Employment
113,205
Total employees (Census CBP)
Manufacturing ·NAICS 32191
NAICS 32191 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Millwork - Industry Benchmarks
$57,386/yr average annual pay, with 274 SBA loans on record for NAICS 32191.
- 3K
- Establishments
- 113K
- Workers employed
- $57,386/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $272M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 32191
Minnesota leads Millwork activity nationally, across 3K establishments employing 113K workers. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level.
- 3K
- Business establishments (Census)
- 113K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $57,386/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $272M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Millwork
Millwork sits inside Manufacturing.
3,233 establishments employ 113,205 workers (35.0/location) at $57,386/yr average annual pay. Minnesota leads employment, followed by Wisconsin and Texas.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$57,386/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
3,233
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment decreased by 6,417; establishment count decreased by 115. 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)
- $6.5B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 35.0
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Cut Stock, Resawing Lumber, and Planing NAICS 321912 | N/A |
| Other Millwork (including Flooring) NAICS 321918 | N/A |
| Wood Window and Door Manufacturing NAICS 321911 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| Minnesota | 9,438 |
| Wisconsin | 8,090 |
| Texas | 7,873 |
| California | 7,256 |
| Indiana | 5,335 |
| Pennsylvania | 4,326 |
| Ohio | 4,143 |
| Tennessee | 3,918 |
| Georgia | 3,332 |
| Virginia | 3,284 |
Showing top 10 of 49 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
274
Total Loan Volume
$272M
Avg Loan Size
$993K
Jobs Supported
4,639
Program Breakdown
7(a) 224 (82%)
504 50 (18%)
Top SBA Lender
The Huntington National Bank
16 loans in this industry
New Business Share
19.3% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 29
2021 52
2022 42
2023 35
2024 41
2025 68
2026 7
Frequently Asked Questions
How many businesses are in Millwork?
3,233 business establishments. Together they employ 113,205 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Millwork?
$57,386/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 35.0 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Millwork employment?
Minnesota leads with 9,438 workers. Wisconsin (8,090) and Texas (7,873) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Millwork receive?
Millwork businesses received 274 SBA loans totaling $272 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $993K. These loans supported 4,639 jobs at origination. Most lending (82%) 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 64% of that same 551-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 Millwork
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Manufacturing
- 3,233 establishments, 113,205 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 274 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 32191 · 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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