Employment
4,055
Total employees (Census CBP)
Manufacturing ·NAICS 311512
NAICS 311512 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Creamery Butter Manufacturing - Industry Benchmarks
7 SBA loans on record, $7M in volume, for NAICS 311512.
- 6.7%
- Manufacturing sector margin
- 4K
- Workers employed
- N/A
- Avg payroll / employee
- $7M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 311512
California leads Creamery Butter 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)
- 4K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- N/A
- Avg payroll / employee
- $7M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Creamery Butter Manufacturing
Creamery Butter Manufacturing sits inside Manufacturing, a sector that runs a 6.7% net margin overall.
54 establishments employ 4,055 workers (75.1/location). California leads employment.
Avg Payroll / Employee
N/A
Annual compensation
Establishments
54
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment decreased by 20; establishment count decreased by 3. This comparison uses two published national Census County Business Patterns releases; suppressed fields are omitted rather than estimated.
Workforce scale
Financial Detail
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 75.1
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 1,317 |
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
7
Total Loan Volume
$7M
Avg Loan Size
$940K
Jobs Supported
131
Program Breakdown
7(a) 7 (100%)
504 0 (0%)
Top SBA Lender
Hills Bank and Trust Company
3 loans in this industry
New Business Share
14.3% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (4 yrs)
2020 1
2022 4
2024 1
2025 1
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Creamery Butter Manufacturing?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 311512 level. California leads this industry nationally. The broader Manufacturing sector runs a 6.7% net margin (IRS SOI 2023).
How many businesses are in Creamery Butter Manufacturing?
54 business establishments. Together they employ 4,055 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Creamery Butter Manufacturing?
Average payroll data for Creamery Butter Manufacturing is not available in the current Census CBP dataset.
Which states have the most Creamery Butter Manufacturing employment?
California leads with 1,317 workers.
How much SBA lending does Creamery Butter Manufacturing receive?
Creamery Butter Manufacturing businesses received 7 SBA loans totaling $7 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $940K. These loans supported 131 jobs at origination. Most lending (100%) 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 5% 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.
- Formal Wear and Costume Rental 4,057
- Lime Manufacturing 4,068
- Commuter Rail Systems 4,081
Benchmarking Creamery Butter Manufacturing
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Manufacturing
- 54 establishments, 4,055 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 7 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 311512 · 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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