Employment
6,668
Total employees (Census CBP)
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction ·NAICS 212322
NAICS 212322 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Industrial Sand Mining - Industry Benchmarks
2 SBA loans on record, $5M in volume, for NAICS 212322.
- 17.6%
- Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction sector margin
- 7K
- Workers employed
- N/A
- Avg payroll / employee
- $5M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 212322
Texas leads Industrial Sand Mining 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)
- 7K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- N/A
- Avg payroll / employee
- $5M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Industrial Sand Mining
Industrial Sand Mining sits inside Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction, a sector that runs a 17.6% net margin overall.
216 establishments employ 6,668 workers (30.9/location). Texas leads employment, followed by Pennsylvania and Michigan.
Avg Payroll / Employee
N/A
Annual compensation
Establishments
216
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 1,056; establishment count increased by 9. This comparison uses two published national Census County Business Patterns releases; suppressed fields are omitted rather than estimated.
Workforce scale
Financial Detail
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 30.9
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| Texas | 2,030 |
| Pennsylvania | 97 |
| Michigan | 57 |
Showing top 10 of 22 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
2
Total Loan Volume
$5M
Avg Loan Size
$2661K
Jobs Supported
35
Program Breakdown
7(a) 2 (100%)
504 0 (0%)
Top SBA Lender
Stone Bank
1 loans in this industry
New Business Share
100.0% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Industrial Sand Mining?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 212322 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 Industrial Sand Mining?
216 business establishments. Together they employ 6,668 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Industrial Sand Mining?
Average payroll data for Industrial Sand Mining is not available in the current Census CBP dataset.
Which states have the most Industrial Sand Mining employment?
Texas leads with 2,030 workers. Pennsylvania (97) and Michigan (57) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Industrial Sand Mining receive?
Industrial Sand Mining businesses received 2 SBA loans totaling $5 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $2661K. These loans supported 35 jobs at origination. Most lending (100%) 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 9% 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 Industrial Sand Mining
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction
- 216 establishments, 6,668 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 2 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 212322 · 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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