Employment
60,890
Total employees (Census CBP)
Manufacturing ·NAICS 32192
NAICS 32192 · IRS SOI (C corp) · Census CBP 2023
Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing - Industry Benchmarks
$49,890/yr average annual pay, with 208 SBA loans on record for NAICS 32192.
- 3K
- Establishments
- 61K
- Workers employed
- $49,890/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $207M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated August 2026
The verdict · NAICS 32192
California leads Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing activity nationally, across 3K establishments employing 61K workers. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level.
- 3K
- Business establishments (Census)
- 61K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $49,890/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $207M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Use Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.
Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing 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 Container and Pallet Manufacturing
Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing sits inside Manufacturing.
2,793 establishments employ 60,890 workers (21.8/location) at $49,890/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by Texas and Ohio.
Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing sits in the 44th percentile for employment among 5-digit NAICS industries with reported data.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$49,890/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
2,793
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 1,202; establishment count increased by 26. 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)
- $3.0B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 21.8
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing NAICS 321920 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 5,948 |
| Texas | 4,981 |
| Ohio | 4,147 |
| Pennsylvania | 3,338 |
| Indiana | 3,203 |
| Wisconsin | 3,028 |
| Illinois | 2,198 |
| Tennessee | 2,122 |
| Michigan | 1,891 |
| New York | 1,764 |
Showing top 10 of 46 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
208
Total Loan Volume
$207M
Avg Loan Size
$993K
Jobs Supported
2,959
Program Breakdown
7(a) 161 (77%)
504 47 (23%)
Top SBA Lender
The Huntington National Bank
11 loans in this industry
New Business Share
24.5% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 32
2021 33
2022 30
2023 53
2024 31
2025 26
2026 3
Frequently Asked Questions
How many businesses are in Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing?
2,793 business establishments. Together they employ 60,890 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing?
$49,890/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 21.8 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing employment?
California leads with 5,948 workers. Texas (4,981) and Ohio (4,147) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing receive?
Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing businesses received 208 SBA loans totaling $207 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $993K. These loans supported 2,959 jobs at origination. Most lending (77%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.
Nationwide industries with similar benchmark drivers
Two IRS/Census peer sets for Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing, both at NAICS level 5 and excluding this code so the neighborhoods are not self-links.
According to Census County Business Patterns 2023, Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing ranks #306 of 551 U.S. industries at the 5-digit NAICS level by total employment.
Similar workforce scale
Nearest peer industries by ABS(Census employment) (60,890 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 32192 · 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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