Employment
22,960
Total employees (Census CBP)
Manufacturing ·NAICS 311813
NAICS 311813 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Frozen Cakes, Pies, and Other Pastries Manufacturing - Industry Benchmarks
$53,801/yr average annual pay, with 49 SBA loans on record for NAICS 311813.
- 6.7%
- Manufacturing sector margin
- 23K
- Workers employed
- $53,801/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $31M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 311813
Illinois leads Frozen Cakes, Pies, and Other Pastries 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)
- 23K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $53,801/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $31M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Frozen Cakes, Pies, and Other Pastries Manufacturing
Frozen Cakes, Pies, and Other Pastries Manufacturing sits inside Manufacturing, a sector that runs a 6.7% net margin overall.
237 establishments employ 22,960 workers (96.9/location) at $53,801/yr average annual pay. Illinois leads employment, followed by New Jersey and Oregon.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$53,801/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
237
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 516; establishment count increased by 9. 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)
- $1.2B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 96.9
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 656 |
| New Jersey | 555 |
| Oregon | 413 |
| Kansas | 184 |
Showing top 10 of 24 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
49
Total Loan Volume
$31M
Avg Loan Size
$630K
Jobs Supported
1,077
Program Breakdown
7(a) 47 (96%)
504 2 (4%)
Top SBA Lender
The Huntington National Bank
10 loans in this industry
New Business Share
36.7% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 5
2021 13
2022 8
2023 8
2024 4
2025 10
2026 1
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Frozen Cakes, Pies, and Other Pastries Manufacturing?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 311813 level. Illinois leads this industry nationally. The broader Manufacturing sector runs a 6.7% net margin (IRS SOI 2023).
How many businesses are in Frozen Cakes, Pies, and Other Pastries Manufacturing?
237 business establishments. Together they employ 22,960 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Frozen Cakes, Pies, and Other Pastries Manufacturing?
$53,801/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 96.9 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Frozen Cakes, Pies, and Other Pastries Manufacturing employment?
Illinois leads with 656 workers. New Jersey (555) and Oregon (413) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Frozen Cakes, Pies, and Other Pastries Manufacturing receive?
Frozen Cakes, Pies, and Other Pastries Manufacturing businesses received 49 SBA loans totaling $31 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $630K. These loans supported 1,077 jobs at origination. Most lending (96%) 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 34% 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 Frozen Cakes, Pies, and Other Pastries Manufacturing
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Manufacturing
- 237 establishments, 22,960 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 49 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 311813 · 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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