Other Services (except Public Administration) ·NAICS 812

NAICS 812 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP

Personal and Laundry Services - Industry Benchmarks

$33,431/yr average annual pay, with 21,757 SBA loans on record for NAICS 812.

15.6%
Net margin
1.6M
Workers employed
$33,431/yr
Avg payroll / employee
$8.7B
SBA lending, FY20–26

Data updated July 2026

The verdict · NAICS 812

Personal and Laundry Services runs a 15.6% pre-tax net margin - above average for US industries - across 273K establishments employing 1.6M workers.

15.6%
Pre-tax net margin (IRS SOI)
1.6M
Workers employed (Census CBP)
$33,431/yr
Avg payroll / employee
$8.7B
SBA lending, FY20–26

Benchmarking Insights for Personal and Laundry Services

Personal and Laundry Services sits inside Other Services (except Public Administration) at a 15.6% net margin (above average for US industries), $172.5B in aggregate receipts across 3,053,187 returns, averaging $56.5M per establishment.

272,787 establishments employ 1,556,668 workers (5.7/location) at $33,431/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by Texas and New York.

Profit Margin

15.6%

Net income ÷ total receipts (IRS SOI)

Total Receipts

$172.5B

Annual revenue (IRS SOI)

Net Income

$27.0B

Pre-tax net income

Employment

1,556,668

Total employees (Census CBP)

Avg Payroll / Employee

$33,431/yr

Annual compensation

Establishments

272,787

Business locations

Release-over-release change

What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023

Employment increased by 61,494; establishment count increased by 6,822. This comparison uses two published national Census County Business Patterns releases; suppressed fields are omitted rather than estimated.

Where each dollar of Personal and Laundry Services revenue goes

Workforce scale

Personal and Laundry Services margin vs national reference points

Personal and Laundry Services net margin 52.1%
Cross-industry median (5%)

p25/median/p75 = 3%/5%/8%

Business Structure Breakdown

How businesses in this industry are legally structured (IRS SOI)

C Corporation
172,183 returns 6%

Margin: 4.8% · Receipts: $82.3B

Sole Proprietorship
2,881,004 returns 94%

Margin: 25.6% · Receipts: $90.2B

Financial Detail

Total Tax Returns Filed
3,053,187
Avg Receipts per Business
$56.5M
Annual Payroll (Total)
$52.0B
Avg Employees per Establishment
5.7

Sub-Industries

Industry Profit Margin
Death Care Services

NAICS 8122

 N/A
Drycleaning and Laundry Services

NAICS 8123

 N/A
Other Personal Services

NAICS 8129

 N/A
Personal Care Services

NAICS 8121

 N/A

Top States by Employment

State Employment
California 194,559
Texas 129,080
New York 118,072
Florida 106,422
Pennsylvania 70,893
New Jersey 66,556
Illinois 58,889
Ohio 54,755
Virginia 45,051
Massachusetts 45,049

Showing top 10 of 51 states

SBA Lending Activity

SBA FY2020–2026

SBA Loans Approved

21,757

Total Loan Volume

$8.7B

Avg Loan Size

$399K

Jobs Supported

195,587

Program Breakdown

7(a) 19,879 (91%)
504 1,878 (9%)

Top SBA Lender

The Huntington National Bank

2,505 loans in this industry

New Business Share

39.4% of borrowers were new/startup businesses

Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)

2020
2,345
2021
2,545
2022
2,893
2023
3,565
2024
4,484
2025
5,246
2026
679

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the average revenue for Personal and Laundry Services?
$172.5B in total annual receipts across all Personal and Laundry Services businesses. Average per business: $56.5M.
How profitable is Personal and Laundry Services?
15.6% net profit margin, above average for US industries.
How many businesses are in Personal and Laundry Services?
272,787 business establishments. Together they employ 1,556,668 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Personal and Laundry Services?
$33,431/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 5.7 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Personal and Laundry Services employment?
California leads with 194,559 workers. Texas (129,080) and New York (118,072) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Personal and Laundry Services receive?
Personal and Laundry Services businesses received 21,757 SBA loans totaling $8.7 billion between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $399K. These loans supported 195,587 jobs at origination. Most lending (91%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.

Comparable industry benchmarks

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Closest reported net margins

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Closest workforce scale

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Benchmarking Personal and Laundry Services

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Sources: IRS Statistics of Income (SOI) Business Tax Statistics · Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023

NAICS 812 · 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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