Employment
214,947
Total employees (Census CBP)
Other Services (except Public Administration) ·NAICS 81331
NAICS 81331 · IRS SOI (C corp) · Census CBP 2023
Social Advocacy Organizations - Industry Benchmarks
$66,154/yr average annual pay, with 14 SBA loans on record for NAICS 81331.
- 4.0%
- Other Services (except Public Administration) sector margin
- 215K
- Workers employed
- $66,154/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $6M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated August 2026
The verdict · NAICS 81331
California leads Social Advocacy Organizations 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)
- 215K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $66,154/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $6M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Use Social Advocacy Organizations's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.
Social Advocacy Organizations 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 Social Advocacy Organizations
Social Advocacy Organizations sits inside Other Services (except Public Administration), a sector that runs a 4.0% net margin overall.
21,255 establishments employ 214,947 workers (10.1/location) at $66,154/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by District of Columbia and New York.
Social Advocacy Organizations sits in the 79th percentile for employment among 5-digit NAICS industries with reported data.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$66,154/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
21,255
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 10,800; establishment count increased by 1,000. 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)
- $14.2B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 10.1
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations NAICS 813312 | N/A |
| Human Rights Organizations NAICS 813311 | N/A |
| Other Social Advocacy Organizations NAICS 813319 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 28,123 |
| District of Columbia | 24,283 |
| New York | 19,799 |
| Virginia | 10,194 |
| Texas | 8,941 |
| Pennsylvania | 7,169 |
| Massachusetts | 6,745 |
| Florida | 6,696 |
| Colorado | 6,674 |
| Illinois | 6,165 |
Showing top 10 of 51 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
14
Total Loan Volume
$6M
Avg Loan Size
$439K
Jobs Supported
142
Program Breakdown
7(a) 13 (93%)
504 1 (7%)
Top SBA Lender
Ives Bank
3 loans in this industry
New Business Share
21.4% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (5 yrs)
2021 3
2022 3
2023 5
2024 2
2025 1
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Social Advocacy Organizations?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 81331 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 Social Advocacy Organizations?
21,255 business establishments. Together they employ 214,947 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Social Advocacy Organizations?
$66,154/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 10.1 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Social Advocacy Organizations employment?
California leads with 28,123 workers. District of Columbia (24,283) and New York (19,799) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Social Advocacy Organizations receive?
Social Advocacy Organizations businesses received 14 SBA loans totaling $6 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $439K. These loans supported 142 jobs at origination. Most lending (93%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.
Nationwide industries with similar benchmark drivers
Two IRS/Census peer sets for Social Advocacy Organizations, both at NAICS level 5 and excluding this code so the neighborhoods are not self-links.
According to Census County Business Patterns 2023, Social Advocacy Organizations ranks #115 of 551 U.S. industries at the 5-digit NAICS level by total employment.
Similar workforce scale
Nearest peer industries by ABS(Census employment) (214,947 here).
Read with this industry: Industry employment trends · Other Services (except Public Administration) · Rankings
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Sources: IRS Statistics of Income (SOI) Business Tax Statistics · Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023
NAICS 81331 · 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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