Employment
4,001
Total employees (Census CBP)
Other Services (except Public Administration) ·NAICS 811112
NAICS 811112 · IRS SOI (C corp) · Census CBP 2023
Automotive Exhaust System Repair - Industry Benchmarks
$42,728/yr average annual pay, with 17 SBA loans on record for NAICS 811112.
- 4.0%
- Other Services (except Public Administration) sector margin
- 4K
- Workers employed
- $42,728/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $8M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated August 2026
The verdict · NAICS 811112
Texas leads Automotive Exhaust System 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 4.0% net margin.
- 4.0%
- Other Services (except Public Administration) sector margin (IRS SOI)
- 4K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $42,728/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $8M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Use Automotive Exhaust System Repair's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.
Automotive Exhaust System Repair 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 Exhaust System Repair
Automotive Exhaust System Repair sits inside Other Services (except Public Administration), a sector that runs a 4.0% net margin overall.
1,245 establishments employ 4,001 workers (3.2/location) at $42,728/yr average annual pay. Texas leads employment, followed by Illinois and Ohio.
Automotive Exhaust System Repair sits in the 5th percentile for employment among 6-digit NAICS industries with reported data.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$42,728/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
1,245
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment decreased by 708; establishment count decreased by 162. 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)
- $171.0M
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 3.2
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| Texas | 277 |
| Illinois | 273 |
| Ohio | 224 |
| Florida | 136 |
| Georgia | 106 |
| Colorado | 92 |
| Pennsylvania | 70 |
| New Jersey | 63 |
| Maryland | 56 |
| Arizona | 48 |
Showing top 10 of 46 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
17
Total Loan Volume
$8M
Avg Loan Size
$443K
Jobs Supported
62
Program Breakdown
7(a) 15 (88%)
504 2 (12%)
Top SBA Lender
US Metro Bank
1 loans in this industry
New Business Share
23.5% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (4 yrs)
2020 7
2021 6
2022 3
2023 1
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Automotive Exhaust System Repair?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 811112 level. Texas 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 Exhaust System Repair?
1,245 business establishments. Together they employ 4,001 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Automotive Exhaust System Repair?
$42,728/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 3.2 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Automotive Exhaust System Repair employment?
Texas leads with 277 workers. Illinois (273) and Ohio (224) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Automotive Exhaust System Repair receive?
Automotive Exhaust System Repair businesses received 17 SBA loans totaling $8 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $443K. These loans supported 62 jobs at origination. Most lending (88%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.
Nationwide industries with similar benchmark drivers
Two IRS/Census peer sets for Automotive Exhaust System Repair, both at NAICS level 6 and excluding this code so the neighborhoods are not self-links.
According to Census County Business Patterns 2023, Automotive Exhaust System Repair ranks #761 of 801 U.S. industries at the 6-digit NAICS level by total employment.
Similar workforce scale
Nearest peer industries by ABS(Census employment) (4,001 here).
Read with this industry: Industry employment trends · Other Services (except Public Administration) · 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 811112 · 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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