Employment
93,063
Total employees (Census CBP)
Manufacturing ·NAICS 31141
NAICS 31141 · IRS SOI (C corp) · Census CBP 2023
Frozen Food Manufacturing - Industry Benchmarks
$54,206/yr average annual pay, with 130 SBA loans on record for NAICS 31141.
- 793
- Establishments
- 93K
- Workers employed
- $54,206/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $122M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated August 2026
The verdict · NAICS 31141
Washington leads Frozen Food Manufacturing activity nationally, across 793 establishments employing 93K workers. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level.
- 793
- Business establishments (Census)
- 93K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $54,206/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $122M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Use Frozen Food Manufacturing's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.
Frozen Food Manufacturing 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 Frozen Food Manufacturing
Frozen Food Manufacturing sits inside Manufacturing.
793 establishments employ 93,063 workers (117.4/location) at $54,206/yr average annual pay. Washington leads employment, followed by Texas and Oregon.
Frozen Food Manufacturing sits in the 58th percentile for employment among 5-digit NAICS industries with reported data.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$54,206/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
793
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 4,078; establishment count increased by 27. 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)
- $5.0B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 117.4
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Frozen Fruit, Juice, and Vegetable Manufacturing NAICS 311411 | N/A |
| Frozen Specialty Food Manufacturing NAICS 311412 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| Washington | 7,336 |
| Texas | 6,303 |
| Oregon | 5,786 |
| Idaho | 5,451 |
| Illinois | 3,430 |
| New York | 2,296 |
| Tennessee | 2,227 |
| Missouri | 2,182 |
| Florida | 1,893 |
| New Jersey | 1,868 |
Showing top 10 of 41 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
130
Total Loan Volume
$122M
Avg Loan Size
$937K
Jobs Supported
2,418
Program Breakdown
7(a) 107 (82%)
504 23 (18%)
Top SBA Lender
Peoples Bank
7 loans in this industry
New Business Share
24.6% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 10
2021 20
2022 25
2023 20
2024 28
2025 25
2026 2
Frequently Asked Questions
How many businesses are in Frozen Food Manufacturing?
793 business establishments. Together they employ 93,063 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Frozen Food Manufacturing?
$54,206/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 117.4 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Frozen Food Manufacturing employment?
Washington leads with 7,336 workers. Texas (6,303) and Oregon (5,786) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Frozen Food Manufacturing receive?
Frozen Food Manufacturing businesses received 130 SBA loans totaling $122 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $937K. These loans supported 2,418 jobs at origination. Most lending (82%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.
Nationwide industries with similar benchmark drivers
Two IRS/Census peer sets for Frozen Food Manufacturing, both at NAICS level 5 and excluding this code so the neighborhoods are not self-links.
According to Census County Business Patterns 2023, Frozen Food Manufacturing ranks #229 of 551 U.S. industries at the 5-digit NAICS level by total employment.
Similar workforce scale
Nearest peer industries by ABS(Census employment) (93,063 here).
Read with this industry: Industry employment trends · Manufacturing · Rankings
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Sources: IRS Statistics of Income (SOI) Business Tax Statistics · Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023
NAICS 31141 · 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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