Employment
65,478
Total employees (Census CBP)
Manufacturing ·NAICS 312130
NAICS 312130 · IRS SOI (C corp) · Census CBP 2023
Wineries - Industry Benchmarks
$58,235/yr average annual pay, with 383 SBA loans on record for NAICS 312130.
- 5K
- Establishments
- 65K
- Workers employed
- $58,235/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $260M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated August 2026
The verdict · NAICS 312130
California leads Wineries activity nationally, across 5K establishments employing 65K workers. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level.
- 5K
- Business establishments (Census)
- 65K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $58,235/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $260M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Use Wineries's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.
Wineries 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 Wineries
Wineries sits inside Manufacturing.
4,560 establishments employ 65,478 workers (14.4/location) at $58,235/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by Washington and Oregon.
Wineries sits in the 63rd percentile for employment among 6-digit NAICS industries with reported data.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$58,235/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
4,560
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 286; establishment count increased by 66. 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)
- $3.8B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 14.4
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 34,243 |
| Washington | 4,519 |
| Oregon | 3,515 |
| New York | 2,551 |
| Virginia | 2,502 |
| Texas | 2,500 |
| Pennsylvania | 1,837 |
| Michigan | 1,419 |
| Ohio | 1,086 |
| Missouri | 956 |
Showing top 10 of 49 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
383
Total Loan Volume
$260M
Avg Loan Size
$679K
Jobs Supported
3,378
Program Breakdown
7(a) 318 (83%)
504 65 (17%)
Top SBA Lender
Live Oak Banking Company
22 loans in this industry
New Business Share
24.5% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 55
2021 45
2022 79
2023 55
2024 77
2025 66
2026 6
Frequently Asked Questions
How many businesses are in Wineries?
4,560 business establishments. Together they employ 65,478 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Wineries?
$58,235/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 14.4 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Wineries employment?
California leads with 34,243 workers. Washington (4,519) and Oregon (3,515) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Wineries receive?
Wineries businesses received 383 SBA loans totaling $260 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $679K. These loans supported 3,378 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 Wineries, both at NAICS level 6 and excluding this code so the neighborhoods are not self-links.
According to Census County Business Patterns 2023, Wineries ranks #300 of 801 U.S. industries at the 6-digit NAICS level by total employment.
Similar workforce scale
Nearest peer industries by ABS(Census employment) (65,478 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 312130 · 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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