Employment
5,778
Total employees (Census CBP)
Manufacturing ·NAICS 31528
NAICS 31528 · IRS SOI (C corp) · Census CBP 2023
Other Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing - Industry Benchmarks
$50,673/yr average annual pay, with 24 SBA loans on record for NAICS 31528.
- 337
- Establishments
- 6K
- Workers employed
- $50,673/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $24M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated August 2026
The verdict · NAICS 31528
California leads Other Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing activity nationally, across 337 establishments employing 6K workers. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level.
- 337
- Business establishments (Census)
- 6K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $50,673/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $24M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Use Other Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.
Other Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing 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 Other Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing
Other Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing sits inside Manufacturing.
337 establishments employ 5,778 workers (17.1/location) at $50,673/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by Texas and New York.
Other Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing sits in the 4th percentile for employment among 5-digit NAICS industries with reported data.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$50,673/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
337
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment decreased by 613; establishment count decreased by 61. 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)
- $292.8M
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 17.1
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Other Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing NAICS 315280 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
Showing top 10 of 27 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
24
Total Loan Volume
$24M
Avg Loan Size
$1003K
Jobs Supported
635
Program Breakdown
7(a) 19 (79%)
504 5 (21%)
Top SBA Lender
Meridian Bank
3 loans in this industry
New Business Share
4.2% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (5 yrs)
2020 10
2021 5
2022 6
2023 2
2025 1
Frequently Asked Questions
How many businesses are in Other Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing?
337 business establishments. Together they employ 5,778 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Other Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing?
$50,673/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 17.1 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Other Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing employment?
California leads with 830 workers. Texas (392) and New York (357) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Other Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing receive?
Other Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing businesses received 24 SBA loans totaling $24 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $1003K. These loans supported 635 jobs at origination. Most lending (79%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.
Nationwide industries with similar benchmark drivers
Two IRS/Census peer sets for Other Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing, both at NAICS level 5 and excluding this code so the neighborhoods are not self-links.
According to Census County Business Patterns 2023, Other Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing ranks #528 of 551 U.S. industries at the 5-digit NAICS level by total employment.
Similar workforce scale
Nearest peer industries by ABS(Census employment) (5,778 here).
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Sources: IRS Statistics of Income (SOI) Business Tax Statistics · Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023
NAICS 31528 · 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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