Employment
3,681
Total employees (Census CBP)
Other Services (except Public Administration) ·NAICS 81292
NAICS 81292 · IRS SOI (C corp) · Census CBP 2023
Photofinishing - Industry Benchmarks
$53,821/yr average annual pay, with 17 SBA loans on record for NAICS 81292.
- 4.0%
- Other Services (except Public Administration) sector margin
- 4K
- Workers employed
- $53,821/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $7M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated August 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 4.0% net margin.
- 4.0%
- 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
Use Photofinishing's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.
Photofinishing 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 Photofinishing
Photofinishing sits inside Other Services (except Public Administration), a sector that runs a 4.0% 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.
Photofinishing sits in the 2nd percentile for employment among 5-digit NAICS industries with reported data.
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.
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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 4.0% net margin (IRS SOI 2013 C corp).
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.
Nationwide industries with similar benchmark drivers
Two IRS/Census peer sets for Photofinishing, both at NAICS level 5 and excluding this code so the neighborhoods are not self-links.
According to Census County Business Patterns 2023, Photofinishing ranks #540 of 551 U.S. industries at the 5-digit NAICS level by total employment.
Similar workforce scale
Nearest peer industries by ABS(Census employment) (3,681 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 81292 · 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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