Employment
7,925
Total employees (Census CBP)
Manufacturing ·NAICS 31599
NAICS 31599 · IRS SOI (C corp) · Census CBP 2023
Apparel Accessories and Other Apparel Manufacturing - Industry Benchmarks
$41,298/yr average annual pay, with 411 SBA loans on record for NAICS 31599.
- 729
- Establishments
- 8K
- Workers employed
- $41,298/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $234M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated August 2026
The verdict · NAICS 31599
California leads Apparel Accessories and Other Apparel Manufacturing activity nationally, across 729 establishments employing 8K workers. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level.
- 729
- Business establishments (Census)
- 8K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $41,298/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $234M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Use Apparel Accessories and Other Apparel Manufacturing's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.
Apparel Accessories and Other 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 Apparel Accessories and Other Apparel Manufacturing
Apparel Accessories and Other Apparel Manufacturing sits inside Manufacturing.
729 establishments employ 7,925 workers (10.9/location) at $41,298/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by Florida and New York.
Apparel Accessories and Other Apparel Manufacturing sits in the 7th percentile for employment among 5-digit NAICS industries with reported data.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$41,298/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
729
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment decreased by 1,168; establishment count increased by 16. 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)
- $327.3M
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 10.9
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Apparel Accessories and Other Apparel Manufacturing NAICS 315990 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 895 |
| Florida | 682 |
| New York | 644 |
| Illinois | 252 |
| Missouri | 243 |
| Minnesota | 185 |
| Michigan | 175 |
| Washington | 168 |
| Ohio | 132 |
| Maryland | 91 |
Showing top 10 of 40 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
411
Total Loan Volume
$234M
Avg Loan Size
$569K
Jobs Supported
5,102
Program Breakdown
7(a) 358 (87%)
504 53 (13%)
Top SBA Lender
Newtek Bank, National Association
41 loans in this industry
New Business Share
20.2% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 44
2021 39
2022 63
2023 71
2024 79
2025 108
2026 7
Frequently Asked Questions
How many businesses are in Apparel Accessories and Other Apparel Manufacturing?
729 business establishments. Together they employ 7,925 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Apparel Accessories and Other Apparel Manufacturing?
$41,298/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 10.9 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Apparel Accessories and Other Apparel Manufacturing employment?
California leads with 895 workers. Florida (682) and New York (644) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Apparel Accessories and Other Apparel Manufacturing receive?
Apparel Accessories and Other Apparel Manufacturing businesses received 411 SBA loans totaling $234 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $569K. These loans supported 5,102 jobs at origination. Most lending (87%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.
Nationwide industries with similar benchmark drivers
Two IRS/Census peer sets for Apparel Accessories and Other 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, Apparel Accessories and Other Apparel Manufacturing ranks #514 of 551 U.S. industries at the 5-digit NAICS level by total employment.
Similar workforce scale
Nearest peer industries by ABS(Census employment) (7,925 here).
Read with this industry: Industry employment trends · Manufacturing · 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 31599 · 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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