Employment
403,389
Total employees (Census CBP)
Other Services (except Public Administration) ·NAICS 811111
NAICS 811111 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
General Automotive Repair - Industry Benchmarks
$53,031/yr average annual pay, with 6,407 SBA loans on record for NAICS 811111.
- 10.5%
- Other Services (except Public Administration) sector margin
- 403K
- Workers employed
- $53,031/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $3.1B
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 811111
California leads General Automotive Repair activity nationally. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level, but the broader Other Services (except Public Administration) sector runs a 10.5% net margin.
- 10.5%
- Other Services (except Public Administration) sector margin (IRS SOI)
- 403K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $53,031/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $3.1B
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for General Automotive Repair
General Automotive Repair sits inside Other Services (except Public Administration), a sector that runs a 10.5% net margin overall.
84,859 establishments employ 403,389 workers (4.8/location) at $53,031/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by Texas and Florida.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$53,031/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
84,859
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 17,850; establishment count increased by 758. 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)
- $21.4B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 4.8
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 46,943 |
| Texas | 34,162 |
| Florida | 21,622 |
| New York | 20,794 |
| Illinois | 18,358 |
| Pennsylvania | 18,051 |
| Ohio | 16,374 |
| Michigan | 13,117 |
| North Carolina | 12,861 |
| Virginia | 12,273 |
Showing top 10 of 51 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
6,407
Total Loan Volume
$3.1B
Avg Loan Size
$491K
Jobs Supported
39,635
Program Breakdown
7(a) 5,413 (84%)
504 994 (16%)
Top SBA Lender
The Huntington National Bank
430 loans in this industry
New Business Share
23.8% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 791
2021 1,029
2022 959
2023 932
2024 1,113
2025 1,413
2026 170
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is General Automotive Repair?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 811111 level. California leads this industry nationally. The broader Other Services (except Public Administration) sector runs a 10.5% net margin (IRS SOI 2023).
How many businesses are in General Automotive Repair?
84,859 business establishments. Together they employ 403,389 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in General Automotive Repair?
$53,031/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 4.8 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most General Automotive Repair employment?
California leads with 46,943 workers. Texas (34,162) and Florida (21,622) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does General Automotive Repair receive?
General Automotive Repair businesses received 6,407 SBA loans totaling $3.1 billion between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $491K. These loans supported 39,635 jobs at origination. Most lending (84%) 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 93% 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.
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Benchmarking General Automotive Repair
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Other Services (except Public Administration)
- 84,859 establishments, 403,389 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 6,407 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 811111 · 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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