Employment
58,388
Total employees (Census CBP)
Manufacturing ·NAICS 31182
NAICS 31182 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Cookie, Cracker, and Pasta Manufacturing - Industry Benchmarks
$56,852/yr average annual pay, with 113 SBA loans on record for NAICS 31182.
- 6.7%
- Manufacturing sector margin
- 58K
- Workers employed
- $56,852/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $58M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 31182
Illinois leads Cookie, Cracker, and Pasta 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)
- 58K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $56,852/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $58M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Cookie, Cracker, and Pasta Manufacturing
Cookie, Cracker, and Pasta Manufacturing sits inside Manufacturing, a sector that runs a 6.7% net margin overall.
851 establishments employ 58,388 workers (68.6/location) at $56,852/yr average annual pay. Illinois leads employment, followed by California and Ohio.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$56,852/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
851
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 3,424; establishment count increased by 22. 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)
- $3.3B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 68.6
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Cookie and Cracker Manufacturing NAICS 311821 | N/A |
| Dry Pasta, Dough, and Flour Mixes Manufacturing from Purchased Flour NAICS 311824 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 6,186 |
| California | 4,087 |
| Ohio | 3,914 |
| New Jersey | 3,608 |
| New York | 2,954 |
| Utah | 1,799 |
| Georgia | 1,740 |
| Iowa | 1,332 |
| Virginia | 1,231 |
| South Carolina | 1,135 |
Showing top 10 of 44 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
113
Total Loan Volume
$58M
Avg Loan Size
$514K
Jobs Supported
1,798
Program Breakdown
7(a) 107 (95%)
504 6 (5%)
Top SBA Lender
The Huntington National Bank
16 loans in this industry
New Business Share
38.9% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 16
2021 10
2022 20
2023 17
2024 21
2025 25
2026 4
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Cookie, Cracker, and Pasta Manufacturing?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 31182 level. Illinois leads this industry nationally. The broader Manufacturing sector runs a 6.7% net margin (IRS SOI 2023).
How many businesses are in Cookie, Cracker, and Pasta Manufacturing?
851 business establishments. Together they employ 58,388 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Cookie, Cracker, and Pasta Manufacturing?
$56,852/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 68.6 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Cookie, Cracker, and Pasta Manufacturing employment?
Illinois leads with 6,186 workers. California (4,087) and Ohio (3,914) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Cookie, Cracker, and Pasta Manufacturing receive?
Cookie, Cracker, and Pasta Manufacturing businesses received 113 SBA loans totaling $58 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $514K. These loans supported 1,798 jobs at origination. Most lending (95%) 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 43% 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 Cookie, Cracker, and Pasta Manufacturing
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Manufacturing
- 851 establishments, 58,388 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 113 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 31182 · 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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