Employment
107,566
Total employees (Census CBP)
Other Services (except Public Administration) ·NAICS 81221
NAICS 81221 · IRS SOI (C corp) · Census CBP 2023
Funeral Homes and Funeral Services - Industry Benchmarks
$43,650/yr average annual pay, with 991 SBA loans on record for NAICS 81221.
- 4.0%
- Other Services (except Public Administration) sector margin
- 108K
- Workers employed
- $43,650/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $987M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated August 2026
The verdict · NAICS 81221
Texas leads Funeral Homes and Funeral 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)
- 108K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $43,650/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $987M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Use Funeral Homes and Funeral Services's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.
Funeral Homes and Funeral 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 Funeral Homes and Funeral Services
Funeral Homes and Funeral Services sits inside Other Services (except Public Administration), a sector that runs a 4.0% net margin overall.
15,183 establishments employ 107,566 workers (7.1/location) at $43,650/yr average annual pay. Texas leads employment, followed by Florida and New York.
Funeral Homes and Funeral Services sits in the 63rd percentile for employment among 5-digit NAICS industries with reported data.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$43,650/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
15,183
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment decreased by 2,946; establishment count decreased by 192. 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)
- $4.7B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 7.1
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Funeral Homes and Funeral Services NAICS 812210 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| Texas | 8,635 |
| Florida | 5,610 |
| New York | 5,159 |
| Ohio | 4,998 |
| Pennsylvania | 4,901 |
| Michigan | 4,366 |
| North Carolina | 4,329 |
| Illinois | 4,083 |
| Virginia | 3,772 |
| Georgia | 3,416 |
Showing top 10 of 51 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
991
Total Loan Volume
$987M
Avg Loan Size
$996K
Jobs Supported
6,274
Program Breakdown
7(a) 864 (87%)
504 127 (13%)
Top SBA Lender
Live Oak Banking Company
179 loans in this industry
New Business Share
19.3% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 166
2021 204
2022 155
2023 149
2024 131
2025 173
2026 13
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Funeral Homes and Funeral Services?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 81221 level. Texas 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 Funeral Homes and Funeral Services?
15,183 business establishments. Together they employ 107,566 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Funeral Homes and Funeral Services?
$43,650/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 7.1 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Funeral Homes and Funeral Services employment?
Texas leads with 8,635 workers. Florida (5,610) and New York (5,159) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Funeral Homes and Funeral Services receive?
Funeral Homes and Funeral Services businesses received 991 SBA loans totaling $987 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $996K. These loans supported 6,274 jobs at origination. Most lending (87%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.
Nationwide industries with similar benchmark drivers
Two IRS/Census peer sets for Funeral Homes and Funeral Services, both at NAICS level 5 and excluding this code so the neighborhoods are not self-links.
According to Census County Business Patterns 2023, Funeral Homes and Funeral Services ranks #206 of 551 U.S. industries at the 5-digit NAICS level by total employment.
Similar workforce scale
Nearest peer industries by ABS(Census employment) (107,566 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 81221 · 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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