Employment
30,393
Total employees (Census CBP)
Manufacturing ·NAICS 311111
NAICS 311111 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Dog and Cat Food Manufacturing - Industry Benchmarks
$72,346/yr average annual pay, with 75 SBA loans on record for NAICS 311111.
- 6.7%
- Manufacturing sector margin
- 30K
- Workers employed
- $72,346/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $46M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 311111
California leads Dog and Cat Food Manufacturing activity nationally. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level, but the broader Manufacturing sector runs a 6.7% net margin.
- 6.7%
- Manufacturing sector margin (IRS SOI)
- 30K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $72,346/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $46M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Dog and Cat Food Manufacturing
Dog and Cat Food Manufacturing sits inside Manufacturing, a sector that runs a 6.7% net margin overall.
451 establishments employ 30,393 workers (67.4/location) at $72,346/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by Nebraska and Iowa.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$72,346/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
451
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 1,845; establishment count increased by 14. 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)
- $2.2B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 67.4
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 1,619 |
| Nebraska | 1,523 |
| Iowa | 1,377 |
| Texas | 1,237 |
| Illinois | 1,223 |
| Wisconsin | 1,157 |
| Ohio | 1,132 |
| New York | 716 |
| Kentucky | 614 |
| Colorado | 564 |
Showing top 10 of 38 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
75
Total Loan Volume
$46M
Avg Loan Size
$619K
Jobs Supported
969
Program Breakdown
7(a) 66 (88%)
504 9 (12%)
Top SBA Lender
Newtek Bank, National Association
5 loans in this industry
New Business Share
25.3% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 12
2021 10
2022 13
2023 10
2024 9
2025 17
2026 4
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Dog and Cat Food Manufacturing?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 311111 level. California leads this industry nationally. The broader Manufacturing sector runs a 6.7% net margin (IRS SOI 2023).
How many businesses are in Dog and Cat Food Manufacturing?
451 business establishments. Together they employ 30,393 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Dog and Cat Food Manufacturing?
$72,346/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 67.4 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Dog and Cat Food Manufacturing employment?
California leads with 1,619 workers. Nebraska (1,523) and Iowa (1,377) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Dog and Cat Food Manufacturing receive?
Dog and Cat Food Manufacturing businesses received 75 SBA loans totaling $46 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $619K. These loans supported 969 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 42% 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 Dog and Cat Food Manufacturing
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Manufacturing
- 451 establishments, 30,393 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 75 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 311111 · 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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