Employment
175,116
Total employees (Census CBP)
Other Services (except Public Administration) ·NAICS 812910
NAICS 812910 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Pet Care (except Veterinary) Services - Industry Benchmarks
$28,047/yr average annual pay, with 3,194 SBA loans on record for NAICS 812910.
- 10.5%
- Other Services (except Public Administration) sector margin
- 175K
- Workers employed
- $28,047/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $1.6B
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 812910
California leads Pet Care (except Veterinary) 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)
- 175K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $28,047/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $1.6B
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Pet Care (except Veterinary) Services
Pet Care (except Veterinary) Services sits inside Other Services (except Public Administration), a sector that runs a 10.5% net margin overall.
25,551 establishments employ 175,116 workers (6.8/location) at $28,047/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by Texas and Florida.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$28,047/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
25,551
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 16,870; establishment count increased by 1,284. 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)
- $4.9B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 6.8
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 17,383 |
| Texas | 14,988 |
| Florida | 10,665 |
| Illinois | 7,691 |
| New York | 7,415 |
| North Carolina | 6,825 |
| Pennsylvania | 6,420 |
| Ohio | 6,358 |
| Virginia | 5,595 |
| Georgia | 5,427 |
Showing top 10 of 51 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
3,194
Total Loan Volume
$1.6B
Avg Loan Size
$506K
Jobs Supported
32,492
Program Breakdown
7(a) 2,865 (90%)
504 329 (10%)
Top SBA Lender
The Huntington National Bank
468 loans in this industry
New Business Share
50.8% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 306
2021 397
2022 468
2023 541
2024 653
2025 731
2026 98
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Pet Care (except Veterinary) Services?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 812910 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 Pet Care (except Veterinary) Services?
25,551 business establishments. Together they employ 175,116 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Pet Care (except Veterinary) Services?
$28,047/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 6.8 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Pet Care (except Veterinary) Services employment?
California leads with 17,383 workers. Texas (14,988) and Florida (10,665) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Pet Care (except Veterinary) Services receive?
Pet Care (except Veterinary) Services businesses received 3,194 SBA loans totaling $1.6 billion between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $506K. These loans supported 32,492 jobs at origination. Most lending (90%) 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 83% of that same 801-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 Pet Care (except Veterinary) Services
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Other Services (except Public Administration)
- 25,551 establishments, 175,116 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 3,194 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 812910 · 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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