Employment
23,998
Total employees (Census CBP)
Manufacturing ·NAICS 311920
NAICS 311920 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Coffee and Tea Manufacturing - Industry Benchmarks
$57,887/yr average annual pay, with 355 SBA loans on record for NAICS 311920.
- 6.7%
- Manufacturing sector margin
- 24K
- Workers employed
- $57,887/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $112M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 311920
California leads Coffee and Tea 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)
- 24K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $57,887/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $112M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Coffee and Tea Manufacturing
Coffee and Tea Manufacturing sits inside Manufacturing, a sector that runs a 6.7% net margin overall.
1,155 establishments employ 23,998 workers (20.8/location) at $57,887/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by Washington and New York.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$57,887/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
1,155
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 1,626; establishment count increased by 65. 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
- 20.8
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 2,573 |
| Washington | 1,474 |
| New York | 1,035 |
| Oregon | 877 |
| New Jersey | 759 |
| Pennsylvania | 660 |
| Colorado | 599 |
| Massachusetts | 519 |
| Florida | 494 |
| Hawaii | 352 |
Showing top 10 of 47 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
355
Total Loan Volume
$112M
Avg Loan Size
$314K
Jobs Supported
3,259
Program Breakdown
7(a) 323 (91%)
504 32 (9%)
Top SBA Lender
The Huntington National Bank
17 loans in this industry
New Business Share
34.9% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 40
2021 53
2022 43
2023 60
2024 78
2025 77
2026 4
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Coffee and Tea Manufacturing?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 311920 level. California leads this industry nationally. The broader Manufacturing sector runs a 6.7% net margin (IRS SOI 2023).
How many businesses are in Coffee and Tea Manufacturing?
1,155 business establishments. Together they employ 23,998 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Coffee and Tea Manufacturing?
$57,887/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 20.8 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Coffee and Tea Manufacturing employment?
California leads with 2,573 workers. Washington (1,474) and New York (1,035) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Coffee and Tea Manufacturing receive?
Coffee and Tea Manufacturing businesses received 355 SBA loans totaling $112 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $314K. These loans supported 3,259 jobs at origination. Most lending (91%) 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 Coffee and Tea Manufacturing
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Manufacturing
- 1,155 establishments, 23,998 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 355 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 311920 · Data year: 2023
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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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