Employment
11,819
Total employees (Census CBP)
Manufacturing ·NAICS 321114
NAICS 321114 · IRS SOI (C corp) · Census CBP 2023
Wood Preservation - Industry Benchmarks
$66,027/yr average annual pay, with 14 SBA loans on record for NAICS 321114.
- 362
- Establishments
- 12K
- Workers employed
- $66,027/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $2M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated August 2026
The verdict · NAICS 321114
Georgia leads Wood Preservation activity nationally, across 362 establishments employing 12K workers. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level.
- 362
- Business establishments (Census)
- 12K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $66,027/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $2M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Use Wood Preservation's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.
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 Wood Preservation
Wood Preservation sits inside Manufacturing.
362 establishments employ 11,819 workers (32.6/location) at $66,027/yr average annual pay. Georgia leads employment, followed by Alabama and Florida.
Wood Preservation sits in the 19th percentile for employment among 6-digit NAICS industries with reported data.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$66,027/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
362
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 977; establishment count increased by 1. 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)
- $780.4M
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 32.6
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 1,250 |
| Alabama | 1,070 |
| Florida | 643 |
| Virginia | 627 |
| Pennsylvania | 518 |
| Oregon | 506 |
| Texas | 450 |
| Arkansas | 409 |
| California | 326 |
| Mississippi | 324 |
Showing top 10 of 35 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
14
Total Loan Volume
$2M
Avg Loan Size
$111K
Jobs Supported
55
Program Breakdown
7(a) 14 (100%)
504 0 (0%)
Top SBA Lender
United Midwest Savings Bank National Association
5 loans in this industry
New Business Share
85.7% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (6 yrs)
2020 3
2021 3
2022 1
2023 1
2024 1
2025 5
Frequently Asked Questions
How many businesses are in Wood Preservation?
362 business establishments. Together they employ 11,819 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Wood Preservation?
$66,027/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 32.6 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Wood Preservation employment?
Georgia leads with 1,250 workers. Alabama (1,070) and Florida (643) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Wood Preservation receive?
Wood Preservation businesses received 14 SBA loans totaling $2 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $111K. These loans supported 55 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 Wood Preservation, both at NAICS level 6 and excluding this code so the neighborhoods are not self-links.
According to Census County Business Patterns 2023, Wood Preservation ranks #647 of 801 U.S. industries at the 6-digit NAICS level by total employment.
Similar workforce scale
Nearest peer industries by ABS(Census employment) (11,819 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 321114 · 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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