Employment
60,890
Total employees (Census CBP)
Manufacturing ·NAICS 321920
NAICS 321920 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing - Industry Benchmarks
$49,890/yr average annual pay, with 208 SBA loans on record for NAICS 321920.
- 3K
- Establishments
- 61K
- Workers employed
- $49,890/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $207M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 321920
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
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.
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.
Workforce scale
Financial Detail
- Annual Payroll (Total)
- $3.0B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 21.8
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.
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 61% 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 Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Manufacturing
- 2,793 establishments, 60,890 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 208 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 321920 · 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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