NAICS 3111 · IRS SOI 2013 (C corp) · Census CBP 2023

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 August 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

Use Animal Food Manufacturing's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.

Animal Food Manufacturing 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 2013 (C corporation headline) and Census County Business Patterns 2023

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.

Animal Food Manufacturing sits in the 24th percentile for employment and the 35th percentile for net margin among 4-digit NAICS industries with reported data.

Profit Margin

3.9%

Net income ÷ total receipts (IRS SOI)

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.

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Where each dollar of Animal Food Manufacturing revenue goes

Receipts decomposition, IRS Statistics of Income 2023 aggregate for Animal Food Manufacturing

Workforce scale

Establishment size, Animal Food Manufacturing (Census SUSB)

Animal Food Manufacturing margin vs national reference points

Animal Food Manufacturing net margin 13.0%

Cross-industry median (5%)

p25/median/p75 = 3%/5%/7%

Business Structure Breakdown

Per-entity IRS SOI tables at their own vintages, shares only when every row shares one year (never mix 2013/2017/2022 populations).

C Corporation SOI 2013

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	Employment	Avg Payroll/Emp
Animal Food Manufacturing NAICS 31111	N/A	64,800	$68,915/yr

Top States by Employment

State	Employment	Establishments	Annual Payroll	Avg Payroll/Emp
Pennsylvania	4,538	102	$315.1M	$69,443/yr
California	4,102	141	$338.8M	$82,606/yr
Texas	3,977	127	$232.9M	$58,549/yr
Iowa	3,361	109	$249.1M	$74,120/yr
Wisconsin	3,350	93	$201.6M	$60,176/yr
Missouri	3,135	73	$204.7M	$65,293/yr
Indiana	2,851	71	$172.6M	$60,526/yr
Ohio	2,768	64	$242.1M	$87,454/yr
Illinois	2,647	74	$182.9M	$69,107/yr
Georgia	1,673	57	$109.8M	$65,624/yr

Showing top 10 of 46 states

SBA Lending Activity

SBA FY2020–2026

SBA 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)

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2026

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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.

Nationwide industries with similar benchmark drivers

Two IRS/Census peer sets for Animal Food Manufacturing, both at NAICS level 4 and excluding this code so the neighborhoods are not self-links.

According to Census County Business Patterns 2023, Animal Food Manufacturing ranks #198 of 259 U.S. industries at the 4-digit NAICS level by total employment. According to IRS SOI 2013 IRS Statistics of Income, its reported pre-tax net margin ranks #82 of 126 at that same detail level.

Similar reported net margin

Nearest peer industries by ABS(IRS pre-tax margin) (3.9% here).

Similar workforce scale

Nearest peer industries by ABS(Census employment) (64,800 here).

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Sources: IRS Statistics of Income (SOI) Business Tax Statistics · Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023

NAICS 3111 · CBP 2023 · IRS SOI 2013

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 Accessed 2026-07-06

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