Employment
271,951
Total employees (Census CBP)
Other Services (except Public Administration) ·NAICS 81119
NAICS 81119 · IRS SOI (C corp) · Census CBP 2023
Other Automotive Repair and Maintenance - Industry Benchmarks
$32,699/yr average annual pay, with 3,706 SBA loans on record for NAICS 81119.
- 4.0%
- Other Services (except Public Administration) sector margin
- 272K
- Workers employed
- $32,699/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $3.9B
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated August 2026
The verdict · NAICS 81119
California leads Other Automotive 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)
- 272K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $32,699/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $3.9B
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Use Other Automotive Repair and Maintenance's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.
Other 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 (C corporation headline) and Census County Business Patterns 2023
Benchmarking Insights for Other Automotive Repair and Maintenance
Other Automotive Repair and Maintenance sits inside Other Services (except Public Administration), a sector that runs a 4.0% net margin overall.
34,260 establishments employ 271,951 workers (7.9/location) at $32,699/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by Texas and Florida.
Other Automotive Repair and Maintenance sits in the 83rd percentile for employment among 5-digit NAICS industries with reported data.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$32,699/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
34,260
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 9,211; establishment count increased by 1,012. 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)
- $8.9B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 7.9
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| All Other Automotive Repair and Maintenance NAICS 811198 | N/A |
| Automotive Oil Change and Lubrication Shops NAICS 811191 | N/A |
| Car Washes NAICS 811192 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 33,888 |
| Texas | 33,841 |
| Florida | 17,708 |
| Michigan | 11,368 |
| New York | 10,656 |
| Georgia | 9,989 |
| Illinois | 9,989 |
| Ohio | 8,929 |
| Virginia | 7,627 |
| New Jersey | 7,453 |
Showing top 10 of 51 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
3,706
Total Loan Volume
$3.9B
Avg Loan Size
$1056K
Jobs Supported
29,266
Program Breakdown
7(a) 2,869 (77%)
504 837 (23%)
Top SBA Lender
The Huntington National Bank
216 loans in this industry
New Business Share
43.3% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 514
2021 718
2022 605
2023 527
2024 638
2025 621
2026 83
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Other Automotive Repair and Maintenance?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 81119 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 Other Automotive Repair and Maintenance?
34,260 business establishments. Together they employ 271,951 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Other Automotive Repair and Maintenance?
$32,699/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 7.9 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Other Automotive Repair and Maintenance employment?
California leads with 33,888 workers. Texas (33,841) and Florida (17,708) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Other Automotive Repair and Maintenance receive?
Other Automotive Repair and Maintenance businesses received 3,706 SBA loans totaling $3.9 billion between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $1056K. These loans supported 29,266 jobs at origination. Most lending (77%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.
Nationwide industries with similar benchmark drivers
Two IRS/Census peer sets for Other Automotive 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, Other Automotive Repair and Maintenance ranks #91 of 551 U.S. industries at the 5-digit NAICS level by total employment.
Similar workforce scale
Nearest peer industries by ABS(Census employment) (271,951 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 81119 · 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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