Employment
7,413
Total employees (Census CBP)
Manufacturing ·NAICS 315240
NAICS 315240 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Women’s, Girls’, and Infants’ Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing - Industry Benchmarks
$56,492/yr average annual pay, with 34 SBA loans on record for NAICS 315240.
- 6.7%
- Manufacturing sector margin
- 7K
- Workers employed
- $56,492/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $44M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 315240
California leads Women’s, Girls’, and Infants’ Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing 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)
- 7K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $56,492/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $44M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Women’s, Girls’, and Infants’ Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing
Women’s, Girls’, and Infants’ Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing sits inside Manufacturing, a sector that runs a 6.7% net margin overall.
611 establishments employ 7,413 workers (12.1/location) at $56,492/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by New York and Texas.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$56,492/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
611
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment decreased by 1,447; establishment count decreased by 78. 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)
- $418.8M
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 12.1
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 4,426 |
| New York | 997 |
| Texas | 327 |
| Florida | 175 |
| Massachusetts | 79 |
| Ohio | 70 |
| Missouri | 68 |
| Washington | 18 |
Showing top 10 of 26 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
34
Total Loan Volume
$44M
Avg Loan Size
$1305K
Jobs Supported
346
Program Breakdown
7(a) 24 (71%)
504 10 (29%)
Top SBA Lender
Business Finance Capital
9 loans in this industry
New Business Share
20.6% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (5 yrs)
2020 12
2021 13
2022 5
2024 3
2026 1
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Women’s, Girls’, and Infants’ Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 315240 level. California leads this industry nationally. The broader Manufacturing sector runs a 6.7% net margin (IRS SOI 2023).
How many businesses are in Women’s, Girls’, and Infants’ Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing?
611 business establishments. Together they employ 7,413 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Women’s, Girls’, and Infants’ Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing?
$56,492/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 12.1 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Women’s, Girls’, and Infants’ Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing employment?
California leads with 4,426 workers. New York (997) and Texas (327) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Women’s, Girls’, and Infants’ Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing receive?
Women’s, Girls’, and Infants’ Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing businesses received 34 SBA loans totaling $44 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $1305K. These loans supported 346 jobs at origination. Most lending (71%) 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 10% of that same 801-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 Women’s, Girls’, and Infants’ Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Manufacturing
- 611 establishments, 7,413 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 34 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 315240 · 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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