Employment
219,835
Total employees (Census CBP)
Other Services (except Public Administration) ·NAICS 81131
NAICS 81131 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance - Industry Benchmarks
$73,266/yr average annual pay, with 1,236 SBA loans on record for NAICS 81131.
- 10.5%
- Other Services (except Public Administration) sector margin
- 220K
- Workers employed
- $73,266/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $638M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 81131
Texas leads Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) 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 10.5% net margin.
- 10.5%
- Other Services (except Public Administration) sector margin (IRS SOI)
- 220K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $73,266/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $638M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance
Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance sits inside Other Services (except Public Administration), a sector that runs a 10.5% net margin overall.
22,907 establishments employ 219,835 workers (9.6/location) at $73,266/yr average annual pay. Texas leads employment, followed by California and Florida.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$73,266/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
22,907
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 10,645; establishment count increased by 474. 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)
- $16.1B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 9.6
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance NAICS 811310 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| Texas | 41,620 |
| California | 15,754 |
| Florida | 10,777 |
| Ohio | 10,158 |
| Pennsylvania | 8,626 |
| Louisiana | 8,444 |
| Georgia | 7,962 |
| Indiana | 6,254 |
| North Carolina | 5,527 |
| New York | 4,916 |
Showing top 10 of 51 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
1,236
Total Loan Volume
$638M
Avg Loan Size
$516K
Jobs Supported
10,282
Program Breakdown
7(a) 1,087 (88%)
504 149 (12%)
Top SBA Lender
The Huntington National Bank
92 loans in this industry
New Business Share
23.1% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 172
2021 192
2022 148
2023 162
2024 248
2025 273
2026 41
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 81131 level. Texas 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 Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance?
22,907 business establishments. Together they employ 219,835 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance?
$73,266/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 9.6 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance employment?
Texas leads with 41,620 workers. California (15,754) and Florida (10,777) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance receive?
Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance businesses received 1,236 SBA loans totaling $638 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $516K. These loans supported 10,282 jobs at origination. Most lending (88%) 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 80% of that same 551-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.
Benchmarking Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Other Services (except Public Administration)
- 22,907 establishments, 219,835 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 1,236 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 81131 · 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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