Employment
34,407
Total employees (Census CBP)
Manufacturing ·NAICS 311119
NAICS 311119 · IRS SOI (C corp) · Census CBP 2023
Other Animal Food Manufacturing - Industry Benchmarks
$65,883/yr average annual pay, with 74 SBA loans on record for NAICS 311119.
- 1K
- Establishments
- 34K
- Workers employed
- $65,883/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $57M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated August 2026
The verdict · NAICS 311119
Texas leads Other Animal Food Manufacturing activity nationally, across 1K establishments employing 34K workers. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level.
- 1K
- Business establishments (Census)
- 34K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $65,883/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $57M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Use Other Animal Food Manufacturing's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.
Other 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 Other Animal Food Manufacturing
Other Animal Food Manufacturing sits inside Manufacturing.
1,463 establishments employ 34,407 workers (23.5/location) at $65,883/yr average annual pay. Texas leads employment, followed by California and Wisconsin.
Other Animal Food Manufacturing sits in the 45th percentile for employment among 6-digit NAICS industries with reported data.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$65,883/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
1,463
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 2,520; establishment count increased by 31. 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)
- $2.3B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 23.5
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| Texas | 2,740 |
| California | 2,483 |
| Wisconsin | 2,193 |
| Iowa | 1,984 |
| Minnesota | 1,715 |
| Pennsylvania | 1,655 |
| Ohio | 1,636 |
| Indiana | 1,621 |
| Illinois | 1,424 |
| Georgia | 1,205 |
Showing top 10 of 44 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
74
Total Loan Volume
$57M
Avg Loan Size
$770K
Jobs Supported
597
Program Breakdown
7(a) 57 (77%)
504 17 (23%)
Top SBA Lender
The Huntington National Bank
5 loans in this industry
New Business Share
31.1% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (6 yrs)
2020 12
2021 9
2022 15
2023 9
2024 18
2025 11
Frequently Asked Questions
How many businesses are in Other Animal Food Manufacturing?
1,463 business establishments. Together they employ 34,407 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Other Animal Food Manufacturing?
$65,883/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 23.5 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Other Animal Food Manufacturing employment?
Texas leads with 2,740 workers. California (2,483) and Wisconsin (2,193) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Other Animal Food Manufacturing receive?
Other Animal Food Manufacturing businesses received 74 SBA loans totaling $57 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $770K. These loans supported 597 jobs at origination. Most lending (77%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.
Nationwide industries with similar benchmark drivers
Two IRS/Census peer sets for Other Animal Food Manufacturing, both at NAICS level 6 and excluding this code so the neighborhoods are not self-links.
According to Census County Business Patterns 2023, Other Animal Food Manufacturing ranks #439 of 801 U.S. industries at the 6-digit NAICS level by total employment.
Similar workforce scale
Nearest peer industries by ABS(Census employment) (34,407 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 311119 · 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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