Employment
394,520
Total employees (Census CBP)
Other Services (except Public Administration) ·NAICS 8129
NAICS 8129 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Other Personal Services - Industry Benchmarks
$32,181/yr average annual pay, with 6,579 SBA loans on record for NAICS 8129.
- 10.5%
- Other Services (except Public Administration) sector margin
- 395K
- Workers employed
- $32,181/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $3.0B
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 8129
California leads Other Personal 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)
- 395K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $32,181/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $3.0B
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Other Personal Services
Other Personal Services sits inside Other Services (except Public Administration), a sector that runs a 10.5% net margin overall.
62,812 establishments employ 394,520 workers (6.3/location) at $32,181/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by Texas and Florida.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$32,181/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
62,812
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 33,518; establishment count increased by 3,549. 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)
- $12.7B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 6.3
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| All Other Personal Services NAICS 81299 | N/A |
| Parking Lots and Garages NAICS 81293 | N/A |
| Pet Care (except Veterinary) Services NAICS 81291 | N/A |
| Photofinishing NAICS 81292 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 54,854 |
| Texas | 35,718 |
| Florida | 32,736 |
| New York | 25,658 |
| Illinois | 15,978 |
| Pennsylvania | 13,327 |
| Georgia | 12,982 |
| Ohio | 11,991 |
| New Jersey | 11,820 |
| Virginia | 10,546 |
Showing top 10 of 51 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
6,579
Total Loan Volume
$3.0B
Avg Loan Size
$452K
Jobs Supported
59,733
Program Breakdown
7(a) 5,737 (87%)
504 842 (13%)
Top SBA Lender
The Huntington National Bank
774 loans in this industry
New Business Share
39.8% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 680
2021 766
2022 974
2023 1,052
2024 1,320
2025 1,577
2026 210
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Other Personal Services?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 8129 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 Other Personal Services?
62,812 business establishments. Together they employ 394,520 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Other Personal Services?
$32,181/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 6.3 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Other Personal Services employment?
California leads with 54,854 workers. Texas (35,718) and Florida (32,736) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Other Personal Services receive?
Other Personal Services businesses received 6,579 SBA loans totaling $3.0 billion between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $452K. These loans supported 59,733 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 70% 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.
Benchmarking Other Personal Services
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Other Services (except Public Administration)
- 62,812 establishments, 394,520 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 6,579 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 8129 · 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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