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Palavir · State of US Industries, 2026 Edition

State of Other Services (except Public Administration) in Iowa, 2026 Edition

NAICS 81
May 28, 2026

1. Market sizing (2022)

Establishments
9,175
Employees
49,619
Annual payroll
$1.69B

2. National context

Iowa accounts for 1.15% of the 797,836 US establishments in this sector and ranks 30th out of 51 reporting states.

3. Workforce wages

IA avg annual wage
$34,136
US avg annual wage
$41,702

Iowa sector wages are -18.1% versus the national average for NAICS 81.

4. Federal exclusion overlay (state-wide)

OIG LEIE individuals + entities
1,118
SAM debarred/excluded
1,498

Exclusion counts are state-wide across all NAICS, not specific to Other Services (except Public Administration). Sourced from OIG LEIE and SAM exclusion lists, as of 2026-05-27.

5. Top 3 counties by establishment count

RankCountyEstablishmentsEmployees
#1Polk County1,43511,053
#2Linn County5773,776
#3Scott County4203,162
GovBids
Federal contract opportunities and awards. Filter by NAICS, agency, set-aside.
NewFilings
Fresh business filings from Secretary of State data across 10 states.
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.