Profit Margin
3.4%
Net income ÷ total receipts (IRS SOI)
Other Services (except Public Administration) ·NAICS 8111
NAICS 8111 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
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 July 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
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.
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.
Where each dollar of Automotive Repair and Maintenance revenue goes
Workforce scale
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%/8%
Business Structure Breakdown
How businesses in this industry are legally structured (IRS SOI)
C Corporation
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 |
|---|---|
| Automotive Body, Paint, Interior, and Glass Repair NAICS 81112 | N/A |
| Automotive Mechanical and Electrical Repair and Maintenance NAICS 81111 | N/A |
| Other Automotive Repair and Maintenance NAICS 81119 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 122,052 |
| Texas | 96,930 |
| Florida | 56,344 |
| New York | 46,750 |
| Illinois | 41,156 |
| Pennsylvania | 37,440 |
| Ohio | 34,483 |
| Michigan | 34,055 |
| North Carolina | 31,273 |
| Georgia | 31,212 |
Showing top 10 of 51 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA 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
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.
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: Automotive Repair and Maintenance reports a higher net margin than 29% of the 126 IRS-tracked industries at the same NAICS detail level. Its Census employment total exceeds 85% 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 reported net margins
Same NAICS detail level, ordered by the smallest difference in reported IRS pre-tax margin.
Closest workforce scale
Same NAICS detail level, ordered by the smallest difference in reported Census employment.
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Benchmarking Automotive Repair and Maintenance
- Net margin: 3.4% vs sector. Browse Other Services (except Public Administration)
- 169,572 establishments, 992,292 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 13,216 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 8111 · Data year: 2023
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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