Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) · Indiana
Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) in Indiana
NAICS 6231 · Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023
Benchmarking Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) in Indiana
Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) (NAICS 6231) in Indiana reports 45,296 workers across 522 establishments, with $1.9B of aggregate annual payroll flowing through Census CBP 2023 filings. That represents 3.2% of national employment for this industry, a concentration ratio that tells you whether Indiana is a primary labor market for this NAICS code or a smaller satellite. A share above 5% signals a meaningful regional cluster; below 1% usually means the state is not a structural fit for this industry at scale.
Wage benchmarking is where state-level data earns its keep. The average annual compensation for Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) employees in Indiana is $41,535/yr, versus a national average of $44,479/yr. Indiana pays below the national average for this industry, common in lower cost-of-living states or where the industry has a smaller, less specialized local workforce.
Profitability data is only available at the national level because the IRS Statistics of Income program does not publish state-level margin breakdowns. The national net profit margin for Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) is not reported, and while margins do vary by state, the direction of variance usually follows labor cost and establishment size, both shown above. For a complete picture, pair this state-industry view with the Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) national page (entity structure, SBA lending, sub-industries) and the Indiana overview (top employers, payroll dispersion across industries).
Employment
45,296
Establishments
522
Annual Payroll
$1.9B
Avg Payroll/Employee
$41,535/yr
Compare to National Average
Profit Margin (National)
National avg, IRS SOI (no state-level profit data)
Avg Payroll/Employee
Indiana vs National avg
Employment
Indiana share of national
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns / SUSB Industry employment scale, payroll, and firm-size benchmarks · 2025
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