Employment
18,290
Total employees (Census CBP)
Manufacturing ·NAICS 3131
NAICS 3131 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Fiber, Yarn, and Thread Mills - Industry Benchmarks
$43,993/yr average annual pay, with 19 SBA loans on record for NAICS 3131.
- 6.7%
- Manufacturing sector margin
- 18K
- Workers employed
- $43,993/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $7M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 3131
North Carolina leads Fiber, Yarn, and Thread Mills 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)
- 18K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $43,993/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $7M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Fiber, Yarn, and Thread Mills
Fiber, Yarn, and Thread Mills sits inside Manufacturing, a sector that runs a 6.7% net margin overall.
250 establishments employ 18,290 workers (73.2/location) at $43,993/yr average annual pay. North Carolina leads employment, followed by South Carolina and Tennessee.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$43,993/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
250
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment decreased by 2,423; establishment count decreased 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)
- $804.6M
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 73.2
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Fiber, Yarn, and Thread Mills NAICS 31311 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| North Carolina | 8,540 |
| South Carolina | 1,914 |
| Tennessee | 778 |
| Washington | 45 |
| Texas | 24 |
| Florida | 18 |
| New Jersey | 13 |
Showing top 10 of 20 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
19
Total Loan Volume
$7M
Avg Loan Size
$363K
Jobs Supported
159
Program Breakdown
7(a) 18 (95%)
504 1 (5%)
Top SBA Lender
TD Bank, National Association
2 loans in this industry
New Business Share
47.4% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 1
2021 5
2022 1
2023 1
2024 6
2025 3
2026 2
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Fiber, Yarn, and Thread Mills?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 3131 level. North Carolina leads this industry nationally. The broader Manufacturing sector runs a 6.7% net margin (IRS SOI 2023).
How many businesses are in Fiber, Yarn, and Thread Mills?
250 business establishments. Together they employ 18,290 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Fiber, Yarn, and Thread Mills?
$43,993/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 73.2 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Fiber, Yarn, and Thread Mills employment?
North Carolina leads with 8,540 workers. South Carolina (1,914) and Tennessee (778) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Fiber, Yarn, and Thread Mills receive?
Fiber, Yarn, and Thread Mills businesses received 19 SBA loans totaling $7 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $363K. These loans supported 159 jobs at origination. Most lending (95%) 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 8% of that same 259-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 Fiber, Yarn, and Thread Mills
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Manufacturing
- 250 establishments, 18,290 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 19 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 3131 · Data year: 2023
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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