Employment
128,252
Total employees (Census CBP)
Manufacturing ·NAICS 311812
NAICS 311812 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Commercial Bakeries - Industry Benchmarks
$54,164/yr average annual pay, with 397 SBA loans on record for NAICS 311812.
- 6.7%
- Manufacturing sector margin
- 128K
- Workers employed
- $54,164/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $275M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 311812
California leads Commercial Bakeries 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)
- 128K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $54,164/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $275M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Commercial Bakeries
Commercial Bakeries sits inside Manufacturing, a sector that runs a 6.7% net margin overall.
2,842 establishments employ 128,252 workers (45.1/location) at $54,164/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by Illinois and New York.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$54,164/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
2,842
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 15,213; establishment count increased by 97. 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)
- $6.9B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 45.1
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 13,603 |
| Illinois | 7,989 |
| New York | 7,609 |
| Texas | 7,489 |
| New Jersey | 6,878 |
| Georgia | 6,322 |
| Pennsylvania | 5,567 |
| Ohio | 4,818 |
| Michigan | 3,395 |
| North Carolina | 3,261 |
Showing top 10 of 51 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
397
Total Loan Volume
$275M
Avg Loan Size
$692K
Jobs Supported
6,293
Program Breakdown
7(a) 337 (85%)
504 60 (15%)
Top SBA Lender
The Huntington National Bank
26 loans in this industry
New Business Share
33.8% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 50
2021 60
2022 60
2023 68
2024 61
2025 92
2026 6
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Commercial Bakeries?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 311812 level. California leads this industry nationally. The broader Manufacturing sector runs a 6.7% net margin (IRS SOI 2023).
How many businesses are in Commercial Bakeries?
2,842 business establishments. Together they employ 128,252 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Commercial Bakeries?
$54,164/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 45.1 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Commercial Bakeries employment?
California leads with 13,603 workers. Illinois (7,989) and New York (7,609) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Commercial Bakeries receive?
Commercial Bakeries businesses received 397 SBA loans totaling $275 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $692K. These loans supported 6,293 jobs at origination. Most lending (85%) 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 77% 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 Commercial Bakeries
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Manufacturing
- 2,842 establishments, 128,252 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 397 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 311812 · 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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