Employment
32,379
Total employees (Census CBP)
Manufacturing ·NAICS 311352
NAICS 311352 · IRS SOI (C corp) · Census CBP 2023
Confectionery Manufacturing from Purchased Chocolate - Industry Benchmarks
$51,275/yr average annual pay, with 61 SBA loans on record for NAICS 311352.
- 973
- Establishments
- 32K
- Workers employed
- $51,275/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $43M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated August 2026
The verdict · NAICS 311352
California leads Confectionery Manufacturing from Purchased Chocolate activity nationally, across 973 establishments employing 32K workers. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level.
- 973
- Business establishments (Census)
- 32K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $51,275/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $43M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Use Confectionery Manufacturing from Purchased Chocolate's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.
Confectionery Manufacturing from Purchased Chocolate 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 Confectionery Manufacturing from Purchased Chocolate
Confectionery Manufacturing from Purchased Chocolate sits inside Manufacturing.
973 establishments employ 32,379 workers (33.3/location) at $51,275/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by Texas and New York.
Confectionery Manufacturing from Purchased Chocolate sits in the 43rd percentile for employment among 6-digit NAICS industries with reported data.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$51,275/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
973
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment decreased by 285; establishment count decreased by 25. 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)
- $1.7B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 33.3
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 5,196 |
| Texas | 1,828 |
| New York | 1,662 |
| Massachusetts | 479 |
| Michigan | 426 |
| Georgia | 306 |
| Indiana | 287 |
| North Carolina | 233 |
| Nevada | 144 |
| Montana | 74 |
Showing top 10 of 45 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
61
Total Loan Volume
$43M
Avg Loan Size
$710K
Jobs Supported
1,420
Program Breakdown
7(a) 49 (80%)
504 12 (20%)
Top SBA Lender
Northeast Bank
4 loans in this industry
New Business Share
21.3% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (6 yrs)
2020 5
2021 9
2022 10
2023 13
2024 12
2025 12
Frequently Asked Questions
How many businesses are in Confectionery Manufacturing from Purchased Chocolate?
973 business establishments. Together they employ 32,379 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Confectionery Manufacturing from Purchased Chocolate?
$51,275/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 33.3 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Confectionery Manufacturing from Purchased Chocolate employment?
California leads with 5,196 workers. Texas (1,828) and New York (1,662) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Confectionery Manufacturing from Purchased Chocolate receive?
Confectionery Manufacturing from Purchased Chocolate businesses received 61 SBA loans totaling $43 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $710K. These loans supported 1,420 jobs at origination. Most lending (80%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.
Nationwide industries with similar benchmark drivers
Two IRS/Census peer sets for Confectionery Manufacturing from Purchased Chocolate, both at NAICS level 6 and excluding this code so the neighborhoods are not self-links.
According to Census County Business Patterns 2023, Confectionery Manufacturing from Purchased Chocolate ranks #454 of 801 U.S. industries at the 6-digit NAICS level by total employment.
Similar workforce scale
Nearest peer industries by ABS(Census employment) (32,379 here).
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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 311352 · 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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