Employment
17,302
Total employees (Census CBP)
Manufacturing ·NAICS 31412
NAICS 31412 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Curtain and Linen Mills - Industry Benchmarks
$42,010/yr average annual pay, with 23 SBA loans on record for NAICS 31412.
- 6.7%
- Manufacturing sector margin
- 17K
- Workers employed
- $42,010/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $23M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 31412
California leads Curtain and Linen 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)
- $42,010/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $23M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Curtain and Linen Mills
Curtain and Linen Mills sits inside Manufacturing, a sector that runs a 6.7% net margin overall.
1,059 establishments employ 17,302 workers (16.3/location) at $42,010/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by Texas and Georgia.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$42,010/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
1,059
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment decreased by 3,481; establishment count decreased by 87. 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)
- $726.9M
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 16.3
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Curtain and Linen Mills NAICS 314120 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 2,017 |
| Texas | 1,264 |
| Georgia | 1,190 |
| Illinois | 808 |
| Ohio | 565 |
| New York | 489 |
| Massachusetts | 234 |
| Michigan | 120 |
| Washington | 111 |
| Maryland | 107 |
Showing top 10 of 44 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
23
Total Loan Volume
$23M
Avg Loan Size
$1006K
Jobs Supported
283
Program Breakdown
7(a) 20 (87%)
504 3 (13%)
Top SBA Lender
Banco Popular de Puerto Rico
3 loans in this industry
New Business Share
21.7% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (5 yrs)
2021 2
2022 6
2023 7
2025 6
2026 2
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Curtain and Linen Mills?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 31412 level. California leads this industry nationally. The broader Manufacturing sector runs a 6.7% net margin (IRS SOI 2023).
How many businesses are in Curtain and Linen Mills?
1,059 business establishments. Together they employ 17,302 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Curtain and Linen Mills?
$42,010/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 16.3 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Curtain and Linen Mills employment?
California leads with 2,017 workers. Texas (1,264) and Georgia (1,190) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Curtain and Linen Mills receive?
Curtain and Linen Mills businesses received 23 SBA loans totaling $23 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $1006K. These loans supported 283 jobs at origination. Most lending (87%) 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 Curtain and Linen Mills
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Manufacturing
- 1,059 establishments, 17,302 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 23 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 31412 · 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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