Employment
196,500
Total employees (Census CBP)
Other Services (except Public Administration) ·NAICS 81219
NAICS 81219 · IRS SOI (C corp) · Census CBP 2023
Other Personal Care Services - Industry Benchmarks
$30,864/yr average annual pay, with 3,973 SBA loans on record for NAICS 81219.
- 4.0%
- Other Services (except Public Administration) sector margin
- 197K
- Workers employed
- $30,864/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $1.4B
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated August 2026
The verdict · NAICS 81219
California leads Other Personal Care Services activity nationally. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level, but the broader Other Services (except Public Administration) sector runs a 4.0% net margin.
- 4.0%
- Other Services (except Public Administration) sector margin (IRS SOI)
- 197K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $30,864/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $1.4B
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Use Other Personal Care Services's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.
Other Personal Care Services is reported here with financial measures from IRS Statistics of Income and workforce measures from Census County Business Patterns. The page keeps those source systems distinct, shows unavailable fields rather than estimating them, and links the underlying industry context so readers can compare the same NAICS activity before interpreting a margin or payroll figure.
Source: IRS SOI (C corporation headline) and Census County Business Patterns 2023
Benchmarking Insights for Other Personal Care Services
Other Personal Care Services sits inside Other Services (except Public Administration), a sector that runs a 4.0% net margin overall.
34,344 establishments employ 196,500 workers (5.7/location) at $30,864/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by Texas and Florida.
Other Personal Care Services sits in the 78th percentile for employment among 5-digit NAICS industries with reported data.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$30,864/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
34,344
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 13,745; establishment count increased by 1,895. This comparison uses two published national Census County Business Patterns releases; suppressed fields are omitted rather than estimated.
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Financial Detail
- Annual Payroll (Total)
- $6.1B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 5.7
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Diet and Weight Reducing Centers NAICS 812191 | N/A |
| Other Personal Care Services NAICS 812199 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 24,258 |
| Texas | 19,399 |
| Florida | 15,746 |
| New York | 13,468 |
| New Jersey | 8,341 |
| Illinois | 7,006 |
| Pennsylvania | 6,887 |
| North Carolina | 6,453 |
| Virginia | 5,733 |
| Ohio | 5,509 |
Showing top 10 of 51 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
3,973
Total Loan Volume
$1.4B
Avg Loan Size
$360K
Jobs Supported
37,238
Program Breakdown
7(a) 3,782 (95%)
504 191 (5%)
Top SBA Lender
The Huntington National Bank
761 loans in this industry
New Business Share
56.8% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 330
2021 404
2022 482
2023 707
2024 915
2025 1,007
2026 128
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Other Personal Care Services?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 81219 level. California leads this industry nationally. The broader Other Services (except Public Administration) sector runs a 4.0% net margin (IRS SOI 2013 C corp).
How many businesses are in Other Personal Care Services?
34,344 business establishments. Together they employ 196,500 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Other Personal Care Services?
$30,864/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 5.7 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Other Personal Care Services employment?
California leads with 24,258 workers. Texas (19,399) and Florida (15,746) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Other Personal Care Services receive?
Other Personal Care Services businesses received 3,973 SBA loans totaling $1.4 billion between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $360K. These loans supported 37,238 jobs at origination. Most lending (95%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.
Nationwide industries with similar benchmark drivers
Two IRS/Census peer sets for Other Personal Care Services, both at NAICS level 5 and excluding this code so the neighborhoods are not self-links.
According to Census County Business Patterns 2023, Other Personal Care Services ranks #122 of 551 U.S. industries at the 5-digit NAICS level by total employment.
Similar workforce scale
Nearest peer industries by ABS(Census employment) (196,500 here).
Read with this industry: Industry employment trends · Other Services (except Public Administration) · 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 81219 · CBP 2023 · IRS SOI
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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