Employment
10,920
Total employees (Census CBP)
Other Services (except Public Administration) ·NAICS 81142
NAICS 81142 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Reupholstery and Furniture Repair - Industry Benchmarks
$40,682/yr average annual pay, with 150 SBA loans on record for NAICS 81142.
- 10.5%
- Other Services (except Public Administration) sector margin
- 11K
- Workers employed
- $40,682/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $46M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 81142
California leads Reupholstery and Furniture 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)
- 11K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $40,682/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $46M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Reupholstery and Furniture Repair
Reupholstery and Furniture Repair sits inside Other Services (except Public Administration), a sector that runs a 10.5% net margin overall.
3,168 establishments employ 10,920 workers (3.5/location) at $40,682/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by New York and Texas.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$40,682/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
3,168
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment decreased by 305; establishment count decreased by 95. 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)
- $444.3M
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 3.5
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Reupholstery and Furniture Repair NAICS 811420 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 1,400 |
| New York | 1,009 |
| Texas | 909 |
| North Carolina | 442 |
| Ohio | 395 |
| Pennsylvania | 383 |
| Georgia | 326 |
| Virginia | 290 |
| Michigan | 271 |
| Washington | 248 |
Showing top 10 of 50 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
150
Total Loan Volume
$46M
Avg Loan Size
$303K
Jobs Supported
974
Program Breakdown
7(a) 134 (89%)
504 16 (11%)
Top SBA Lender
TD Bank, National Association
16 loans in this industry
New Business Share
24.0% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 9
2021 13
2022 17
2023 32
2024 36
2025 34
2026 9
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Reupholstery and Furniture Repair?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 81142 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 Reupholstery and Furniture Repair?
3,168 business establishments. Together they employ 10,920 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Reupholstery and Furniture Repair?
$40,682/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 3.5 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Reupholstery and Furniture Repair employment?
California leads with 1,400 workers. New York (1,009) and Texas (909) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Reupholstery and Furniture Repair receive?
Reupholstery and Furniture Repair businesses received 150 SBA loans totaling $46 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $303K. These loans supported 974 jobs at origination. Most lending (89%) 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 10% 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 Reupholstery and Furniture Repair
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Other Services (except Public Administration)
- 3,168 establishments, 10,920 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 150 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 81142 · 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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