Employment
55,637
Total employees (Census CBP)
Other Services (except Public Administration) ·NAICS 812331
NAICS 812331 · IRS SOI (C corp) · Census CBP 2023
Linen Supply - Industry Benchmarks
$44,064/yr average annual pay, with 78 SBA loans on record for NAICS 812331.
- 4.0%
- Other Services (except Public Administration) sector margin
- 56K
- Workers employed
- $44,064/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $68M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated August 2026
The verdict · NAICS 812331
New York leads Linen Supply 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)
- 56K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $44,064/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $68M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Use Linen Supply's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.
Linen Supply 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 Linen Supply
Linen Supply sits inside Other Services (except Public Administration), a sector that runs a 4.0% net margin overall.
905 establishments employ 55,637 workers (61.5/location) at $44,064/yr average annual pay. New York leads employment, followed by Texas and Ohio.
Linen Supply sits in the 59th percentile for employment among 6-digit NAICS industries with reported data.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$44,064/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
905
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 9,678; establishment count increased by 66. 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)
- $2.5B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 61.5
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| New York | 3,933 |
| Texas | 3,020 |
| Ohio | 2,222 |
| Georgia | 1,621 |
| Massachusetts | 1,533 |
| Michigan | 1,415 |
| Virginia | 1,414 |
| Washington | 1,089 |
| Hawaii | 774 |
| Oregon | 774 |
Showing top 10 of 47 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
78
Total Loan Volume
$68M
Avg Loan Size
$868K
Jobs Supported
1,544
Program Breakdown
7(a) 63 (81%)
504 15 (19%)
Top SBA Lender
TD Bank, National Association
5 loans in this industry
New Business Share
24.4% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 4
2021 13
2022 10
2023 14
2024 19
2025 15
2026 3
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Linen Supply?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 812331 level. New York 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 Linen Supply?
905 business establishments. Together they employ 55,637 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Linen Supply?
$44,064/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 61.5 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Linen Supply employment?
New York leads with 3,933 workers. Texas (3,020) and Ohio (2,222) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Linen Supply receive?
Linen Supply businesses received 78 SBA loans totaling $68 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $868K. These loans supported 1,544 jobs at origination. Most lending (81%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.
Nationwide industries with similar benchmark drivers
Two IRS/Census peer sets for Linen Supply, both at NAICS level 6 and excluding this code so the neighborhoods are not self-links.
According to Census County Business Patterns 2023, Linen Supply ranks #331 of 801 U.S. industries at the 6-digit NAICS level by total employment.
Similar workforce scale
Nearest peer industries by ABS(Census employment) (55,637 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 812331 · 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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