Employment
238,759
Total employees (Census CBP)
Manufacturing ·NAICS 31181
NAICS 31181 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Bread and Bakery Product Manufacturing - Industry Benchmarks
$44,277/yr average annual pay, with 1,681 SBA loans on record for NAICS 31181.
- 6.7%
- Manufacturing sector margin
- 239K
- Workers employed
- $44,277/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $803M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 31181
California leads Bread and Bakery Product 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)
- 239K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $44,277/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $803M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Bread and Bakery Product Manufacturing
Bread and Bakery Product Manufacturing sits inside Manufacturing, a sector that runs a 6.7% net margin overall.
12,298 establishments employ 238,759 workers (19.4/location) at $44,277/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by New York and Texas.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$44,277/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
12,298
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 9,673; establishment count increased by 346. 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)
- $10.6B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 19.4
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Commercial Bakeries NAICS 311812 | N/A |
| Frozen Cakes, Pies, and Other Pastries Manufacturing NAICS 311813 | N/A |
| Retail Bakeries NAICS 311811 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 30,219 |
| New York | 17,365 |
| Texas | 16,345 |
| Illinois | 13,149 |
| New Jersey | 11,837 |
| Pennsylvania | 11,118 |
| Florida | 10,268 |
| Georgia | 10,150 |
| Ohio | 7,821 |
| Indiana | 7,732 |
Showing top 10 of 51 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
1,681
Total Loan Volume
$803M
Avg Loan Size
$477K
Jobs Supported
25,281
Program Breakdown
7(a) 1,537 (91%)
504 144 (9%)
Top SBA Lender
The Huntington National Bank
172 loans in this industry
New Business Share
45.3% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 167
2021 259
2022 239
2023 309
2024 297
2025 365
2026 45
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Bread and Bakery Product Manufacturing?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 31181 level. California leads this industry nationally. The broader Manufacturing sector runs a 6.7% net margin (IRS SOI 2023).
How many businesses are in Bread and Bakery Product Manufacturing?
12,298 business establishments. Together they employ 238,759 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Bread and Bakery Product Manufacturing?
$44,277/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 19.4 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Bread and Bakery Product Manufacturing employment?
California leads with 30,219 workers. New York (17,365) and Texas (16,345) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Bread and Bakery Product Manufacturing receive?
Bread and Bakery Product Manufacturing businesses received 1,681 SBA loans totaling $803 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $477K. These loans supported 25,281 jobs at origination. Most lending (91%) 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 82% 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.
Benchmarking Bread and Bakery Product Manufacturing
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Manufacturing
- 12,298 establishments, 238,759 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 1,681 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 31181 · Data year: 2023
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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