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Illinois — small-business statistics by industry

Establishment counts and wages for 94 industries in Illinois (state), with each industry's national profit margin. Public-domain Census, BLS & IRS data.

IndustryEstablishmentsAvg wkly wageNet margin (nat'l)
Professional, Scientific & Technical Services37,946$2,42839.7%
Health Care & Social Assistance37,597$1,23734.9%
Other Services (except Public Administration)32,694$1,10418.9%
Accommodation & Food Services30,226$5991.9%
Construction (all)29,457$1,74714.8%
Ambulatory Health Care Services27,153$1,37136.3%
Finance & Insurance19,310$2,99520.2%
Specialty Trade Contractors18,685$1,68815.7%
Administrative & Support & Waste Services16,966$1,16519.8%
Administrative & Support Services15,998$1,13821.2%
Wholesale Trade15,961$2,0648.5%
Truck Transportation15,020$1,28110.1%
Real Estate & Rental and Leasing13,944$1,71324.3%
Religious, Grantmaking, Civic & Professional Orgs12,358$1,28640.7%
Real Estate12,121$1,79827.2%
Personal & Laundry Services10,726$81824.4%
Full-Service Restaurants9,928$6053.4%
Construction of Buildings9,565$1,71313.2%
Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods9,136$2,0557.5%
Automotive Repair & Maintenance7,445$1,0468.0%
Legal Services7,405$2,98443.8%
Social Assistance6,972$69336.7%
Credit Intermediation & Related Activities6,610$2,32118.3%
Computer Systems Design Services6,023$2,74837.0%
Food & Beverage Retailers5,784$6564.3%
Offices of Dentists5,781$1,25127.1%
Arts, Entertainment & Recreation5,759$92221.6%
Insurance Agencies & Brokerages5,679$2,23736.1%
Information5,616$2,75424.6%
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods5,328$2,0136.6%
Accounting, Tax Prep & Bookkeeping Services5,146$1,93240.7%
Securities, Commodity Contracts & Investments5,099$5,70914.1%
Landscaping Services5,034$1,00521.2%
Offices of Real Estate Agents & Brokers4,933$1,93535.0%
Educational Services4,444$1,28029.4%
Clothing & Accessories Stores4,388-2.8%
Plumbing, Heating & Air-Conditioning Contractors4,070$1,68415.7%
Miscellaneous Store Retailers4,0107.5%
General Automotive Repair3,891$1,1387.5%
Motor Vehicle & Parts Dealers3,827$1,2533.6%
Gasoline Stations3,8192.0%
Amusement, Gambling & Recreation3,807$5886.2%
Architectural, Engineering & Related Services3,641$2,08231.9%
Other Professional, Scientific & Technical Services3,464$1,71940.8%
Beauty Salons3,346$68524.4%
Nursing & Residential Care Facilities3,217$86714.9%
Child Day Care Services3,138$67236.7%
Health & Personal Care Stores3,1370.9%
Fabricated Metal Product Mfg2,779$1,4319.8%
Support Activities for Transportation2,613$1,4509.2%
Janitorial Services2,520$71921.2%
Building Material & Garden Equipment Dealers2,325$8037.7%
General Merchandise Stores2,1303.4%
Rental & Leasing Services1,761$1,463-9.2%
Performing Arts & Spectator Sports1,734$2,09626.5%
Accommodation1,730$938-13.0%
Specialized Design Services1,689$1,52830.3%
Fitness & Recreational Sports Centers1,621$4376.2%
Furniture & Home Furnishings Stores1,5560.3%
Food Manufacturing1,433$1,437-1.2%
Sporting Goods, Hobby, Book & Music Stores1,3645.2%
New Single-Family Housing Construction1,325$1,42113.2%
Machinery Manufacturing1,266$1,91316.7%
Heavy & Civil Engineering Construction1,207$2,10611.2%
Veterinary Services1,159$1,100
Publishing Industries1,13918.2%
Printing & Related Support1,084$1,369-2.6%
Tax Preparation Services990$1,37539.3%
Warehousing & Storage976$1,066-7.2%
Waste Management & Remediation Services968$1,8047.8%
Miscellaneous Manufacturing934$1,8037.3%
Motion Picture & Sound Recording877$1,02223.8%
Electronics & Appliance Stores6995.5%
Utilities670$2,7029.6%
Chemical Manufacturing665$2,92613.3%
Data Processing, Hosting & Related Services627$3,59023.7%
Couriers & Messengers594$1,0089.0%
Nonmetallic Mineral Product Mfg568$1,60914.4%
Furniture & Related Product Mfg513$1,2398.9%
Computer & Electronic Product Mfg476$1,972-0.2%
Other Information Services446$4,33734.6%
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil & Gas Extraction442$1,82615.0%
Wood Product Manufacturing380$1,12813.1%
Transportation Equipment Mfg350$1,5463.5%
Electrical Equipment & Appliance Mfg280$1,7159.3%
Hospitals255$1,60616.6%
Primary Metal Manufacturing199$1,62716.2%
Mining (except Oil & Gas)188$1,9555.4%
Support Activities for Mining133$1,38022.1%
Oil & Gas Extraction121$1,74112.0%
Pipeline Transportation113$2,610-0.6%
Funds, Trusts & Other Financial Vehicles89$3,53040.1%
Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets62$2,58537.7%
Water Transportation33$1,718-1.3%

Margin is national (owner-operator basis, IRS SOI); counts & wages are local. Wages shown at state level. See methodology.

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