Employment
22,159
Total employees (Census CBP)
Manufacturing ·NAICS 31121
NAICS 31121 · IRS SOI (C corp) · Census CBP 2023
Flour Milling and Malt Manufacturing - Industry Benchmarks
$64,833/yr average annual pay, with 13 SBA loans on record for NAICS 31121.
- 464
- Establishments
- 22K
- Workers employed
- $64,833/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $17M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated August 2026
The verdict · NAICS 31121
California leads Flour Milling and Malt Manufacturing activity nationally, across 464 establishments employing 22K workers. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level.
- 464
- Business establishments (Census)
- 22K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $64,833/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $17M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Use Flour Milling and Malt Manufacturing's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.
Flour Milling and Malt 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 Flour Milling and Malt Manufacturing
Flour Milling and Malt Manufacturing sits inside Manufacturing.
464 establishments employ 22,159 workers (47.8/location) at $64,833/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by Illinois and Kansas.
Flour Milling and Malt Manufacturing sits in the 19th percentile for employment among 5-digit NAICS industries with reported data.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$64,833/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
464
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 171; establishment count decreased by 12. 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)
- $1.4B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 47.8
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Flour Milling NAICS 311211 | N/A |
| Malt Manufacturing NAICS 311213 | N/A |
| Rice Milling NAICS 311212 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 2,840 |
| Illinois | 787 |
| Kansas | 713 |
| New York | 697 |
| North Carolina | 612 |
| Pennsylvania | 608 |
| Ohio | 418 |
| Mississippi | 358 |
| Idaho | 280 |
| Florida | 249 |
Showing top 10 of 37 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
13
Total Loan Volume
$17M
Avg Loan Size
$1339K
Jobs Supported
75
Program Breakdown
7(a) 7 (54%)
504 6 (46%)
Top SBA Lender
Granite State Economic Develop
3 loans in this industry
New Business Share
15.4% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (5 yrs)
2020 2
2021 5
2022 2
2023 1
2025 3
Frequently Asked Questions
How many businesses are in Flour Milling and Malt Manufacturing?
464 business establishments. Together they employ 22,159 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Flour Milling and Malt Manufacturing?
$64,833/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 47.8 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Flour Milling and Malt Manufacturing employment?
California leads with 2,840 workers. Illinois (787) and Kansas (713) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Flour Milling and Malt Manufacturing receive?
Flour Milling and Malt Manufacturing businesses received 13 SBA loans totaling $17 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $1339K. These loans supported 75 jobs at origination. Most lending (54%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.
Nationwide industries with similar benchmark drivers
Two IRS/Census peer sets for Flour Milling and Malt Manufacturing, both at NAICS level 5 and excluding this code so the neighborhoods are not self-links.
According to Census County Business Patterns 2023, Flour Milling and Malt Manufacturing ranks #447 of 551 U.S. industries at the 5-digit NAICS level by total employment.
Similar workforce scale
Nearest peer industries by ABS(Census employment) (22,159 here).
Read with this industry: Industry employment trends · Manufacturing · Rankings
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Sources: IRS Statistics of Income (SOI) Business Tax Statistics · Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023
NAICS 31121 · 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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