Employment
1,811
Total employees (Census CBP)
Other Services (except Public Administration) ·NAICS 81143
NAICS 81143 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Footwear and Leather Goods Repair - Industry Benchmarks
$36,345/yr average annual pay, with 29 SBA loans on record for NAICS 81143.
- 10.5%
- Other Services (except Public Administration) sector margin
- 2K
- Workers employed
- $36,345/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $9M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 81143
New York leads Footwear and Leather Goods 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)
- 2K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $36,345/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $9M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Footwear and Leather Goods Repair
Footwear and Leather Goods Repair sits inside Other Services (except Public Administration), a sector that runs a 10.5% net margin overall.
698 establishments employ 1,811 workers (2.6/location) at $36,345/yr average annual pay. New York leads employment, followed by California and Texas.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$36,345/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
698
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 62; establishment count decreased by 22. 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)
- $65.8M
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 2.6
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Footwear and Leather Goods Repair NAICS 811430 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| New York | 293 |
| California | 201 |
| Texas | 197 |
| Florida | 176 |
| Illinois | 70 |
| North Carolina | 69 |
| Washington | 20 |
| Mississippi | 16 |
| Tennessee | 12 |
| Alabama | 11 |
Showing top 10 of 40 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
29
Total Loan Volume
$9M
Avg Loan Size
$317K
Jobs Supported
150
Program Breakdown
7(a) 29 (100%)
504 0 (0%)
Top SBA Lender
The Huntington National Bank
4 loans in this industry
New Business Share
20.7% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (6 yrs)
2020 5
2021 5
2022 4
2023 3
2024 4
2025 8
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Footwear and Leather Goods Repair?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 81143 level. New York 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 Footwear and Leather Goods Repair?
698 business establishments. Together they employ 1,811 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Footwear and Leather Goods Repair?
$36,345/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 2.6 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Footwear and Leather Goods Repair employment?
New York leads with 293 workers. California (201) and Texas (197) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Footwear and Leather Goods Repair receive?
Footwear and Leather Goods Repair businesses received 29 SBA loans totaling $9 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $317K. These loans supported 150 jobs at origination. Most lending (100%) 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 0% 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
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Benchmarking Footwear and Leather Goods Repair
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Other Services (except Public Administration)
- 698 establishments, 1,811 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 29 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 81143 · 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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