Employment
64,800
Total employees (Census CBP)
Manufacturing ·NAICS 31111
NAICS 31111 · IRS SOI (C corp) · Census CBP 2023
Animal Food Manufacturing - Industry Benchmarks
$68,915/yr average annual pay, with 149 SBA loans on record for NAICS 31111.
- 2K
- Establishments
- 65K
- Workers employed
- $68,915/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $103M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated August 2026
The verdict · NAICS 31111
Pennsylvania leads Animal Food Manufacturing activity nationally, across 2K establishments employing 65K workers. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level.
- 2K
- Business establishments (Census)
- 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 (C corporation headline) and Census County Business Patterns 2023
Benchmarking Insights for Animal Food Manufacturing
Animal Food Manufacturing sits inside Manufacturing.
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 46th percentile for employment among 5-digit NAICS industries with reported data.
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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Financial Detail
- Annual Payroll (Total)
- $4.5B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 33.9
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Dog and Cat Food Manufacturing NAICS 311111 | N/A |
| Other Animal Food Manufacturing NAICS 311119 | 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
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 5 and excluding this code so the neighborhoods are not self-links.
According to Census County Business Patterns 2023, Animal Food Manufacturing ranks #299 of 551 U.S. industries at the 5-digit NAICS level by total employment.
Similar workforce scale
Nearest peer industries by ABS(Census employment) (64,800 here).
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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 31111 · 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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