Manufacturing ·NAICS 311824

NAICS 311824 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP

Dry Pasta, Dough, and Flour Mixes Manufacturing from Purchased Flour - Industry Benchmarks

$58,995/yr average annual pay, with 30 SBA loans on record for NAICS 311824.

6.7%
Manufacturing sector margin
25K
Workers employed
$58,995/yr
Avg payroll / employee
$19M
SBA lending, FY20–26

Data updated July 2026

The verdict · NAICS 311824

Illinois leads Dry Pasta, Dough, and Flour Mixes Manufacturing from Purchased Flour 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)
25K
Workers employed (Census CBP)
$58,995/yr
Avg payroll / employee
$19M
SBA lending, FY20–26

Benchmarking Insights for Dry Pasta, Dough, and Flour Mixes Manufacturing from Purchased Flour

Dry Pasta, Dough, and Flour Mixes Manufacturing from Purchased Flour sits inside Manufacturing, a sector that runs a 6.7% net margin overall.

390 establishments employ 24,501 workers (62.8/location) at $58,995/yr average annual pay. Illinois leads employment, followed by California and Tennessee.

Employment

24,501

Total employees (Census CBP)

Avg Payroll / Employee

$58,995/yr

Annual compensation

Establishments

390

Business locations

Release-over-release change

What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023

Employment increased by 1,169; establishment count was unchanged by 0. 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)
$1.4B
Avg Employees per Establishment
62.8

Top States by Employment

State Employment
Illinois 3,302
California 1,910
Tennessee 1,840
New Jersey 1,820
New York 1,173
South Carolina 1,062
Georgia 849
Pennsylvania 841
Texas 732
Michigan 369

Showing top 10 of 33 states

SBA Lending Activity

SBA FY2020–2026

SBA Loans Approved

30

Total Loan Volume

$19M

Avg Loan Size

$644K

Jobs Supported

327

Program Breakdown

7(a) 27 (90%)
504 3 (10%)

Top SBA Lender

The Huntington National Bank

3 loans in this industry

New Business Share

16.7% of borrowers were new/startup businesses

Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)

2020
2
2021
3
2022
4
2023
7
2024
4
2025
8
2026
2

Frequently Asked Questions

How profitable is Dry Pasta, Dough, and Flour Mixes Manufacturing from Purchased Flour?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 311824 level. Illinois leads this industry nationally. The broader Manufacturing sector runs a 6.7% net margin (IRS SOI 2023).
How many businesses are in Dry Pasta, Dough, and Flour Mixes Manufacturing from Purchased Flour?
390 business establishments. Together they employ 24,501 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Dry Pasta, Dough, and Flour Mixes Manufacturing from Purchased Flour?
$58,995/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 62.8 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Dry Pasta, Dough, and Flour Mixes Manufacturing from Purchased Flour employment?
Illinois leads with 3,302 workers. California (1,910) and Tennessee (1,840) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Dry Pasta, Dough, and Flour Mixes Manufacturing from Purchased Flour receive?
Dry Pasta, Dough, and Flour Mixes Manufacturing from Purchased Flour businesses received 30 SBA loans totaling $19 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $644K. These loans supported 327 jobs at origination. Most lending (90%) 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 35% 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 Dry Pasta, Dough, and Flour Mixes Manufacturing from Purchased Flour

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Sources: IRS Statistics of Income (SOI) Business Tax Statistics · Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023

NAICS 311824 · 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.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns / SUSB Industry employment scale, payroll, and firm-size benchmarks · 2023

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