Employment
18,290
Total employees (Census CBP)
Manufacturing ·NAICS 31311
NAICS 31311 · IRS SOI (C corp) · Census CBP 2023
Fiber, Yarn, and Thread Mills - Industry Benchmarks
$43,993/yr average annual pay, with 19 SBA loans on record for NAICS 31311.
- 250
- Establishments
- 18K
- Workers employed
- $43,993/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $7M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated August 2026
The verdict · NAICS 31311
North Carolina leads Fiber, Yarn, and Thread Mills activity nationally, across 250 establishments employing 18K workers. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level.
- 250
- Business establishments (Census)
- 18K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $43,993/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $7M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Use Fiber, Yarn, and Thread Mills's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.
Fiber, Yarn, and Thread Mills 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 Fiber, Yarn, and Thread Mills
Fiber, Yarn, and Thread Mills sits inside Manufacturing.
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.
Fiber, Yarn, and Thread Mills sits in the 16th percentile for employment among 5-digit NAICS industries with reported data.
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.
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Financial Detail
- Annual Payroll (Total)
- $804.6M
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 73.2
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Fiber, Yarn, and Thread Mills NAICS 313110 | 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 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.
Nationwide industries with similar benchmark drivers
Two IRS/Census peer sets for Fiber, Yarn, and Thread Mills, both at NAICS level 5 and excluding this code so the neighborhoods are not self-links.
According to Census County Business Patterns 2023, Fiber, Yarn, and Thread Mills ranks #464 of 551 U.S. industries at the 5-digit NAICS level by total employment.
Similar workforce scale
Nearest peer industries by ABS(Census employment) (18,290 here).
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Sources: IRS Statistics of Income (SOI) Business Tax Statistics · Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023
NAICS 31311 · 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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