Employment
14,916
Total employees (Census CBP)
Manufacturing ·NAICS 311211
NAICS 311211 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Flour Milling - Industry Benchmarks
$68,394/yr average annual pay, with 6 SBA loans on record for NAICS 311211.
- 6.7%
- Manufacturing sector margin
- 15K
- Workers employed
- $68,394/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $11M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 311211
Illinois leads Flour Milling 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)
- 15K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $68,394/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $11M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Flour Milling
Flour Milling sits inside Manufacturing, a sector that runs a 6.7% net margin overall.
333 establishments employ 14,916 workers (44.8/location) at $68,394/yr average annual pay. Illinois leads employment, followed by New York and Kansas.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$68,394/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
333
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment decreased by 742; establishment count decreased by 15. 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)
- $1.0B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 44.8
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 787 |
| New York | 697 |
| Kansas | 621 |
| North Carolina | 597 |
| Pennsylvania | 591 |
| Ohio | 414 |
| North Dakota | 229 |
| Virginia | 129 |
Showing top 10 of 35 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
6
Total Loan Volume
$11M
Avg Loan Size
$1850K
Jobs Supported
36
Program Breakdown
7(a) 3 (50%)
504 3 (50%)
Top SBA Lender
WBD, Inc.
2 loans in this industry
New Business Share
33.3% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (3 yrs)
2020 1
2021 3
2025 2
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Flour Milling?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 311211 level. Illinois leads this industry nationally. The broader Manufacturing sector runs a 6.7% net margin (IRS SOI 2023).
How many businesses are in Flour Milling?
333 business establishments. Together they employ 14,916 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Flour Milling?
$68,394/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 44.8 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Flour Milling employment?
Illinois leads with 787 workers. New York (697) and Kansas (621) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Flour Milling receive?
Flour Milling businesses received 6 SBA loans totaling $11 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $1850K. These loans supported 36 jobs at origination. A significant share came through the SBA 504 program, which finances major fixed assets like real estate and equipment.
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 24% 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 Flour Milling
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Manufacturing
- 333 establishments, 14,916 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 6 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 311211 · 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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