Accommodation and Food Services · Michigan
Accommodation and Food Services in Michigan
NAICS 72 · Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023
Benchmarking Accommodation and Food Services in Michigan
Accommodation and Food Services (NAICS 72) in Michigan reports 394,668 workers across 21,720 establishments, with $9.3B of aggregate annual payroll flowing through Census CBP 2023 filings. That represents 2.7% of national employment for this industry — a concentration ratio that tells you whether Michigan 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 Accommodation and Food Services employees in Michigan is $23,539/yr, versus a national average of $26,914/yr. Michigan 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 Accommodation and Food Services is 6.7%, 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 Accommodation and Food Services national page (entity structure, SBA lending, sub-industries) and the Michigan overview (top employers, payroll dispersion across industries).
Employment
394,668
Establishments
21,720
Annual Payroll
$9.3B
Avg Payroll/Employee
$23,539/yr
Compare to National Average
Profit Margin (National)
National avg — IRS SOI (no state-level profit data)
Avg Payroll/Employee
Michigan vs National avg
Employment
Michigan 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