Profit Margin
3.9%
Net income ÷ total receipts (IRS SOI)
Manufacturing ·NAICS 3111
NAICS 3111 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Animal Food Manufacturing - Industry Benchmarks
$68,915/yr average annual pay, with 149 SBA loans on record for NAICS 3111.
- 3.9%
- Net margin
- 65K
- Workers employed
- $68,915/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $103M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 3111
Animal Food Manufacturing runs a 3.9% pre-tax net margin - below the national median - across 2K establishments employing 65K workers.
- 3.9%
- Pre-tax net margin (IRS SOI)
- 65K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $68,915/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $103M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Animal Food Manufacturing
Animal Food Manufacturing sits inside Manufacturing at a 3.9% net margin (below the national median), $149.4B in aggregate receipts across 1,893 returns, averaging $78.9B per establishment.
1,914 establishments employ 64,800 workers (33.9/location) at $68,915/yr average annual pay. Pennsylvania leads employment, followed by California and Texas.
Total Receipts
$149.4B
Annual revenue (IRS SOI)
Net Income
$5.8B
Pre-tax net income
Employment
64,800
Total employees (Census CBP)
Avg Payroll / Employee
$68,915/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
1,914
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 4,365; establishment count increased by 45. This comparison uses two published national Census County Business Patterns releases; suppressed fields are omitted rather than estimated.
Where each dollar of Animal Food Manufacturing revenue goes
Workforce scale
Animal Food Manufacturing margin vs national reference points
Animal Food Manufacturing net margin 13.0%
Cross-industry median (5%)
p25/median/p75 = 3%/5%/8%
Business Structure Breakdown
How businesses in this industry are legally structured (IRS SOI)
C Corporation
1,893 returns 100%
Margin: 3.9% · Receipts: $149.4B
Financial Detail
- Total Tax Returns Filed
- 1,893
- Avg Receipts per Business
- $78.9B
- Annual Payroll (Total)
- $4.5B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 33.9
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Animal Food Manufacturing NAICS 31111 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 4,538 |
| California | 4,102 |
| Texas | 3,977 |
| Iowa | 3,361 |
| Wisconsin | 3,350 |
| Missouri | 3,135 |
| Indiana | 2,851 |
| Ohio | 2,768 |
| Illinois | 2,647 |
| Georgia | 1,673 |
Showing top 10 of 46 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
149
Total Loan Volume
$103M
Avg Loan Size
$694K
Jobs Supported
1,566
Program Breakdown
7(a) 123 (83%)
504 26 (17%)
Top SBA Lender
Newtek Bank, National Association
10 loans in this industry
New Business Share
28.2% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 24
2021 19
2022 28
2023 19
2024 27
2025 28
2026 4
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the average revenue for Animal Food Manufacturing?
$149.4B in total annual receipts across all Animal Food Manufacturing businesses. Average per business: $78.9B.
How profitable is Animal Food Manufacturing?
3.9% net profit margin, below the national median.
How many businesses are in Animal Food Manufacturing?
1,914 business establishments. Together they employ 64,800 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Animal Food Manufacturing?
$68,915/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 33.9 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Animal Food Manufacturing employment?
Pennsylvania leads with 4,538 workers. California (4,102) and Texas (3,977) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Animal Food Manufacturing receive?
Animal Food Manufacturing businesses received 149 SBA loans totaling $103 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $694K. These loans supported 1,566 jobs at origination. Most lending (83%) 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: Animal Food Manufacturing reports a higher net margin than 35% of the 126 IRS-tracked industries at the same NAICS detail level. Its Census employment total exceeds 24% of that same 259-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 reported net margins
Same NAICS detail level, ordered by the smallest difference in reported IRS pre-tax margin.
Closest workforce scale
Same NAICS detail level, ordered by the smallest difference in reported Census employment.
Benchmarking Animal Food Manufacturing
- Net margin: 3.9% vs sector. Browse Manufacturing
- 1,914 establishments, 64,800 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 149 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 3111 · 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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