Employment
22,159
Total employees (Census CBP)
Manufacturing ·NAICS 31121
NAICS 31121 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Flour Milling and Malt Manufacturing - Industry Benchmarks
$64,833/yr average annual pay, with 13 SBA loans on record for NAICS 31121.
- 6.7%
- Manufacturing sector margin
- 22K
- Workers employed
- $64,833/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $17M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 31121
California leads Flour Milling and Malt 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)
- 22K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $64,833/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $17M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Flour Milling and Malt Manufacturing
Flour Milling and Malt Manufacturing sits inside Manufacturing, a sector that runs a 6.7% net margin overall.
464 establishments employ 22,159 workers (47.8/location) at $64,833/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by Illinois and Kansas.
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.
Workforce scale
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 profitable is Flour Milling and Malt Manufacturing?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 31121 level. California leads this industry nationally. The broader Manufacturing sector runs a 6.7% net margin (IRS SOI 2023).
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.
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 19% of that same 551-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 Flour Milling and Malt Manufacturing
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Manufacturing
- 464 establishments, 22,159 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 13 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 31121 · 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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