Employment
93,512
Total employees (Census CBP)
Other Services (except Public Administration) ·NAICS 81232
NAICS 81232 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Drycleaning and Laundry Services (except Coin-Operated) - Industry Benchmarks
$28,922/yr average annual pay, with 933 SBA loans on record for NAICS 81232.
- 10.5%
- Other Services (except Public Administration) sector margin
- 94K
- Workers employed
- $28,922/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $483M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 81232
California leads Drycleaning and Laundry Services (except Coin-Operated) 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)
- 94K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $28,922/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $483M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Drycleaning and Laundry Services (except Coin-Operated)
Drycleaning and Laundry Services (except Coin-Operated) sits inside Other Services (except Public Administration), a sector that runs a 10.5% net margin overall.
15,801 establishments employ 93,512 workers (5.9/location) at $28,922/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by Texas and New York.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$28,922/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
15,801
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 672; establishment count decreased by 593. 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)
- $2.7B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 5.9
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Drycleaning and Laundry Services (except Coin-Operated) NAICS 812320 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 11,716 |
| Texas | 11,114 |
| New York | 8,357 |
| Florida | 6,129 |
| New Jersey | 3,890 |
| Illinois | 3,670 |
| North Carolina | 3,101 |
| Virginia | 2,951 |
| Georgia | 2,925 |
| Massachusetts | 2,486 |
Showing top 10 of 51 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
933
Total Loan Volume
$483M
Avg Loan Size
$518K
Jobs Supported
9,733
Program Breakdown
7(a) 862 (92%)
504 71 (8%)
Top SBA Lender
The Huntington National Bank
61 loans in this industry
New Business Share
24.7% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 149
2021 89
2022 83
2023 116
2024 195
2025 262
2026 39
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Drycleaning and Laundry Services (except Coin-Operated)?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 81232 level. California 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 Drycleaning and Laundry Services (except Coin-Operated)?
15,801 business establishments. Together they employ 93,512 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Drycleaning and Laundry Services (except Coin-Operated)?
$28,922/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 5.9 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Drycleaning and Laundry Services (except Coin-Operated) employment?
California leads with 11,716 workers. Texas (11,114) and New York (8,357) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Drycleaning and Laundry Services (except Coin-Operated) receive?
Drycleaning and Laundry Services (except Coin-Operated) businesses received 933 SBA loans totaling $483 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $518K. These loans supported 9,733 jobs at origination. Most lending (92%) 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 59% 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.
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Benchmarking Drycleaning and Laundry Services (except Coin-Operated)
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Other Services (except Public Administration)
- 15,801 establishments, 93,512 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 933 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 81232 · 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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