Employment
128,501
Total employees (Census CBP)
Other Services (except Public Administration) ·NAICS 81293
NAICS 81293 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Parking Lots and Garages - Industry Benchmarks
$31,264/yr average annual pay, with 91 SBA loans on record for NAICS 81293.
- 10.5%
- Other Services (except Public Administration) sector margin
- 129K
- Workers employed
- $31,264/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $68M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 81293
California leads Parking Lots and Garages 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)
- 129K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $31,264/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $68M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Parking Lots and Garages
Parking Lots and Garages sits inside Other Services (except Public Administration), a sector that runs a 10.5% net margin overall.
12,189 establishments employ 128,501 workers (10.5/location) at $31,264/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by Florida and New York.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$31,264/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
12,189
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 7,366; establishment count increased by 245. 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)
- $4.0B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 10.5
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Parking Lots and Garages NAICS 812930 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 24,237 |
| Florida | 13,712 |
| New York | 12,893 |
| Texas | 11,551 |
| Georgia | 4,753 |
| Pennsylvania | 4,372 |
| New Jersey | 3,697 |
| Connecticut | 2,501 |
| Michigan | 2,493 |
| Arizona | 2,174 |
Showing top 10 of 49 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
91
Total Loan Volume
$68M
Avg Loan Size
$747K
Jobs Supported
734
Program Breakdown
7(a) 76 (84%)
504 15 (16%)
Top SBA Lender
TD Bank, National Association
6 loans in this industry
New Business Share
39.6% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 10
2021 11
2022 13
2023 22
2024 16
2025 16
2026 3
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Parking Lots and Garages?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 81293 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 Parking Lots and Garages?
12,189 business establishments. Together they employ 128,501 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Parking Lots and Garages?
$31,264/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 10.5 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Parking Lots and Garages employment?
California leads with 24,237 workers. Florida (13,712) and New York (12,893) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Parking Lots and Garages receive?
Parking Lots and Garages businesses received 91 SBA loans totaling $68 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $747K. These loans supported 734 jobs at origination. Most lending (84%) 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 67% 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.
Benchmarking Parking Lots and Garages
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Other Services (except Public Administration)
- 12,189 establishments, 128,501 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 91 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 81293 · 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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