Employment
79,871
Total employees (Census CBP)
Manufacturing ·NAICS 321113
NAICS 321113 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Sawmills - Industry Benchmarks
$60,622/yr average annual pay, with 108 SBA loans on record for NAICS 321113.
- 3K
- Establishments
- 80K
- Workers employed
- $60,622/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $92M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 321113
Alabama leads Sawmills activity nationally, across 3K establishments employing 80K workers. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level.
- 3K
- Business establishments (Census)
- 80K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $60,622/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $92M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Sawmills
Sawmills sits inside Manufacturing.
2,691 establishments employ 79,871 workers (29.7/location) at $60,622/yr average annual pay. Alabama leads employment, followed by Georgia and Oregon.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$60,622/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
2,691
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 982; 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)
- $4.8B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 29.7
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| Alabama | 5,891 |
| Georgia | 5,783 |
| Oregon | 5,515 |
| North Carolina | 4,625 |
| Arkansas | 4,474 |
| Texas | 3,966 |
| Mississippi | 3,734 |
| Pennsylvania | 3,263 |
| Virginia | 3,135 |
| Tennessee | 2,277 |
Showing top 10 of 47 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
108
Total Loan Volume
$92M
Avg Loan Size
$855K
Jobs Supported
2,487
Program Breakdown
7(a) 94 (87%)
504 14 (13%)
Top SBA Lender
The Huntington National Bank
8 loans in this industry
New Business Share
27.8% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 25
2021 26
2022 14
2023 16
2024 12
2025 14
2026 1
Frequently Asked Questions
How many businesses are in Sawmills?
2,691 business establishments. Together they employ 79,871 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Sawmills?
$60,622/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 29.7 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Sawmills employment?
Alabama leads with 5,891 workers. Georgia (5,783) and Oregon (5,515) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Sawmills receive?
Sawmills businesses received 108 SBA loans totaling $92 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $855K. These loans supported 2,487 jobs at origination. Most lending (87%) 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 68% of that same 801-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 Sawmills
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Manufacturing
- 2,691 establishments, 79,871 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 108 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 321113 · 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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