Employment
65,543
Total employees (Census CBP)
Manufacturing ·NAICS 311412
NAICS 311412 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Frozen Specialty Food Manufacturing - Industry Benchmarks
$52,557/yr average annual pay, with 90 SBA loans on record for NAICS 311412.
- 6.7%
- Manufacturing sector margin
- 66K
- Workers employed
- $52,557/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $68M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 311412
Texas leads Frozen Specialty Food 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)
- 66K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $52,557/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $68M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Frozen Specialty Food Manufacturing
Frozen Specialty Food Manufacturing sits inside Manufacturing, a sector that runs a 6.7% net margin overall.
575 establishments employ 65,543 workers (114.0/location) at $52,557/yr average annual pay. Texas leads employment, followed by Illinois and Missouri.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$52,557/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
575
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 4,628; establishment count increased by 23. 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)
- $3.4B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 114.0
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| Texas | 5,903 |
| Illinois | 3,293 |
| Missouri | 2,100 |
| New York | 1,957 |
| Idaho | 1,925 |
| Kentucky | 1,633 |
| Massachusetts | 1,605 |
| New Jersey | 1,554 |
| South Carolina | 1,350 |
| Florida | 585 |
Showing top 10 of 39 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
90
Total Loan Volume
$68M
Avg Loan Size
$751K
Jobs Supported
1,315
Program Breakdown
7(a) 75 (83%)
504 15 (17%)
Top SBA Lender
Newtek Bank, National Association
7 loans in this industry
New Business Share
16.7% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 7
2021 7
2022 18
2023 13
2024 25
2025 18
2026 2
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Frozen Specialty Food Manufacturing?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 311412 level. Texas leads this industry nationally. The broader Manufacturing sector runs a 6.7% net margin (IRS SOI 2023).
How many businesses are in Frozen Specialty Food Manufacturing?
575 business establishments. Together they employ 65,543 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Frozen Specialty Food Manufacturing?
$52,557/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 114.0 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Frozen Specialty Food Manufacturing employment?
Texas leads with 5,903 workers. Illinois (3,293) and Missouri (2,100) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Frozen Specialty Food Manufacturing receive?
Frozen Specialty Food Manufacturing businesses received 90 SBA loans totaling $68 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $751K. These loans supported 1,315 jobs at origination. Most lending (83%) 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 63% of that same 801-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 Frozen Specialty Food Manufacturing
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Manufacturing
- 575 establishments, 65,543 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 90 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 311412 · 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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