Employment
16,687
Total employees (Census CBP)
Manufacturing ·NAICS 31323
NAICS 31323 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Nonwoven Fabric Mills - Industry Benchmarks
$64,069/yr average annual pay, with 7 SBA loans on record for NAICS 31323.
- 6.7%
- Manufacturing sector margin
- 17K
- Workers employed
- $64,069/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $6M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 31323
North Carolina leads Nonwoven Fabric 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)
- 17K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $64,069/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $6M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Nonwoven Fabric Mills
Nonwoven Fabric Mills sits inside Manufacturing, a sector that runs a 6.7% net margin overall.
227 establishments employ 16,687 workers (73.5/location) at $64,069/yr average annual pay. North Carolina leads employment, followed by South Carolina and Pennsylvania.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$64,069/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
227
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 78; establishment count decreased by 2. 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)
- $1.1B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 73.5
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Nonwoven Fabric Mills NAICS 313230 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| North Carolina | 4,829 |
| South Carolina | 2,080 |
| Pennsylvania | 675 |
| Massachusetts | 239 |
| Connecticut | 207 |
Showing top 10 of 23 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
7
Total Loan Volume
$6M
Avg Loan Size
$847K
Jobs Supported
107
Program Breakdown
7(a) 6 (86%)
504 1 (14%)
Top SBA Lender
Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company
2 loans in this industry
New Business Share
14.3% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (3 yrs)
2021 2
2022 2
2025 3
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Nonwoven Fabric Mills?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 31323 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 Nonwoven Fabric Mills?
227 business establishments. Together they employ 16,687 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Nonwoven Fabric Mills?
$64,069/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 73.5 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Nonwoven Fabric Mills employment?
North Carolina leads with 4,829 workers. South Carolina (2,080) and Pennsylvania (675) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Nonwoven Fabric Mills receive?
Nonwoven Fabric Mills businesses received 7 SBA loans totaling $6 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $847K. These loans supported 107 jobs at origination. Most lending (86%) 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 15% of that same 551-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 Nonwoven Fabric Mills
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Manufacturing
- 227 establishments, 16,687 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 7 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 31323 · 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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