Employment
89,441
Total employees (Census CBP)
Manufacturing ·NAICS 31211
NAICS 31211 · IRS SOI (C corp) · Census CBP 2023
Soft Drink and Ice Manufacturing - Industry Benchmarks
$66,950/yr average annual pay, with 175 SBA loans on record for NAICS 31211.
- 1K
- Establishments
- 89K
- Workers employed
- $66,950/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $100M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated August 2026
The verdict · NAICS 31211
California leads Soft Drink and Ice Manufacturing activity nationally, across 1K establishments employing 89K workers. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level.
- 1K
- Business establishments (Census)
- 89K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $66,950/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $100M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Use Soft Drink and Ice Manufacturing's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.
Soft Drink and Ice 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 Soft Drink and Ice Manufacturing
Soft Drink and Ice Manufacturing sits inside Manufacturing.
1,325 establishments employ 89,441 workers (67.5/location) at $66,950/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by Texas and Florida.
Soft Drink and Ice Manufacturing sits in the 56th percentile for employment among 5-digit NAICS industries with reported data.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$66,950/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
1,325
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 4,818; establishment count increased by 25. 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)
- $6.0B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 67.5
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Bottled Water Manufacturing NAICS 312112 | N/A |
| Ice Manufacturing NAICS 312113 | N/A |
| Soft Drink Manufacturing NAICS 312111 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 12,463 |
| Texas | 9,072 |
| Florida | 6,932 |
| Pennsylvania | 5,277 |
| New York | 3,608 |
| Illinois | 3,434 |
| New Jersey | 3,339 |
| North Carolina | 3,319 |
| Arizona | 2,653 |
| Indiana | 2,648 |
Showing top 10 of 49 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
175
Total Loan Volume
$100M
Avg Loan Size
$574K
Jobs Supported
2,049
Program Breakdown
7(a) 155 (89%)
504 20 (11%)
Top SBA Lender
The Huntington National Bank
16 loans in this industry
New Business Share
32.0% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 21
2021 35
2022 24
2023 29
2024 23
2025 40
2026 3
Frequently Asked Questions
How many businesses are in Soft Drink and Ice Manufacturing?
1,325 business establishments. Together they employ 89,441 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Soft Drink and Ice Manufacturing?
$66,950/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 67.5 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Soft Drink and Ice Manufacturing employment?
California leads with 12,463 workers. Texas (9,072) and Florida (6,932) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Soft Drink and Ice Manufacturing receive?
Soft Drink and Ice Manufacturing businesses received 175 SBA loans totaling $100 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $574K. These loans supported 2,049 jobs at origination. Most lending (89%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.
Nationwide industries with similar benchmark drivers
Two IRS/Census peer sets for Soft Drink and Ice Manufacturing, both at NAICS level 5 and excluding this code so the neighborhoods are not self-links.
According to Census County Business Patterns 2023, Soft Drink and Ice Manufacturing ranks #242 of 551 U.S. industries at the 5-digit NAICS level by total employment.
Similar workforce scale
Nearest peer industries by ABS(Census employment) (89,441 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 31211 · 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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