Employment
29,132
Total employees (Census CBP)
Manufacturing ·NAICS 31171
NAICS 31171 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Seafood Product Preparation and Packaging - Industry Benchmarks
$60,776/yr average annual pay, with 54 SBA loans on record for NAICS 31171.
- 6.7%
- Manufacturing sector margin
- 29K
- Workers employed
- $60,776/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $52M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 31171
Alaska leads Seafood Product Preparation and Packaging 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)
- 29K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $60,776/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $52M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Seafood Product Preparation and Packaging
Seafood Product Preparation and Packaging sits inside Manufacturing, a sector that runs a 6.7% net margin overall.
516 establishments employ 29,132 workers (56.5/location) at $60,776/yr average annual pay. Alaska leads employment, followed by Washington and California.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$60,776/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
516
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment decreased by 14; establishment count decreased by 12. 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)
- $1.8B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 56.5
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Seafood Product Preparation and Packaging NAICS 311710 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 6,945 |
| Washington | 4,800 |
| California | 1,666 |
| Alabama | 1,114 |
| Oregon | 998 |
| Texas | 896 |
| Virginia | 804 |
| Pennsylvania | 54 |
| Idaho | 52 |
Showing top 10 of 23 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
54
Total Loan Volume
$52M
Avg Loan Size
$964K
Jobs Supported
1,010
Program Breakdown
7(a) 44 (81%)
504 10 (19%)
Top SBA Lender
New England Certified Developm
4 loans in this industry
New Business Share
27.8% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 8
2021 6
2022 8
2023 8
2024 17
2025 6
2026 1
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Seafood Product Preparation and Packaging?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 31171 level. Alaska leads this industry nationally. The broader Manufacturing sector runs a 6.7% net margin (IRS SOI 2023).
How many businesses are in Seafood Product Preparation and Packaging?
516 business establishments. Together they employ 29,132 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Seafood Product Preparation and Packaging?
$60,776/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 56.5 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Seafood Product Preparation and Packaging employment?
Alaska leads with 6,945 workers. Washington (4,800) and California (1,666) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Seafood Product Preparation and Packaging receive?
Seafood Product Preparation and Packaging businesses received 54 SBA loans totaling $52 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $964K. These loans supported 1,010 jobs at origination. Most lending (81%) 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 26% of that same 551-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 Seafood Product Preparation and Packaging
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Manufacturing
- 516 establishments, 29,132 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 54 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 31171 · 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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