Employment
3,681
Total employees (Census CBP)
Other Services (except Public Administration) ·NAICS 81292
NAICS 81292 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Photofinishing - Industry Benchmarks
$53,821/yr average annual pay, with 17 SBA loans on record for NAICS 81292.
- 10.5%
- Other Services (except Public Administration) sector margin
- 4K
- Workers employed
- $53,821/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $7M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 81292
California leads Photofinishing 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)
- 4K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $53,821/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $7M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Photofinishing
Photofinishing sits inside Other Services (except Public Administration), a sector that runs a 10.5% net margin overall.
391 establishments employ 3,681 workers (9.4/location) at $53,821/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by Pennsylvania and Utah.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$53,821/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
391
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment decreased by 632; establishment count decreased by 64. 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)
- $198.1M
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 9.4
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| One-Hour Photofinishing NAICS 812922 | N/A |
| Photofinishing Laboratories (except One-Hour) NAICS 812921 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 969 |
| Pennsylvania | 77 |
| Utah | 64 |
| North Carolina | 55 |
| Illinois | 30 |
| Georgia | 28 |
| Kentucky | 23 |
| Colorado | 10 |
| Vermont | 4 |
Showing top 10 of 33 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
17
Total Loan Volume
$7M
Avg Loan Size
$403K
Jobs Supported
314
Program Breakdown
7(a) 15 (88%)
504 2 (12%)
Top SBA Lender
Readycap Lending, LLC
2 loans in this industry
New Business Share
17.6% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (6 yrs)
2020 2
2021 3
2022 3
2023 2
2024 4
2025 3
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Photofinishing?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 81292 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 Photofinishing?
391 business establishments. Together they employ 3,681 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Photofinishing?
$53,821/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 9.4 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Photofinishing employment?
California leads with 969 workers. Pennsylvania (77) and Utah (64) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Photofinishing receive?
Photofinishing businesses received 17 SBA loans totaling $7 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $403K. These loans supported 314 jobs at origination. Most lending (88%) 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 2% 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 Photofinishing
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Other Services (except Public Administration)
- 391 establishments, 3,681 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 17 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 81292 · 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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