Other Services (except Public Administration) ·NAICS 812921

NAICS 812921 · IRS SOI (C corp) · Census CBP 2023

Photofinishing Laboratories (except One-Hour) - Industry Benchmarks

$54,945/yr average annual pay, with 14 SBA loans on record for NAICS 812921.

4.0%
Other Services (except Public Administration) sector margin
4K
Workers employed
$54,945/yr
Avg payroll / employee
$6M
SBA lending, FY20–26

Data updated August 2026

The verdict · NAICS 812921

California leads Photofinishing Laboratories (except One-Hour) 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)
$54,945/yr
Avg payroll / employee
$6M
SBA lending, FY20–26

Use Photofinishing Laboratories (except One-Hour)'s NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.

Photofinishing Laboratories (except One-Hour) 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 Laboratories (except One-Hour)

Photofinishing Laboratories (except One-Hour) sits inside Other Services (except Public Administration), a sector that runs a 4.0% net margin overall.

332 establishments employ 3,507 workers (10.6/location) at $54,945/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by New York and Utah.

Employment

3,507

Total employees (Census CBP)

Avg Payroll / Employee

$54,945/yr

Annual compensation

Establishments

332

Business locations

Release-over-release change

What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023

Employment decreased by 518; establishment count decreased by 25. This comparison uses two published national Census County Business Patterns releases; suppressed fields are omitted rather than estimated.

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Workforce scale

Financial Detail

Annual Payroll (Total)
$192.7M
Avg Employees per Establishment
10.6

Top States by Employment

State Employment
California 928
New York 269
Utah 64
North Carolina 55
Illinois 30
Georgia 28
Kentucky 23
Wisconsin 10
Vermont 4

Showing top 10 of 32 states

SBA Lending Activity

SBA FY2020–2026

SBA Loans Approved

14

Total Loan Volume

$6M

Avg Loan Size

$456K

Jobs Supported

307

Program Breakdown

7(a) 12 (86%)
504 2 (14%)

Top SBA Lender

JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association

2 loans in this industry

New Business Share

14.3% of borrowers were new/startup businesses

Annual Lending Trend (6 yrs)

2020
2
2021
3
2022
2
2023
1
2024
4
2025
2

Frequently Asked Questions

How profitable is Photofinishing Laboratories (except One-Hour)?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 812921 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 Laboratories (except One-Hour)?
332 business establishments. Together they employ 3,507 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Photofinishing Laboratories (except One-Hour)?
$54,945/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 10.6 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Photofinishing Laboratories (except One-Hour) employment?
California leads with 928 workers. New York (269) and Utah (64) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Photofinishing Laboratories (except One-Hour) receive?
Photofinishing Laboratories (except One-Hour) businesses received 14 SBA loans totaling $6 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $456K. These loans supported 307 jobs at origination. Most lending (86%) 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.

According to Census County Business Patterns 2023, Photofinishing Laboratories (except One-Hour) ranks #765 of 801 U.S. industries at the 6-digit NAICS level by total employment.

Closest workforce scale

Same NAICS detail level, ordered by the smallest difference in reported Census employment.

Benchmarking Photofinishing Laboratories (except One-Hour)

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Sources: IRS Statistics of Income (SOI) Business Tax Statistics · Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023

NAICS 812921 · 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.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns / SUSB Industry employment scale, payroll, and firm-size benchmarks · 2023

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