Employment
91,690
Total employees (Census CBP)
Manufacturing ·NAICS 32111
NAICS 32111 · IRS SOI (C corp) · Census CBP 2023
Sawmills and Wood Preservation - Industry Benchmarks
$61,318/yr average annual pay, with 122 SBA loans on record for NAICS 32111.
- 3K
- Establishments
- 92K
- Workers employed
- $61,318/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $94M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated August 2026
The verdict · NAICS 32111
Georgia leads Sawmills and Wood Preservation activity nationally, across 3K establishments employing 92K workers. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level.
- 3K
- Business establishments (Census)
- 92K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $61,318/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $94M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Use Sawmills and Wood Preservation's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.
Sawmills and Wood Preservation 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 Sawmills and Wood Preservation
Sawmills and Wood Preservation sits inside Manufacturing.
3,053 establishments employ 91,690 workers (30.0/location) at $61,318/yr average annual pay. Georgia leads employment, followed by Alabama and Oregon.
Sawmills and Wood Preservation sits in the 58th percentile for employment among 5-digit NAICS industries with reported data.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$61,318/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
3,053
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 1,959; establishment count decreased by 14. 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)
- $5.6B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 30.0
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Sawmills NAICS 321113 | N/A |
| Wood Preservation NAICS 321114 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 7,033 |
| Alabama | 6,961 |
| Oregon | 6,021 |
| North Carolina | 5,081 |
| Arkansas | 4,883 |
| Texas | 4,416 |
| Mississippi | 4,058 |
| Pennsylvania | 3,781 |
| Virginia | 3,762 |
| South Carolina | 2,803 |
Showing top 10 of 49 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
122
Total Loan Volume
$94M
Avg Loan Size
$770K
Jobs Supported
2,542
Program Breakdown
7(a) 108 (89%)
504 14 (11%)
Top SBA Lender
The Huntington National Bank
12 loans in this industry
New Business Share
34.4% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 28
2021 29
2022 15
2023 17
2024 13
2025 19
2026 1
Frequently Asked Questions
How many businesses are in Sawmills and Wood Preservation?
3,053 business establishments. Together they employ 91,690 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Sawmills and Wood Preservation?
$61,318/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 30.0 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Sawmills and Wood Preservation employment?
Georgia leads with 7,033 workers. Alabama (6,961) and Oregon (6,021) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Sawmills and Wood Preservation receive?
Sawmills and Wood Preservation businesses received 122 SBA loans totaling $94 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $770K. These loans supported 2,542 jobs at origination. Most lending (89%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.
Nationwide industries with similar benchmark drivers
Two IRS/Census peer sets for Sawmills and Wood Preservation, both at NAICS level 5 and excluding this code so the neighborhoods are not self-links.
According to Census County Business Patterns 2023, Sawmills and Wood Preservation ranks #233 of 551 U.S. industries at the 5-digit NAICS level by total employment.
Similar workforce scale
Nearest peer industries by ABS(Census employment) (91,690 here).
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Sources: IRS Statistics of Income (SOI) Business Tax Statistics · Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023
NAICS 32111 · 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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