Employment
1,918
Total employees (Census CBP)
Manufacturing ·NAICS 316992
NAICS 316992 · IRS SOI (C corp) · Census CBP 2023
Women's Handbag and Purse Manufacturing - Industry Benchmarks
$58,795/yr average annual pay, with 1 SBA loans on record for NAICS 316992.
- 70
- Establishments
- 2K
- Workers employed
- $58,795/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $1M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated August 2026
The verdict · NAICS 316992
New York leads Women's Handbag and Purse Manufacturing activity nationally, across 70 establishments employing 2K workers. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level.
- 70
- Business establishments (Census)
- 2K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $58,795/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $1M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Use Women's Handbag and Purse Manufacturing's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.
Women's Handbag and Purse 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 Women's Handbag and Purse Manufacturing
Women's Handbag and Purse Manufacturing sits inside Manufacturing.
70 establishments employ 1,918 workers (27.4/location) at $58,795/yr average annual pay. New York leads employment, followed by Virginia and Washington.
Women's Handbag and Purse Manufacturing sits in the 1st percentile for employment among 6-digit NAICS industries with reported data.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$58,795/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
70
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment decreased by 60; establishment count decreased by 6. 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)
- $112.8M
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 27.4
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| New York | 57 |
| Virginia | 17 |
| Washington | 7 |
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
1
Total Loan Volume
$1M
Avg Loan Size
$500K
Jobs Supported
1
Program Breakdown
7(a) 1 (100%)
504 0 (0%)
Top SBA Lender
First Financial Bank
1 loans in this industry
New Business Share
0.0% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Frequently Asked Questions
How many businesses are in Women's Handbag and Purse Manufacturing?
70 business establishments. Together they employ 1,918 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Women's Handbag and Purse Manufacturing?
$58,795/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 27.4 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Women's Handbag and Purse Manufacturing employment?
New York leads with 57 workers. Virginia (17) and Washington (7) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Women's Handbag and Purse Manufacturing receive?
Women's Handbag and Purse Manufacturing businesses received 1 SBA loans totaling $1 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $500K. These loans supported 1 jobs at origination. Most lending (100%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.
Nationwide industries with similar benchmark drivers
Two IRS/Census peer sets for Women's Handbag and Purse Manufacturing, both at NAICS level 6 and excluding this code so the neighborhoods are not self-links.
According to Census County Business Patterns 2023, Women's Handbag and Purse Manufacturing ranks #789 of 801 U.S. industries at the 6-digit NAICS level by total employment.
Similar workforce scale
Nearest peer industries by ABS(Census employment) (1,918 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 316992 · 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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