Employment
28,988
Total employees (Census CBP)
Manufacturing ·NAICS 31134
NAICS 31134 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Nonchocolate Confectionery Manufacturing - Industry Benchmarks
$62,332/yr average annual pay, with 52 SBA loans on record for NAICS 31134.
- 6.7%
- Manufacturing sector margin
- 29K
- Workers employed
- $62,332/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $34M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 31134
Indiana leads Nonchocolate Confectionery 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)
- 29K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $62,332/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $34M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Nonchocolate Confectionery Manufacturing
Nonchocolate Confectionery Manufacturing sits inside Manufacturing, a sector that runs a 6.7% net margin overall.
577 establishments employ 28,988 workers (50.2/location) at $62,332/yr average annual pay. Indiana leads employment, followed by California and Tennessee.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$62,332/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
577
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 1,102; establishment count increased by 39. 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)
- $1.8B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 50.2
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Nonchocolate Confectionery Manufacturing NAICS 311340 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| Indiana | 2,383 |
| California | 1,978 |
| Tennessee | 1,531 |
| Oregon | 1,110 |
| Michigan | 993 |
| Utah | 632 |
| North Carolina | 466 |
| Massachusetts | 360 |
| Washington | 281 |
Showing top 10 of 38 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
52
Total Loan Volume
$34M
Avg Loan Size
$647K
Jobs Supported
809
Program Breakdown
7(a) 46 (88%)
504 6 (12%)
Top SBA Lender
U.S. Bank, National Association
5 loans in this industry
New Business Share
19.2% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 8
2021 6
2022 8
2023 10
2024 11
2025 8
2026 1
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Nonchocolate Confectionery Manufacturing?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 31134 level. Indiana leads this industry nationally. The broader Manufacturing sector runs a 6.7% net margin (IRS SOI 2023).
How many businesses are in Nonchocolate Confectionery Manufacturing?
577 business establishments. Together they employ 28,988 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Nonchocolate Confectionery Manufacturing?
$62,332/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 50.2 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Nonchocolate Confectionery Manufacturing employment?
Indiana leads with 2,383 workers. California (1,978) and Tennessee (1,531) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Nonchocolate Confectionery Manufacturing receive?
Nonchocolate Confectionery Manufacturing businesses received 52 SBA loans totaling $34 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $647K. These loans supported 809 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 25% 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 Nonchocolate Confectionery Manufacturing
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Manufacturing
- 577 establishments, 28,988 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 52 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 31134 · 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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