Employment
24,435
Total employees (Census CBP)
Manufacturing ·NAICS 311520
NAICS 311520 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Ice Cream and Frozen Dessert Manufacturing - Industry Benchmarks
$60,218/yr average annual pay, with 206 SBA loans on record for NAICS 311520.
- 6.7%
- Manufacturing sector margin
- 24K
- Workers employed
- $60,218/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $93M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 311520
New York leads Ice Cream and Frozen Dessert 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)
- 24K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $60,218/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $93M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Ice Cream and Frozen Dessert Manufacturing
Ice Cream and Frozen Dessert Manufacturing sits inside Manufacturing, a sector that runs a 6.7% net margin overall.
514 establishments employ 24,435 workers (47.5/location) at $60,218/yr average annual pay. New York leads employment, followed by Michigan and Minnesota.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$60,218/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
514
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 1,035; establishment count increased by 26. 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)
- $1.5B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 47.5
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| New York | 1,648 |
| Michigan | 751 |
| Minnesota | 728 |
| Florida | 652 |
| Oregon | 533 |
| Alabama | 503 |
| New Jersey | 196 |
| Virginia | 82 |
Showing top 10 of 32 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
206
Total Loan Volume
$93M
Avg Loan Size
$452K
Jobs Supported
3,186
Program Breakdown
7(a) 185 (90%)
504 21 (10%)
Top SBA Lender
The Huntington National Bank
16 loans in this industry
New Business Share
42.7% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 15
2021 20
2022 30
2023 39
2024 48
2025 49
2026 5
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Ice Cream and Frozen Dessert Manufacturing?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 311520 level. New York leads this industry nationally. The broader Manufacturing sector runs a 6.7% net margin (IRS SOI 2023).
How many businesses are in Ice Cream and Frozen Dessert Manufacturing?
514 business establishments. Together they employ 24,435 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Ice Cream and Frozen Dessert Manufacturing?
$60,218/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 47.5 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Ice Cream and Frozen Dessert Manufacturing employment?
New York leads with 1,648 workers. Michigan (751) and Minnesota (728) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Ice Cream and Frozen Dessert Manufacturing receive?
Ice Cream and Frozen Dessert Manufacturing businesses received 206 SBA loans totaling $93 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $452K. These loans supported 3,186 jobs at origination. Most lending (90%) 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 35% 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.
Benchmarking Ice Cream and Frozen Dessert Manufacturing
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Manufacturing
- 514 establishments, 24,435 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 206 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 311520 · 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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