Employment
31,860
Total employees (Census CBP)
Manufacturing ·NAICS 311999
NAICS 311999 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing - Industry Benchmarks
$61,125/yr average annual pay, with 332 SBA loans on record for NAICS 311999.
- 6.7%
- Manufacturing sector margin
- 32K
- Workers employed
- $61,125/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $289M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 311999
Iowa leads All Other Miscellaneous Food 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)
- 32K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $61,125/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $289M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing
All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing sits inside Manufacturing, a sector that runs a 6.7% net margin overall.
872 establishments employ 31,860 workers (36.5/location) at $61,125/yr average annual pay. Iowa leads employment, followed by Illinois and California.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$61,125/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
872
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment decreased by 121; establishment count increased by 12. 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)
- $1.9B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 36.5
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| Iowa | 2,994 |
| Illinois | 2,874 |
| California | 2,422 |
| Minnesota | 2,111 |
| Indiana | 1,882 |
| New York | 1,304 |
| Tennessee | 971 |
| Texas | 894 |
| Kentucky | 700 |
| New Jersey | 622 |
Showing top 10 of 44 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
332
Total Loan Volume
$289M
Avg Loan Size
$871K
Jobs Supported
5,151
Program Breakdown
7(a) 258 (78%)
504 74 (22%)
Top SBA Lender
BayFirst National Bank
16 loans in this industry
New Business Share
17.2% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 42
2021 59
2022 51
2023 48
2024 66
2025 55
2026 11
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 311999 level. Iowa leads this industry nationally. The broader Manufacturing sector runs a 6.7% net margin (IRS SOI 2023).
How many businesses are in All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing?
872 business establishments. Together they employ 31,860 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing?
$61,125/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 36.5 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing employment?
Iowa leads with 2,994 workers. Illinois (2,874) and California (2,422) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing receive?
All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing businesses received 332 SBA loans totaling $289 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $871K. These loans supported 5,151 jobs at origination. Most lending (78%) 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 43% 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.
- Iron Foundries 32,020
- Storage Battery Manufacturing 32,169
- Adhesive Manufacturing 31,470
Benchmarking All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Manufacturing
- 872 establishments, 31,860 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 332 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 311999 · 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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