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Palavir · State of US Industries, 2026 Edition

State of Accommodation and Food Services in Indiana, 2026 Edition

NAICS 72
May 28, 2026

1. Market sizing (2022)

Establishments
14,536
Employees
277,104
Annual payroll
$5.65B

2. National context

Indiana accounts for 1.88% of the 771,856 US establishments in this sector and ranks 19th out of 51 reporting states.

3. Workforce wages

IN avg annual wage
$20,398
US avg annual wage
$25,598

Indiana sector wages are -20.3% versus the national average for NAICS 72.

4. Federal exclusion overlay (state-wide)

OIG LEIE individuals + entities
1,322
SAM debarred/excluded
1,580

Exclusion counts are state-wide across all NAICS, not specific to Accommodation and Food Services. Sourced from OIG LEIE and SAM exclusion lists, as of 2026-05-27.

5. Top 3 counties by establishment count

RankCountyEstablishmentsEmployees
#1Marion County2,36046,446
#2Lake County1,11021,507
#3Allen County82217,391
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Sources & attribution
Census County Business Patterns 2022; ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates; OIG LEIE + SAM exclusion lists as of 2026-05-27.
Census data is public domain. Exclusion data sourced from https://oig.hhs.gov/exclusions/exclusions_list.asp and https://sam.gov/exclusions.