Employment
41,351
Total employees (Census CBP)
Other Services (except Public Administration) ·NAICS 81231
NAICS 81231 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Coin-Operated Laundries and Drycleaners - Industry Benchmarks
$26,359/yr average annual pay, with 1,237 SBA loans on record for NAICS 81231.
- 10.5%
- Other Services (except Public Administration) sector margin
- 41K
- Workers employed
- $26,359/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $928M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 81231
New York leads Coin-Operated Laundries and Drycleaners 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)
- 41K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $26,359/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $928M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Coin-Operated Laundries and Drycleaners
Coin-Operated Laundries and Drycleaners sits inside Other Services (except Public Administration), a sector that runs a 10.5% net margin overall.
10,890 establishments employ 41,351 workers (3.8/location) at $26,359/yr average annual pay. New York leads employment, followed by California and Florida.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$26,359/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
10,890
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 281; establishment count decreased by 21. 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)
- $1.1B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 3.8
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Coin-Operated Laundries and Drycleaners NAICS 812310 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| New York | 5,853 |
| California | 5,310 |
| Florida | 2,489 |
| Illinois | 1,900 |
| Ohio | 1,310 |
| Massachusetts | 1,215 |
| Pennsylvania | 1,151 |
| Michigan | 1,131 |
| Maryland | 1,102 |
| Indiana | 954 |
Showing top 10 of 51 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
1,237
Total Loan Volume
$928M
Avg Loan Size
$750K
Jobs Supported
6,157
Program Breakdown
7(a) 1,040 (84%)
504 197 (16%)
Top SBA Lender
The Huntington National Bank
44 loans in this industry
New Business Share
41.9% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 168
2021 226
2022 182
2023 205
2024 191
2025 228
2026 37
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Coin-Operated Laundries and Drycleaners?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 81231 level. New York 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 Coin-Operated Laundries and Drycleaners?
10,890 business establishments. Together they employ 41,351 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Coin-Operated Laundries and Drycleaners?
$26,359/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 3.8 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Coin-Operated Laundries and Drycleaners employment?
New York leads with 5,853 workers. California (5,310) and Florida (2,489) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Coin-Operated Laundries and Drycleaners receive?
Coin-Operated Laundries and Drycleaners businesses received 1,237 SBA loans totaling $928 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $750K. These loans supported 6,157 jobs at origination. Most lending (84%) 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 33% of that same 551-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.
Benchmarking Coin-Operated Laundries and Drycleaners
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Other Services (except Public Administration)
- 10,890 establishments, 41,351 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 1,237 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 81231 · Data year: 2023
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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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