Employment
42,916
Total employees (Census CBP)
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting ·NAICS 113310
NAICS 113310 · IRS SOI (C corp) · Census CBP 2023
Logging - Industry Benchmarks
$58,215/yr average annual pay, with 321 SBA loans on record for NAICS 113310.
- 4.3%
- Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting sector margin
- 43K
- Workers employed
- $58,215/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $64M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated August 2026
The verdict · NAICS 113310
Oregon leads Logging activity nationally. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level, but the broader Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting sector runs a 4.3% net margin.
- 4.3%
- Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting sector margin (IRS SOI)
- 43K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $58,215/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $64M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Use Logging's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.
Logging is reported here with financial measures from IRS Statistics of Income and workforce measures from Census County Business Patterns. The page keeps those source systems distinct, shows unavailable fields rather than estimating them, and links the underlying industry context so readers can compare the same NAICS activity before interpreting a margin or payroll figure.
Source: IRS SOI (C corporation headline) and Census County Business Patterns 2023
Benchmarking Insights for Logging
Logging sits inside Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, a sector that runs a 4.3% net margin overall.
7,261 establishments employ 42,916 workers (5.9/location) at $58,215/yr average annual pay. Oregon leads employment, followed by Alabama and Georgia.
Logging sits in the 52nd percentile for employment among 6-digit NAICS industries with reported data.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$58,215/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
7,261
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment decreased by 2,073; establishment count decreased by 204. This comparison uses two published national Census County Business Patterns releases; suppressed fields are omitted rather than estimated.
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Financial Detail
- Annual Payroll (Total)
- $2.5B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 5.9
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| Oregon | 4,743 |
| Alabama | 3,330 |
| Georgia | 3,199 |
| Washington | 3,146 |
| Mississippi | 2,652 |
| North Carolina | 2,450 |
| South Carolina | 2,202 |
| Maine | 1,932 |
| Louisiana | 1,811 |
| Arkansas | 1,796 |
Showing top 10 of 46 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
321
Total Loan Volume
$64M
Avg Loan Size
$201K
Jobs Supported
1,210
Program Breakdown
7(a) 317 (99%)
504 4 (1%)
Top SBA Lender
Columbia Bank
32 loans in this industry
New Business Share
25.5% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 39
2021 75
2022 46
2023 48
2024 55
2025 54
2026 4
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Logging?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 113310 level. Oregon leads this industry nationally. The broader Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting sector runs a 4.3% net margin (IRS SOI 2013 C corp).
How many businesses are in Logging?
7,261 business establishments. Together they employ 42,916 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Logging?
$58,215/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 5.9 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Logging employment?
Oregon leads with 4,743 workers. Alabama (3,330) and Georgia (3,199) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Logging receive?
Logging businesses received 321 SBA loans totaling $64 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $201K. These loans supported 1,210 jobs at origination. Most lending (99%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.
Nationwide industries with similar benchmark drivers
Two IRS/Census peer sets for Logging, both at NAICS level 6 and excluding this code so the neighborhoods are not self-links.
According to Census County Business Patterns 2023, Logging ranks #387 of 801 U.S. industries at the 6-digit NAICS level by total employment.
Similar workforce scale
Nearest peer industries by ABS(Census employment) (42,916 here).
Read with this industry: Industry employment trends · Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting · Rankings
Disclaimer: Public IRS/Census data, not financial or tax advice. See our full disclaimer.
Sources: IRS Statistics of Income (SOI) Business Tax Statistics · Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023
NAICS 113310 · CBP 2023 · IRS SOI
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, which released its 2023 County Business Patterns dataset in June 2025, PlainBizBench benchmarks 2,002 U.S. industries against Internal Revenue Service Statistics of Income data. See our methodology for the full compilation process.
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns / SUSB Industry employment scale, payroll, and firm-size benchmarks · 2023
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