Other Services (except Public Administration) ·NAICS 8111

NAICS 8111 · IRS SOI 2013 (C corp) · Census CBP 2023

Automotive Repair and Maintenance - Industry Benchmarks

$49,123/yr average annual pay, with 13,216 SBA loans on record for NAICS 8111.

3.4%
Net margin: 992K
Workers employed: $49,123/yr
Avg payroll / employee: $8.7B
SBA lending, FY20–26

Data updated August 2026

The verdict · NAICS 8111

Automotive Repair and Maintenance runs a 3.4% pre-tax net margin - below the national median - across 170K establishments employing 992K workers.

3.4%
Pre-tax net margin (IRS SOI): 992K
Workers employed (Census CBP): $49,123/yr
Avg payroll / employee: $8.7B
SBA lending, FY20–26

Use Automotive Repair and Maintenance's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.

Automotive Repair and Maintenance 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 2013 (C corporation headline) and Census County Business Patterns 2023

Benchmarking Insights for Automotive Repair and Maintenance

Automotive Repair and Maintenance sits inside Other Services (except Public Administration) at a 3.4% net margin (below the national median), $74.5B in aggregate receipts across 111,742 returns, averaging $666.5M per establishment.

169,572 establishments employ 992,292 workers (5.8/location) at $49,123/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by Texas and Florida.

Automotive Repair and Maintenance sits in the 85th percentile for employment and the 29th percentile for net margin among 4-digit NAICS industries with reported data.

Profit Margin

3.4%

Net income ÷ total receipts (IRS SOI)

Total Receipts

$74.5B

Annual revenue (IRS SOI)

Net Income

$2.5B

Pre-tax net income

Employment

992,292

Total employees (Census CBP)

Avg Payroll / Employee

$49,123/yr

Annual compensation

Establishments

169,572

Business locations

Release-over-release change

What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023

Employment increased by 33,379; establishment count increased by 1,688. This comparison uses two published national Census County Business Patterns releases; suppressed fields are omitted rather than estimated.

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Where each dollar of Automotive Repair and Maintenance revenue goes

Receipts decomposition, IRS Statistics of Income 2023 aggregate for Automotive Repair and Maintenance

Workforce scale

Establishment size, Automotive Repair and Maintenance (Census SUSB)

Automotive Repair and Maintenance margin vs national reference points

Automotive Repair and Maintenance net margin 11.2%

Cross-industry median (5%)

p25/median/p75 = 3%/5%/7%

Business Structure Breakdown

Per-entity IRS SOI tables at their own vintages, shares only when every row shares one year (never mix 2013/2017/2022 populations).

C Corporation SOI 2013

111,742 returns 100%

Margin: 3.4% · Receipts: $74.5B

Financial Detail

Total Tax Returns Filed: 111,742
Avg Receipts per Business: $666.5M
Annual Payroll (Total): $48.7B
Avg Employees per Establishment: 5.8

Sub-Industries

Industry	Profit Margin	Employment	Avg Payroll/Emp
Automotive Body, Paint, Interior, and Glass Repair NAICS 81112	N/A	283,703	$59,294/yr
Automotive Mechanical and Electrical Repair and Maintenance NAICS 81111	N/A	436,638	$52,743/yr
Other Automotive Repair and Maintenance NAICS 81119	N/A	271,951	$32,699/yr

Top States by Employment

State	Employment	Establishments	Annual Payroll	Avg Payroll/Emp
California	122,052	19,778	$6.4B	$52,600/yr
Texas	96,930	13,817	$4.7B	$48,867/yr
Florida	56,344	11,099	$2.6B	$46,005/yr
New York	46,750	9,335	$2.2B	$46,799/yr
Illinois	41,156	7,445	$2.1B	$50,256/yr
Pennsylvania	37,440	7,585	$1.8B	$47,438/yr
Ohio	34,483	5,488	$1.6B	$45,379/yr
Michigan	34,055	5,800	$1.6B	$46,400/yr
North Carolina	31,273	5,292	$1.4B	$43,906/yr
Georgia	31,212	4,976	$1.6B	$50,907/yr

Showing top 10 of 51 states

SBA Lending Activity

SBA FY2020–2026

SBA Loans Approved

13,216

Total Loan Volume

$8.7B

Avg Loan Size

$660K

Jobs Supported

90,275

Program Breakdown

7(a) 10,857 (82%)

504 2,359 (18%)

Top SBA Lender

The Huntington National Bank

846 loans in this industry

New Business Share

29.4% of borrowers were new/startup businesses

Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)

2020

1,736

2021

2,244

2022

1,920

2023

1,864

2024

2,363

2025

2,723

2026

366

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the average revenue for Automotive Repair and Maintenance?

$74.5B in total annual receipts across all Automotive Repair and Maintenance businesses. Average per business: $666.5M.

How profitable is Automotive Repair and Maintenance?

3.4% net profit margin, below the national median.

How many businesses are in Automotive Repair and Maintenance?

169,572 business establishments. Together they employ 992,292 workers.

What is the average payroll per employee in Automotive Repair and Maintenance?

$49,123/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 5.8 employees per establishment.

Which states have the most Automotive Repair and Maintenance employment?

California leads with 122,052 workers. Texas (96,930) and Florida (56,344) round out the top three.

How much SBA lending does Automotive Repair and Maintenance receive?

Automotive Repair and Maintenance businesses received 13,216 SBA loans totaling $8.7 billion between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $660K. These loans supported 90,275 jobs at origination. Most lending (82%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.

Nationwide industries with similar benchmark drivers

Two IRS/Census peer sets for Automotive Repair and Maintenance, both at NAICS level 4 and excluding this code so the neighborhoods are not self-links.

According to Census County Business Patterns 2023, Automotive Repair and Maintenance ranks #38 of 259 U.S. industries at the 4-digit NAICS level by total employment. According to IRS SOI 2013 IRS Statistics of Income, its reported pre-tax net margin ranks #89 of 126 at that same detail level.

Similar reported net margin

Nearest peer industries by ABS(IRS pre-tax margin) (3.4% here).

Dairy Product Manufacturing 3.5% Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers 3.5% Motor Vehicle Manufacturing 3.5%

Similar workforce scale

Nearest peer industries by ABS(Census employment) (992,292 here).

Scientific Research and Development Services 1,003,975 Software Publishers 1,011,187 Investigation and Security Services 1,011,407

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Sources: IRS Statistics of Income (SOI) Business Tax Statistics · Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023

NAICS 8111 · CBP 2023 · IRS SOI 2013

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 Accessed 2026-07-06

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