Employment
25,735
Total employees (Census CBP)
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction ·NAICS 212312
NAICS 212312 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Crushed and Broken Limestone Mining and Quarrying - Industry Benchmarks
$79,452/yr average annual pay, with 8 SBA loans on record for NAICS 212312.
- 17.6%
- 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 July 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 17.6% net margin.
- 17.6%
- 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
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 17.6% 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.
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.
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 FY2020–2026SBA 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
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 17.6% net margin (IRS SOI 2023).
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.
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 37% of that same 801-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.
Benchmarking Crushed and Broken Limestone Mining and Quarrying
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction
- 1,376 establishments, 25,735 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 8 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 212312 · Data year: 2023
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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