NAICS 3119 · IRS SOI 2013 (C corp) · Census CBP 2023

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 August 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

Use Other Food Manufacturing's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.

Other Food Manufacturing is reported here with financial measures from IRS Statistics of Income and workforce measures from Census County Business Patterns. The page keeps those source systems distinct, shows unavailable fields rather than estimating them, and links the underlying industry context so readers can compare the same NAICS activity before interpreting a margin or payroll figure.

Source: IRS SOI 2013 (C corporation headline) and Census County Business Patterns 2023

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.

Other Food Manufacturing sits in the 59th percentile for employment and the 56th percentile for net margin among 4-digit NAICS industries with reported data.

Profit Margin

5.5%

Net income ÷ total receipts (IRS SOI)

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.

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Where each dollar of Other Food Manufacturing revenue goes

Receipts decomposition, IRS Statistics of Income 2023 aggregate for Other Food Manufacturing

Workforce scale

Establishment size, Other Food Manufacturing (Census SUSB)

Other Food Manufacturing margin vs national reference points

Other Food Manufacturing net margin 18.3%

Cross-industry median (5%)

p25/median/p75 = 3%/5%/7%

Business Structure Breakdown

Per-entity IRS SOI tables at their own vintages, shares only when every row shares one year (never mix 2013/2017/2022 populations).

C Corporation SOI 2013

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	Employment	Avg Payroll/Emp
All Other Food Manufacturing NAICS 31199	N/A	105,458	$54,391/yr
Coffee and Tea Manufacturing NAICS 31192	N/A	23,998	$57,887/yr
Flavoring Syrup and Concentrate Manufacturing NAICS 31193	N/A	N/A	N/A
Seasoning and Dressing Manufacturing NAICS 31194	N/A	50,398	$71,375/yr
Snack Food Manufacturing NAICS 31191	N/A	68,548	$58,597/yr

Top States by Employment

State	Employment	Establishments	Annual Payroll	Avg Payroll/Emp
California	45,510	782	$2.9B	$64,368/yr
Texas	17,414	354	$923.0M	$53,003/yr
Illinois	14,465	235	$1.0B	$69,525/yr
Ohio	12,301	146	N/A	N/A
Pennsylvania	11,827	201	$679.0M	$57,413/yr
Georgia	10,766	104	$611.6M	$56,809/yr
Wisconsin	10,653	140	$689.3M	$64,702/yr
New York	7,784	274	$469.0M	$60,257/yr
Indiana	7,459	72	$426.8M	$57,220/yr
New Jersey	6,943	172	$453.0M	$65,248/yr

Showing top 10 of 51 states

SBA Lending Activity

SBA FY2020–2026

SBA 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

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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.

Nationwide industries with similar benchmark drivers

Two IRS/Census peer sets for Other Food Manufacturing, both at NAICS level 4 and excluding this code so the neighborhoods are not self-links.

According to Census County Business Patterns 2023, Other Food Manufacturing ranks #105 of 259 U.S. industries at the 4-digit NAICS level by total employment. According to IRS SOI 2013 IRS Statistics of Income, its reported pre-tax net margin ranks #56 of 126 at that same detail level.

Similar reported net margin

Nearest peer industries by ABS(IRS pre-tax margin) (5.5% here).

Glass and Glass Product Manufacturing 5.5% Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing 5.5% Communications Equipment Manufacturing 5.5%

Similar workforce scale

Nearest peer industries by ABS(Census employment) (257,870 here).

Drycleaning and Laundry Services 256,702 Other Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing 256,679 Other Wood Product Manufacturing 255,619

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

NAICS 3119 · CBP 2023 · IRS SOI 2013

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 Accessed 2026-07-06

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