Employment
9,641
Total employees (Census CBP)
Manufacturing ·NAICS 311351
NAICS 311351 · IRS SOI (C corp) · Census CBP 2023
Chocolate and Confectionery Manufacturing from Cacao Beans - Industry Benchmarks
$64,136/yr average annual pay, with 60 SBA loans on record for NAICS 311351.
- 280
- Establishments
- 10K
- Workers employed
- $64,136/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $30M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated August 2026
The verdict · NAICS 311351
Pennsylvania leads Chocolate and Confectionery Manufacturing from Cacao Beans activity nationally, across 280 establishments employing 10K workers. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level.
- 280
- Business establishments (Census)
- 10K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $64,136/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $30M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Use Chocolate and Confectionery Manufacturing from Cacao Beans's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.
Chocolate and Confectionery Manufacturing from Cacao Beans 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 Chocolate and Confectionery Manufacturing from Cacao Beans
Chocolate and Confectionery Manufacturing from Cacao Beans sits inside Manufacturing.
280 establishments employ 9,641 workers (34.4/location) at $64,136/yr average annual pay. Pennsylvania leads employment, followed by California and Wisconsin.
Chocolate and Confectionery Manufacturing from Cacao Beans sits in the 14th percentile for employment among 6-digit NAICS industries with reported data.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$64,136/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
280
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment decreased by 2,267; establishment count was unchanged by 0. 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)
- $618.3M
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 34.4
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 2,430 |
| California | 1,340 |
| Wisconsin | 1,030 |
| Massachusetts | 240 |
| New York | 185 |
| Utah | 134 |
| Georgia | 97 |
| Michigan | 78 |
| Colorado | 75 |
| Tennessee | 52 |
Showing top 10 of 28 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
60
Total Loan Volume
$30M
Avg Loan Size
$504K
Jobs Supported
791
Program Breakdown
7(a) 57 (95%)
504 3 (5%)
Top SBA Lender
Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company
7 loans in this industry
New Business Share
31.7% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 4
2021 11
2022 10
2023 13
2024 9
2025 12
2026 1
Frequently Asked Questions
How many businesses are in Chocolate and Confectionery Manufacturing from Cacao Beans?
280 business establishments. Together they employ 9,641 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Chocolate and Confectionery Manufacturing from Cacao Beans?
$64,136/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 34.4 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Chocolate and Confectionery Manufacturing from Cacao Beans employment?
Pennsylvania leads with 2,430 workers. California (1,340) and Wisconsin (1,030) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Chocolate and Confectionery Manufacturing from Cacao Beans receive?
Chocolate and Confectionery Manufacturing from Cacao Beans businesses received 60 SBA loans totaling $30 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $504K. These loans supported 791 jobs at origination. Most lending (95%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.
Nationwide industries with similar benchmark drivers
Two IRS/Census peer sets for Chocolate and Confectionery Manufacturing from Cacao Beans, both at NAICS level 6 and excluding this code so the neighborhoods are not self-links.
According to Census County Business Patterns 2023, Chocolate and Confectionery Manufacturing from Cacao Beans ranks #685 of 801 U.S. industries at the 6-digit NAICS level by total employment.
Similar workforce scale
Nearest peer industries by ABS(Census employment) (9,641 here).
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Sources: IRS Statistics of Income (SOI) Business Tax Statistics · Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023
NAICS 311351 · 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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