Employment
71,454
Total employees (Census CBP)
Manufacturing ·NAICS 312111
NAICS 312111 · IRS SOI (C corp) · Census CBP 2023
Soft Drink Manufacturing - Industry Benchmarks
$67,392/yr average annual pay, with 81 SBA loans on record for NAICS 312111.
- 622
- Establishments
- 71K
- Workers employed
- $67,392/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $30M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated August 2026
The verdict · NAICS 312111
California leads Soft Drink Manufacturing activity nationally, across 622 establishments employing 71K workers. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level.
- 622
- Business establishments (Census)
- 71K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $67,392/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $30M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Use Soft Drink Manufacturing's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.
Soft Drink 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 Manufacturing
Soft Drink Manufacturing sits inside Manufacturing.
622 establishments employ 71,454 workers (114.9/location) at $67,392/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by Florida and New Jersey.
Soft Drink Manufacturing sits in the 65th percentile for employment among 6-digit NAICS industries with reported data.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$67,392/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
622
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 4,235; establishment count increased by 12. 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)
- $4.8B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 114.9
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 9,989 |
| Florida | 5,578 |
| New Jersey | 3,189 |
| New York | 3,083 |
| Illinois | 2,858 |
| North Carolina | 2,523 |
| Arizona | 2,308 |
| Georgia | 2,002 |
| Virginia | 1,938 |
| Tennessee | 1,446 |
Showing top 10 of 41 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
81
Total Loan Volume
$30M
Avg Loan Size
$372K
Jobs Supported
669
Program Breakdown
7(a) 76 (94%)
504 5 (6%)
Top SBA Lender
The Huntington National Bank
12 loans in this industry
New Business Share
24.7% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 9
2021 16
2022 12
2023 14
2024 10
2025 18
2026 2
Frequently Asked Questions
How many businesses are in Soft Drink Manufacturing?
622 business establishments. Together they employ 71,454 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Soft Drink Manufacturing?
$67,392/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 114.9 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Soft Drink Manufacturing employment?
California leads with 9,989 workers. Florida (5,578) and New Jersey (3,189) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Soft Drink Manufacturing receive?
Soft Drink Manufacturing businesses received 81 SBA loans totaling $30 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $372K. These loans supported 669 jobs at origination. Most lending (94%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.
Nationwide industries with similar benchmark drivers
Two IRS/Census peer sets for Soft Drink Manufacturing, both at NAICS level 6 and excluding this code so the neighborhoods are not self-links.
According to Census County Business Patterns 2023, Soft Drink Manufacturing ranks #283 of 801 U.S. industries at the 6-digit NAICS level by total employment.
Similar workforce scale
Nearest peer industries by ABS(Census employment) (71,454 here).
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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 312111 · 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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