Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction ·NAICS 212312

NAICS 212312 · IRS SOI (C corp) · Census CBP 2023

Crushed and Broken Limestone Mining and Quarrying - Industry Benchmarks

$79,452/yr average annual pay, with 8 SBA loans on record for NAICS 212312.

3.5%
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction sector margin
26K
Workers employed
$79,452/yr
Avg payroll / employee
$9M
SBA lending, FY20–26

Data updated August 2026

The verdict · NAICS 212312

Texas leads Crushed and Broken Limestone 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 3.5% net margin.

3.5%
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction sector margin (IRS SOI)
26K
Workers employed (Census CBP)
$79,452/yr
Avg payroll / employee
$9M
SBA lending, FY20–26

Use Crushed and Broken Limestone Mining and Quarrying's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.

Crushed and Broken Limestone Mining and Quarrying 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 Crushed and Broken Limestone Mining and Quarrying

Crushed and Broken Limestone Mining and Quarrying sits inside Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction, a sector that runs a 3.5% net margin overall.

1,376 establishments employ 25,735 workers (18.7/location) at $79,452/yr average annual pay. Texas leads employment, followed by Pennsylvania and Iowa.

Crushed and Broken Limestone Mining and Quarrying sits in the 37th percentile for employment among 6-digit NAICS industries with reported data.

Employment

25,735

Total employees (Census CBP)

Avg Payroll / Employee

$79,452/yr

Annual compensation

Establishments

1,376

Business locations

Release-over-release change

What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023

Employment decreased by 156; establishment count decreased by 12. This comparison uses two published national Census County Business Patterns releases; suppressed fields are omitted rather than estimated.

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Workforce scale

Financial Detail

Annual Payroll (Total)
$2.0B
Avg Employees per Establishment
18.7

Top States by Employment

State Employment
Texas 2,454
Pennsylvania 1,751
Iowa 1,675
Ohio 1,511
Indiana 1,445
Oklahoma 892
Virginia 822
Kansas 775
New York 541
Maryland 335

Showing top 10 of 38 states

SBA Lending Activity

SBA FY2020–2026

SBA Loans Approved

8

Total Loan Volume

$9M

Avg Loan Size

$1145K

Jobs Supported

98

Program Breakdown

7(a) 7 (88%)
504 1 (12%)

Top SBA Lender

4Front Credit Union

2 loans in this industry

New Business Share

50.0% of borrowers were new/startup businesses

Annual Lending Trend (5 yrs)

2020
1
2021
2
2022
1
2023
3
2025
1

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Frequently Asked Questions

How profitable is Crushed and Broken Limestone Mining and Quarrying?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 212312 level. Texas leads this industry nationally. The broader Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction sector runs a 3.5% net margin (IRS SOI 2013 C corp).
How many businesses are in Crushed and Broken Limestone Mining and Quarrying?
1,376 business establishments. Together they employ 25,735 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Crushed and Broken Limestone Mining and Quarrying?
$79,452/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 18.7 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Crushed and Broken Limestone Mining and Quarrying employment?
Texas leads with 2,454 workers. Pennsylvania (1,751) and Iowa (1,675) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Crushed and Broken Limestone Mining and Quarrying receive?
Crushed and Broken Limestone Mining and Quarrying businesses received 8 SBA loans totaling $9 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $1145K. These loans supported 98 jobs at origination. Most lending (88%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.

Nationwide industries with similar benchmark drivers

Two IRS/Census peer sets for Crushed and Broken Limestone Mining and Quarrying, both at NAICS level 6 and excluding this code so the neighborhoods are not self-links.

According to Census County Business Patterns 2023, Crushed and Broken Limestone Mining and Quarrying ranks #504 of 801 U.S. industries at the 6-digit NAICS level by total employment.

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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 212312 · 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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