Employment
13,161
Total employees (Census CBP)
Manufacturing ·NAICS 321212
NAICS 321212 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Softwood Veneer and Plywood Manufacturing - Industry Benchmarks
$72,692/yr average annual pay across 80 establishments in NAICS 321212.
- 80
- Establishments
- 13K
- Workers employed
- $72,692/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 321212
Oregon leads Softwood Veneer and Plywood Manufacturing activity nationally, across 80 establishments employing 13K workers. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level.
- 80
- Business establishments (Census)
- 13K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $72,692/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
Benchmarking Insights for Softwood Veneer and Plywood Manufacturing
Softwood Veneer and Plywood Manufacturing sits inside Manufacturing.
80 establishments employ 13,161 workers (164.5/location) at $72,692/yr average annual pay. Oregon leads employment, followed by South Carolina and Alabama.
No recorded SBA 7(a)/504 lending for Softwood Veneer and Plywood Manufacturing in the FY2020-26 dataset.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$72,692/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
80
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 541; establishment count increased by 5. 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)
- $956.7M
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 164.5
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| Oregon | 3,292 |
| South Carolina | 576 |
| Alabama | 539 |
Showing top 10 of 11 states
Frequently Asked Questions
How many businesses are in Softwood Veneer and Plywood Manufacturing?
80 business establishments. Together they employ 13,161 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Softwood Veneer and Plywood Manufacturing?
$72,692/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 164.5 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Softwood Veneer and Plywood Manufacturing employment?
Oregon leads with 3,292 workers. South Carolina (576) and Alabama (539) round out the top three.
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 21% 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 Softwood Veneer and Plywood Manufacturing
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Manufacturing
- 80 establishments, 13,161 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- No SBA lending on record for Softwood Veneer and Plywood Manufacturing. See the 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 321212 · 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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