Employment
42,020
Total employees (Census CBP)
Manufacturing ·NAICS 31135
NAICS 31135 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Chocolate and Confectionery Manufacturing - Industry Benchmarks
$54,226/yr average annual pay, with 121 SBA loans on record for NAICS 31135.
- 6.7%
- Manufacturing sector margin
- 42K
- Workers employed
- $54,226/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $74M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 31135
Pennsylvania leads Chocolate and 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)
- 42K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $54,226/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $74M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Chocolate and Confectionery Manufacturing
Chocolate and Confectionery Manufacturing sits inside Manufacturing, a sector that runs a 6.7% net margin overall.
1,253 establishments employ 42,020 workers (33.5/location) at $54,226/yr average annual pay. Pennsylvania leads employment, followed by California and Illinois.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$54,226/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
1,253
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment decreased by 2,552; establishment count decreased by 25. 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)
- $2.3B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 33.5
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Chocolate and Confectionery Manufacturing from Cacao Beans NAICS 311351 | N/A |
| Confectionery Manufacturing from Purchased Chocolate NAICS 311352 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 8,062 |
| California | 6,536 |
| Illinois | 3,880 |
| Texas | 1,863 |
| New York | 1,847 |
| Kansas | 1,260 |
| Ohio | 1,257 |
| Washington | 852 |
| Massachusetts | 719 |
| Michigan | 504 |
Showing top 10 of 46 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
121
Total Loan Volume
$74M
Avg Loan Size
$608K
Jobs Supported
2,211
Program Breakdown
7(a) 106 (88%)
504 15 (12%)
Top SBA Lender
Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company
11 loans in this industry
New Business Share
26.4% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 9
2021 20
2022 20
2023 26
2024 21
2025 24
2026 1
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Chocolate and Confectionery Manufacturing?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 31135 level. Pennsylvania leads this industry nationally. The broader Manufacturing sector runs a 6.7% net margin (IRS SOI 2023).
How many businesses are in Chocolate and Confectionery Manufacturing?
1,253 business establishments. Together they employ 42,020 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Chocolate and Confectionery Manufacturing?
$54,226/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 33.5 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Chocolate and Confectionery Manufacturing employment?
Pennsylvania leads with 8,062 workers. California (6,536) and Illinois (3,880) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Chocolate and Confectionery Manufacturing receive?
Chocolate and Confectionery Manufacturing businesses received 121 SBA loans totaling $74 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $608K. These loans supported 2,211 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 34% 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.
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Benchmarking Chocolate and Confectionery Manufacturing
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Manufacturing
- 1,253 establishments, 42,020 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 121 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 31135 · Data year: 2023
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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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