Employment
68,548
Total employees (Census CBP)
Manufacturing ·NAICS 31191
NAICS 31191 · IRS SOI (C corp) · Census CBP 2023
Snack Food Manufacturing - Industry Benchmarks
$58,597/yr average annual pay, with 192 SBA loans on record for NAICS 31191.
- 758
- Establishments
- 69K
- Workers employed
- $58,597/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $139M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated August 2026
The verdict · NAICS 31191
California leads Snack Food Manufacturing activity nationally, across 758 establishments employing 69K workers. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level.
- 758
- Business establishments (Census)
- 69K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $58,597/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $139M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Use Snack Food Manufacturing's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.
Snack 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 (C corporation headline) and Census County Business Patterns 2023
Benchmarking Insights for Snack Food Manufacturing
Snack Food Manufacturing sits inside Manufacturing.
758 establishments employ 68,548 workers (90.4/location) at $58,597/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by Pennsylvania and Texas.
Snack Food Manufacturing sits in the 48th percentile for employment among 5-digit NAICS industries with reported data.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$58,597/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
758
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 1,174; establishment count increased by 7. This comparison uses two published national Census County Business Patterns releases; suppressed fields are omitted rather than estimated.
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Financial Detail
- Annual Payroll (Total)
- $4.0B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 90.4
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Other Snack Food Manufacturing NAICS 311919 | N/A |
| Roasted Nuts and Peanut Butter Manufacturing NAICS 311911 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 12,518 |
| Pennsylvania | 6,085 |
| Texas | 5,878 |
| Indiana | 3,938 |
| Ohio | 3,561 |
| North Carolina | 2,436 |
| Arkansas | 1,967 |
| New Jersey | 1,582 |
| Virginia | 1,558 |
| Minnesota | 1,219 |
Showing top 10 of 45 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
192
Total Loan Volume
$139M
Avg Loan Size
$724K
Jobs Supported
3,279
Program Breakdown
7(a) 159 (83%)
504 33 (17%)
Top SBA Lender
BayFirst National Bank
10 loans in this industry
New Business Share
12.0% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 29
2021 34
2022 28
2023 35
2024 27
2025 36
2026 3
Frequently Asked Questions
How many businesses are in Snack Food Manufacturing?
758 business establishments. Together they employ 68,548 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Snack Food Manufacturing?
$58,597/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 90.4 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Snack Food Manufacturing employment?
California leads with 12,518 workers. Pennsylvania (6,085) and Texas (5,878) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Snack Food Manufacturing receive?
Snack Food Manufacturing businesses received 192 SBA loans totaling $139 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $724K. These loans supported 3,279 jobs at origination. Most lending (83%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.
Nationwide industries with similar benchmark drivers
Two IRS/Census peer sets for Snack Food Manufacturing, both at NAICS level 5 and excluding this code so the neighborhoods are not self-links.
According to Census County Business Patterns 2023, Snack Food Manufacturing ranks #288 of 551 U.S. industries at the 5-digit NAICS level by total employment.
Similar workforce scale
Nearest peer industries by ABS(Census employment) (68,548 here).
Read with this industry: Industry employment trends · Manufacturing · 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 31191 · CBP 2023 · IRS SOI
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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