Employment
2,884
Total employees (Census CBP)
Manufacturing ·NAICS 31611
NAICS 31611 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Leather and Hide Tanning and Finishing - Industry Benchmarks
$57,486/yr average annual pay, with 14 SBA loans on record for NAICS 31611.
- 6.7%
- Manufacturing sector margin
- 3K
- Workers employed
- $57,486/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $5M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 31611
New York leads Leather and Hide Tanning and Finishing 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)
- 3K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $57,486/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $5M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Leather and Hide Tanning and Finishing
Leather and Hide Tanning and Finishing sits inside Manufacturing, a sector that runs a 6.7% net margin overall.
152 establishments employ 2,884 workers (19.0/location) at $57,486/yr average annual pay. New York leads employment, followed by Missouri and Wisconsin.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$57,486/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
152
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment decreased by 237; establishment count decreased by 15. 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)
- $165.8M
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 19.0
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Leather and Hide Tanning and Finishing NAICS 316110 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| New York | 449 |
| Missouri | 384 |
| Wisconsin | 290 |
| Illinois | 198 |
| Georgia | 69 |
| California | 56 |
| Montana | 21 |
| Utah | 6 |
| Alaska | 2 |
Showing top 10 of 22 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
14
Total Loan Volume
$5M
Avg Loan Size
$358K
Jobs Supported
79
Program Breakdown
7(a) 14 (100%)
504 0 (0%)
Top SBA Lender
The Huntington National Bank
3 loans in this industry
New Business Share
28.6% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (6 yrs)
2020 2
2021 2
2022 4
2023 2
2024 2
2025 2
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Leather and Hide Tanning and Finishing?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 31611 level. New York leads this industry nationally. The broader Manufacturing sector runs a 6.7% net margin (IRS SOI 2023).
How many businesses are in Leather and Hide Tanning and Finishing?
152 business establishments. Together they employ 2,884 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Leather and Hide Tanning and Finishing?
$57,486/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 19.0 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Leather and Hide Tanning and Finishing employment?
New York leads with 449 workers. Missouri (384) and Wisconsin (290) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Leather and Hide Tanning and Finishing receive?
Leather and Hide Tanning and Finishing businesses received 14 SBA loans totaling $5 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $358K. These loans supported 79 jobs at origination. Most lending (100%) 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 2% 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 Leather and Hide Tanning and Finishing
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Manufacturing
- 152 establishments, 2,884 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 14 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 31611 · 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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