Employment
140,806
Total employees (Census CBP)
Other Services (except Public Administration) ·NAICS 8122
NAICS 8122 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Death Care Services - Industry Benchmarks
$45,709/yr average annual pay, with 1,110 SBA loans on record for NAICS 8122.
- 10.5%
- Other Services (except Public Administration) sector margin
- 141K
- Workers employed
- $45,709/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $1.1B
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 8122
Florida leads Death 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 10.5% net margin.
- 10.5%
- Other Services (except Public Administration) sector margin (IRS SOI)
- 141K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $45,709/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $1.1B
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Death Care Services
Death Care Services sits inside Other Services (except Public Administration), a sector that runs a 10.5% net margin overall.
20,232 establishments employ 140,806 workers (7.0/location) at $45,709/yr average annual pay. Florida leads employment, followed by New York and Pennsylvania.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$45,709/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
20,232
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment decreased by 2,349; establishment count decreased by 260. 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)
- $6.4B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 7.0
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Cemeteries and Crematories NAICS 81222 | N/A |
| Funeral Homes and Funeral Services NAICS 81221 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| Florida | 7,864 |
| New York | 7,770 |
| Pennsylvania | 7,319 |
| Ohio | 6,713 |
| Michigan | 5,601 |
| Illinois | 5,397 |
| North Carolina | 5,135 |
| Virginia | 4,493 |
| Tennessee | 4,221 |
| New Jersey | 3,595 |
Showing top 10 of 51 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
1,110
Total Loan Volume
$1.1B
Avg Loan Size
$949K
Jobs Supported
7,122
Program Breakdown
7(a) 968 (87%)
504 142 (13%)
Top SBA Lender
Live Oak Banking Company
188 loans in this industry
New Business Share
21.8% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 185
2021 228
2022 174
2023 165
2024 151
2025 193
2026 14
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Death Care Services?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 8122 level. Florida 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 Death Care Services?
20,232 business establishments. Together they employ 140,806 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Death Care Services?
$45,709/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 7.0 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Death Care Services employment?
Florida leads with 7,864 workers. New York (7,770) and Pennsylvania (7,319) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Death Care Services receive?
Death Care Services businesses received 1,110 SBA loans totaling $1.1 billion between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $949K. These loans supported 7,122 jobs at origination. Most lending (87%) 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 41% of that same 259-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.
- Spectator Sports 140,107
- Educational Support Services 141,678
- Rubber Product Manufacturing 138,686
Benchmarking Death Care Services
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Other Services (except Public Administration)
- 20,232 establishments, 140,806 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 1,110 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 8122 · 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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