Which US Industry Sectors Earn the Widest Profit Margins
Analysis of 2,002 NAICS industries from IRS SOI 2023 tax returns: Management of Companies leads at 24.43% net-income-to-receipts, Wholesale Trade lags at 2.76%.
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Payroll per Employee: $149K Information vs $35K Accommodation
Census CBP 2023 data shows Information workers earn $149,198 in annual payroll vs Accommodation and Food Services at the bottom — a 4x spread across US industries.
Where SBA Loans Concentrate: Industry Patterns in 92,214 Lender Records
PlainBizBench maps 92,214 SBA lender records to NAICS industries. Wholesale Trade (NAICS 425120) tops 609 SBA 7(a) loans with $355.5M in approvals — a concentration pattern that reveals working-capital demand.