Social Assistance in Indiana — margin & local benchmarks
The social assistance industry's national net profit margin is 36.7% (national, owner-operator basis — no state-level margin exists in any public source). In Indiana, there are 4,056 social assistance establishments.
36.7%net profit margin · owner-operator basis
Owner-operator basis (IRS SOI sole proprietorships, TY2023): net income less deficit ÷ business receipts, at NAICS 624 (Social Assistance). Sole-proprietor labor is not expensed, so this overstates corporate-style profit. Profit margin is published only nationally (IRS SOI);
this site never adjusts it to look local — see methodology.
Social Assistance in Indiana
Local counts from Census County Business Patterns (2023) and BLS QCEW. Establishment counts survive disclosure suppression; payroll/wage cells may be withheld and are then shown as insufficient data.
| Metric | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Establishments in Indiana | 4,056 | State 2023 source ↗ |
| Employment in Indiana | 69,980 | State 2023 source ↗ |
| Annual payroll in Indiana | $2,160,739,000 | State 2023 source ↗ |
| Average weekly wage in Indiana | $668 | State 2024 source ↗ |
Business survival rates by firm age are published by Census BDS at the national level only (not by state or industry jointly) — so no local survival figure is shown here, rather than a misleading one.
Metro-level counts, multi-year trends, and geography-to-geography comparison are available to subscribers. This page shows the current national margin plus current Indiana counts.
Frequently asked
How many social assistance businesses are in Indiana?
4,056 establishments (Census County Business Patterns, 2023).
What is the average social assistance wage in Indiana?
$668 per week (BLS QCEW 2024, private sector).
What profit margin do social assistance businesses make?
About 36.7% net margin nationally (owner-operator basis, IRS SOI) — no state-level margin is published.
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