Interior Design Services Revenue Benchmarks

How much does the average interior design business make? Here are revenue benchmarks based on Census Bureau data.

Average Revenue

$392K

per year

💰

Profit Margin

22.0%

industry average

📈

Revenue / Employee

$127K

per year

👤

Total Businesses

15,234

in the US

🏢

Est. Owner Income

$86K

small business avg

💵

Labor Cost

50.0%

of revenue

👥

Avg Employee Wage

$70K

per year (BLS)

💼

Market Saturation

4.6

firms per 100K people

🎯

💰 Average Revenue by Business Size

1-4 employees
$153K
5-9 employees
$754K
10-19 employees
$1.6M
20-99 employees
$4.9M
100-499 employees
$15.9M
500+ employees
$26.4M

🏆 Highest Revenue States

1.New York$542K avg2.Rhode Island$535K avg3.Nevada$534K avg4.Maryland$522K avg5.Wyoming$509K avg6.Oregon$497K avg7.Illinois$483K avg8.California$473K avg9.Massachusetts$435K avg10.Colorado$433K avg

📊 Industry Dynamics (Census BDS 2023)

New Business Rate

14.79%

openings/year

Closure Rate

12.32%

closings/year

Net Job Growth

+0.81%

annual

Businesses Closed

3,132

in 2023

Firm Count Trend

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💡 Should You Start a Interior Design Business?

Startup Cost

$10K – $75K

Break-Even

6 months

5-Year Survival Rate

60.0%

🆚 Related Industries

Offices of Lawyers$1.5MAdministrative Management and General Management Consulting Services$1.9MCustom Computer Programming Services$3.9MOffices of Certified Public Accountants$1.9MComputer Systems Design Services$4.2M

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