Employment
29,017
Total employees (Census CBP)
Other Services (except Public Administration) ·NAICS 812111
NAICS 812111 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Barber Shops - Industry Benchmarks
$33,667/yr average annual pay, with 898 SBA loans on record for NAICS 812111.
- 10.5%
- Other Services (except Public Administration) sector margin
- 29K
- Workers employed
- $33,667/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $158M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 812111
Texas leads Barber Shops 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)
- 29K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $33,667/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $158M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Barber Shops
Barber Shops sits inside Other Services (except Public Administration), a sector that runs a 10.5% net margin overall.
7,789 establishments employ 29,017 workers (3.7/location) at $33,667/yr average annual pay. Texas leads employment, followed by California and New Jersey.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$33,667/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
7,789
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 343; establishment count increased by 426. 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)
- $976.9M
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 3.7
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| Texas | 3,693 |
| California | 2,273 |
| New Jersey | 1,589 |
| Colorado | 1,179 |
| Illinois | 1,029 |
| Virginia | 973 |
| Pennsylvania | 954 |
| Ohio | 824 |
| North Carolina | 821 |
| Arizona | 647 |
Showing top 10 of 51 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
898
Total Loan Volume
$158M
Avg Loan Size
$176K
Jobs Supported
8,511
Program Breakdown
7(a) 877 (98%)
504 21 (2%)
Top SBA Lender
The Huntington National Bank
125 loans in this industry
New Business Share
44.5% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 82
2021 76
2022 118
2023 157
2024 187
2025 250
2026 28
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Barber Shops?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 812111 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 Barber Shops?
7,789 business establishments. Together they employ 29,017 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Barber Shops?
$33,667/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 3.7 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Barber Shops employment?
Texas leads with 3,693 workers. California (2,273) and New Jersey (1,589) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Barber Shops receive?
Barber Shops businesses received 898 SBA loans totaling $158 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $176K. These loans supported 8,511 jobs at origination. Most lending (98%) 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 40% of that same 801-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.
- Limousine Service 29,036
- Landscape Architectural Services 29,046
- Nonchocolate Confectionery Manufacturing 28,988
Benchmarking Barber Shops
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Other Services (except Public Administration)
- 7,789 establishments, 29,017 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 898 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 812111 · 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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