Profit Margin
5.5%
Net income ÷ total receipts (IRS SOI)
Manufacturing ·NAICS 3119
NAICS 3119 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Other Food Manufacturing - Industry Benchmarks
$60,100/yr average annual pay, with 1,161 SBA loans on record for NAICS 3119.
- 5.5%
- Net margin
- 258K
- Workers employed
- $60,100/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $740M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 3119
Other Food Manufacturing runs a 5.5% pre-tax net margin - below the national median - across 5K establishments employing 258K workers.
- 5.5%
- Pre-tax net margin (IRS SOI)
- 258K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $60,100/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $740M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Other Food Manufacturing
Other Food Manufacturing sits inside Manufacturing at a 5.5% net margin (below the national median), $187.5B in aggregate receipts across 2,553 returns, averaging $73.4B per establishment.
4,836 establishments employ 257,870 workers (53.3/location) at $60,100/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by Texas and Illinois.
Total Receipts
$187.5B
Annual revenue (IRS SOI)
Net Income
$10.3B
Pre-tax net income
Employment
257,870
Total employees (Census CBP)
Avg Payroll / Employee
$60,100/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
4,836
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 6,163; establishment count increased by 137. This comparison uses two published national Census County Business Patterns releases; suppressed fields are omitted rather than estimated.
Where each dollar of Other Food Manufacturing revenue goes
Workforce scale
Other Food Manufacturing margin vs national reference points
Other Food Manufacturing net margin 18.3%
Cross-industry median (5%)
p25/median/p75 = 3%/5%/8%
Business Structure Breakdown
How businesses in this industry are legally structured (IRS SOI)
C Corporation
2,553 returns 100%
Margin: 5.5% · Receipts: $187.5B
Financial Detail
- Total Tax Returns Filed
- 2,553
- Avg Receipts per Business
- $73.4B
- Annual Payroll (Total)
- $15.5B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 53.3
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| All Other Food Manufacturing NAICS 31199 | N/A |
| Coffee and Tea Manufacturing NAICS 31192 | N/A |
| Flavoring Syrup and Concentrate Manufacturing NAICS 31193 | N/A |
| Seasoning and Dressing Manufacturing NAICS 31194 | N/A |
| Snack Food Manufacturing NAICS 31191 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 45,510 |
| Texas | 17,414 |
| Illinois | 14,465 |
| Ohio | 12,301 |
| Pennsylvania | 11,827 |
| Georgia | 10,766 |
| Wisconsin | 10,653 |
| New York | 7,784 |
| Indiana | 7,459 |
| New Jersey | 6,943 |
Showing top 10 of 51 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
1,161
Total Loan Volume
$740M
Avg Loan Size
$637K
Jobs Supported
16,219
Program Breakdown
7(a) 982 (85%)
504 179 (15%)
Top SBA Lender
The Huntington National Bank
55 loans in this industry
New Business Share
23.2% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 151
2021 190
2022 162
2023 189
2024 230
2025 217
2026 22
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the average revenue for Other Food Manufacturing?
$187.5B in total annual receipts across all Other Food Manufacturing businesses. Average per business: $73.4B.
How profitable is Other Food Manufacturing?
5.5% net profit margin, below the national median.
How many businesses are in Other Food Manufacturing?
4,836 business establishments. Together they employ 257,870 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Other Food Manufacturing?
$60,100/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 53.3 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Other Food Manufacturing employment?
California leads with 45,510 workers. Texas (17,414) and Illinois (14,465) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Other Food Manufacturing receive?
Other Food Manufacturing businesses received 1,161 SBA loans totaling $740 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $637K. These loans supported 16,219 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: Other Food Manufacturing reports a higher net margin than 53% of the 126 IRS-tracked industries at the same NAICS detail level. Its Census employment total exceeds 59% of that same 259-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 reported net margins
Same NAICS detail level, ordered by the smallest difference in reported IRS pre-tax margin.
Closest workforce scale
Same NAICS detail level, ordered by the smallest difference in reported Census employment.
Benchmarking Other Food Manufacturing
- Net margin: 5.5% vs sector. Browse Manufacturing
- 4,836 establishments, 257,870 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 1,161 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 3119 · 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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