Employment
43,124
Total employees (Census CBP)
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction ·NAICS 21231
NAICS 21231 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Stone Mining and Quarrying - Industry Benchmarks
$79,030/yr average annual pay, with 67 SBA loans on record for NAICS 21231.
- 17.6%
- Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction sector margin
- 43K
- Workers employed
- $79,030/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $73M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 21231
Texas leads Stone Mining and Quarrying activity nationally. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level, but the broader Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction sector runs a 17.6% net margin.
- 17.6%
- Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction sector margin (IRS SOI)
- 43K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $79,030/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $73M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Stone Mining and Quarrying
Stone Mining and Quarrying sits inside Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction, a sector that runs a 17.6% net margin overall.
2,440 establishments employ 43,124 workers (17.7/location) at $79,030/yr average annual pay. Texas leads employment, followed by Pennsylvania and North Carolina.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$79,030/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
2,440
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment decreased by 108; establishment count decreased by 10. This comparison uses two published national Census County Business Patterns releases; suppressed fields are omitted rather than estimated.
Workforce scale
Financial Detail
- Annual Payroll (Total)
- $3.4B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 17.7
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Crushed and Broken Granite Mining and Quarrying NAICS 212313 | N/A |
| Crushed and Broken Limestone Mining and Quarrying NAICS 212312 | N/A |
| Dimension Stone Mining and Quarrying NAICS 212311 | N/A |
| Other Crushed and Broken Stone Mining and Quarrying NAICS 212319 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| Texas | 3,799 |
| Pennsylvania | 2,773 |
| North Carolina | 2,348 |
| Virginia | 2,032 |
| Indiana | 1,865 |
| Iowa | 1,705 |
| Ohio | 1,573 |
| Oklahoma | 1,550 |
| New York | 1,494 |
| California | 1,115 |
Showing top 10 of 48 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
67
Total Loan Volume
$73M
Avg Loan Size
$1093K
Jobs Supported
1,160
Program Breakdown
7(a) 55 (82%)
504 12 (18%)
Top SBA Lender
PS Bank
6 loans in this industry
New Business Share
31.3% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (6 yrs)
2020 11
2021 21
2022 12
2023 11
2024 7
2025 5
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Stone Mining and Quarrying?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 21231 level. Texas leads this industry nationally. The broader Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction sector runs a 17.6% net margin (IRS SOI 2023).
How many businesses are in Stone Mining and Quarrying?
2,440 business establishments. Together they employ 43,124 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Stone Mining and Quarrying?
$79,030/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 17.7 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Stone Mining and Quarrying employment?
Texas leads with 3,799 workers. Pennsylvania (2,773) and North Carolina (2,348) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Stone Mining and Quarrying receive?
Stone Mining and Quarrying businesses received 67 SBA loans totaling $73 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $1093K. These loans supported 1,160 jobs at origination. Most lending (82%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.
Comparable industry benchmarks
These links are calculated from the current national dataset. They are comparison paths, not recommendations or evidence that businesses operate alike.
How this ranks: Its Census employment total exceeds 35% of that same 551-industry cohort. Calculated by ranking this industry's reported value against every other industry at the same NAICS digit-level, not the whole dataset: comparing a 6-digit detail industry to a 2-digit sector would mix incompatible scales.
Closest workforce scale
Same NAICS detail level, ordered by the smallest difference in reported Census employment.
- Water Supply and Irrigation Systems 43,082
- Logging 42,916
- Paper Mills 42,893
Benchmarking Stone Mining and Quarrying
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction
- 2,440 establishments, 43,124 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 67 SBA loans on record. SBA lending 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 21231 · Data year: 2023
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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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