Manufacturing ·NAICS 31621

NAICS 31621 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP

Footwear Manufacturing - Industry Benchmarks

37 SBA loans on record, $8M in volume, for NAICS 31621.

6.7%
Manufacturing sector margin
N/A
Workers employed
N/A
Avg payroll / employee
$8M
SBA lending, FY20–26

Data updated July 2026

The verdict · NAICS 31621

Texas leads Footwear 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)
N/A
Workers employed (Census CBP)
N/A
Avg payroll / employee
$8M
SBA lending, FY20–26

Benchmarking Insights for Footwear Manufacturing

Footwear Manufacturing sits inside Manufacturing, a sector that runs a 6.7% net margin overall.

201 establishments employ N/A workers. Texas leads employment, followed by Illinois and California.

Employment

N/A

Total employees (Census CBP)

Avg Payroll / Employee

N/A

Annual compensation

Establishments

201

Business locations

Release-over-release change

What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023

establishment count decreased by 23. This comparison uses two published national Census County Business Patterns releases; suppressed fields are omitted rather than estimated.

Financial Detail

Annual Payroll (Total)
$382.3M

Sub-Industries

Industry Profit Margin
Footwear Manufacturing

NAICS 316210

 N/A

Top States by Employment

State Employment
Texas 2,651
Illinois 412
California 330
New York 54
Ohio 11

Showing top 10 of 24 states

SBA Lending Activity

SBA FY2020–2026

SBA Loans Approved

37

Total Loan Volume

$8M

Avg Loan Size

$226K

Jobs Supported

168

Program Breakdown

7(a) 34 (92%)
504 3 (8%)

Top SBA Lender

The Huntington National Bank

3 loans in this industry

New Business Share

21.6% of borrowers were new/startup businesses

Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)

2020
9
2021
2
2022
1
2023
8
2024
9
2025
6
2026
2

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Frequently Asked Questions

How profitable is Footwear Manufacturing?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 31621 level. Texas leads this industry nationally. The broader Manufacturing sector runs a 6.7% net margin (IRS SOI 2023).
How many businesses are in Footwear Manufacturing?
201 business establishments.
What is the average payroll per employee in Footwear Manufacturing?
Average payroll data for Footwear Manufacturing is not available in the current Census CBP dataset.
Which states have the most Footwear Manufacturing employment?
Texas leads with 2,651 workers. Illinois (412) and California (330) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Footwear Manufacturing receive?
Footwear Manufacturing businesses received 37 SBA loans totaling $8 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $226K. These loans supported 168 jobs at origination. Most lending (92%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.

Benchmarking Footwear Manufacturing

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Sources: IRS Statistics of Income (SOI) Business Tax Statistics · Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023

NAICS 31621 · 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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