Employment
40,117
Total employees (Census CBP)
Manufacturing ·NAICS 3132
NAICS 3132 · IRS SOI (C corp) · Census CBP 2023
Fabric Mills - Industry Benchmarks
$54,458/yr average annual pay, with 33 SBA loans on record for NAICS 3132.
- 736
- Establishments
- 40K
- Workers employed
- $54,458/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $15M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated August 2026
The verdict · NAICS 3132
North Carolina leads Fabric Mills activity nationally, across 736 establishments employing 40K workers. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level.
- 736
- Business establishments (Census)
- 40K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $54,458/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $15M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Use Fabric Mills's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.
Fabric 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 Fabric Mills
Fabric Mills sits inside Manufacturing.
736 establishments employ 40,117 workers (54.5/location) at $54,458/yr average annual pay. North Carolina leads employment, followed by South Carolina and Georgia.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$54,458/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
736
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment decreased by 749; establishment count decreased by 36. 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)
- $2.2B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 54.5
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Broadwoven Fabric Mills NAICS 31321 | N/A |
| Knit Fabric Mills NAICS 31324 | N/A |
| Narrow Fabric Mills and Schiffli Machine Embroidery NAICS 31322 | N/A |
| Nonwoven Fabric Mills NAICS 31323 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| North Carolina | 10,689 |
| South Carolina | 6,506 |
| Georgia | 3,111 |
| Virginia | 2,056 |
| California | 1,302 |
| Ohio | 724 |
| Massachusetts | 706 |
| Rhode Island | 660 |
| Missouri | 480 |
| New Jersey | 420 |
Showing top 10 of 37 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
33
Total Loan Volume
$15M
Avg Loan Size
$448K
Jobs Supported
379
Program Breakdown
7(a) 31 (94%)
504 2 (6%)
Top SBA Lender
U.S. Bank, National Association
4 loans in this industry
New Business Share
21.2% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 3
2021 7
2022 7
2023 4
2024 5
2025 6
2026 1
Frequently Asked Questions
How many businesses are in Fabric Mills?
736 business establishments. Together they employ 40,117 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Fabric Mills?
$54,458/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 54.5 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Fabric Mills employment?
North Carolina leads with 10,689 workers. South Carolina (6,506) and Georgia (3,111) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Fabric Mills receive?
Fabric Mills businesses received 33 SBA loans totaling $15 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $448K. These loans supported 379 jobs at origination. Most lending (94%) 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.
According to Census County Business Patterns 2023, Fabric Mills ranks #219 of 259 U.S. industries at the 4-digit NAICS level by total employment.
Closest workforce scale
Same NAICS detail level, ordered by the smallest difference in reported Census employment.
- Coal Mining 42,347
- Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing 37,403
- Logging 42,916
Benchmarking Fabric Mills
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Manufacturing
- 736 establishments, 40,117 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 33 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 3132 · CBP 2023 · IRS SOI
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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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