Employment
436,638
Total employees (Census CBP)
Other Services (except Public Administration) ·NAICS 81111
NAICS 81111 · IRS SOI (C corp) · Census CBP 2023
Automotive Mechanical and Electrical Repair and Maintenance - Industry Benchmarks
$52,743/yr average annual pay, with 6,890 SBA loans on record for NAICS 81111.
- 4.0%
- Other Services (except Public Administration) sector margin
- 437K
- Workers employed
- $52,743/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $3.4B
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated August 2026
The verdict · NAICS 81111
California leads Automotive Mechanical and Electrical Repair and Maintenance activity nationally. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level, but the broader Other Services (except Public Administration) sector runs a 4.0% net margin.
- 4.0%
- Other Services (except Public Administration) sector margin (IRS SOI)
- 437K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $52,743/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $3.4B
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Use Automotive Mechanical and Electrical Repair and Maintenance's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.
Automotive Mechanical and Electrical 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 (C corporation headline) and Census County Business Patterns 2023
Benchmarking Insights for Automotive Mechanical and Electrical Repair and Maintenance
Automotive Mechanical and Electrical Repair and Maintenance sits inside Other Services (except Public Administration), a sector that runs a 4.0% net margin overall.
93,082 establishments employ 436,638 workers (4.7/location) at $52,743/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by Texas and Florida.
Automotive Mechanical and Electrical Repair and Maintenance sits in the 90th percentile for employment among 5-digit NAICS industries with reported data.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$52,743/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
93,082
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 16,848; establishment count increased by 144. This comparison uses two published national Census County Business Patterns releases; suppressed fields are omitted rather than estimated.
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Financial Detail
- Annual Payroll (Total)
- $23.0B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 4.7
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Automotive Exhaust System Repair NAICS 811112 | N/A |
| Automotive Transmission Repair NAICS 811113 | N/A |
| General Automotive Repair NAICS 811111 | N/A |
| Other Automotive Mechanical and Electrical Repair and Maintenance NAICS 811118 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 50,396 |
| Texas | 37,785 |
| Florida | 23,716 |
| New York | 22,159 |
| Illinois | 19,804 |
| Pennsylvania | 19,136 |
| Ohio | 17,389 |
| Michigan | 14,486 |
| North Carolina | 13,748 |
| Virginia | 13,031 |
Showing top 10 of 51 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
6,890
Total Loan Volume
$3.4B
Avg Loan Size
$487K
Jobs Supported
42,338
Program Breakdown
7(a) 5,854 (85%)
504 1,036 (15%)
Top SBA Lender
The Huntington National Bank
474 loans in this industry
New Business Share
24.2% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 863
2021 1,133
2022 1,002
2023 984
2024 1,201
2025 1,518
2026 189
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Automotive Mechanical and Electrical Repair and Maintenance?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 81111 level. California leads this industry nationally. The broader Other Services (except Public Administration) sector runs a 4.0% net margin (IRS SOI 2013 C corp).
How many businesses are in Automotive Mechanical and Electrical Repair and Maintenance?
93,082 business establishments. Together they employ 436,638 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Automotive Mechanical and Electrical Repair and Maintenance?
$52,743/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 4.7 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Automotive Mechanical and Electrical Repair and Maintenance employment?
California leads with 50,396 workers. Texas (37,785) and Florida (23,716) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Automotive Mechanical and Electrical Repair and Maintenance receive?
Automotive Mechanical and Electrical Repair and Maintenance businesses received 6,890 SBA loans totaling $3.4 billion between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $487K. These loans supported 42,338 jobs at origination. Most lending (85%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.
Nationwide industries with similar benchmark drivers
Two IRS/Census peer sets for Automotive Mechanical and Electrical Repair and Maintenance, both at NAICS level 5 and excluding this code so the neighborhoods are not self-links.
According to Census County Business Patterns 2023, Automotive Mechanical and Electrical Repair and Maintenance ranks #55 of 551 U.S. industries at the 5-digit NAICS level by total employment.
Similar workforce scale
Nearest peer industries by ABS(Census employment) (436,638 here).
Read with this industry: Industry employment trends · Other Services (except Public Administration) · Rankings
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Sources: IRS Statistics of Income (SOI) Business Tax Statistics · Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023
NAICS 81111 · CBP 2023 · IRS SOI
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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