |
| Mississippi | 157 |
| Georgia | 139 |
| Oregon | 127 |
Showing top 10 of 48 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
28
Total Loan Volume
$23M
Avg Loan Size
$812K
Jobs Supported
206
Program Breakdown
7(a) 25 (89%)
504 3 (11%)
Top SBA Lender
Meadows Bank
3 loans in this industry
New Business Share
21.4% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 2
2021 6
2022 6
2023 7
2024 4
2025 2
2026 1
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Rooming and Boarding Houses, Dormitories, and Workers' Camps?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 7213 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 Rooming and Boarding Houses, Dormitories, and Workers' Camps?
1,589 business establishments. Together they employ 7,503 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Rooming and Boarding Houses, Dormitories, and Workers' Camps?
$33,178/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 4.7 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Rooming and Boarding Houses, Dormitories, and Workers' Camps employment?
California leads with 843 workers. Michigan (486) and New York (467) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Rooming and Boarding Houses, Dormitories, and Workers' Camps receive?
Rooming and Boarding Houses, Dormitories, and Workers' Camps businesses received 28 SBA loans totaling $23 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $812K. These loans supported 206 jobs at origination. Most lending (89%) 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 3% 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 Rooming and Boarding Houses, Dormitories, and Workers' Camps
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Accommodation and Food Services
- 1,589 establishments, 7,503 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 28 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 7213 · 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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