Employment
42,893
Total employees (Census CBP)
Manufacturing ·NAICS 32212
NAICS 32212 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Paper Mills - Industry Benchmarks
8 SBA loans on record, $3M in volume, for NAICS 32212.
- 188
- Establishments
- 43K
- Workers employed
- N/A
- Avg payroll / employee
- $3M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 32212
Wisconsin leads Paper Mills activity nationally, across 188 establishments employing 43K workers. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level.
- 188
- Business establishments (Census)
- 43K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- N/A
- Avg payroll / employee
- $3M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Paper Mills
Paper Mills sits inside Manufacturing.
188 establishments employ 42,893 workers (228.2/location). Wisconsin leads employment, followed by Pennsylvania and Maine.
Avg Payroll / Employee
N/A
Annual compensation
Establishments
188
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment decreased by 1,943; establishment count decreased by 14. This comparison uses two published national Census County Business Patterns releases; suppressed fields are omitted rather than estimated.
Workforce scale
Financial Detail
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 228.2
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Newsprint Mills NAICS 322122 | N/A |
| Paper (except Newsprint) Mills NAICS 322121 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| Wisconsin | 6,157 |
| Pennsylvania | 3,364 |
| Maine | 2,141 |
| Tennessee | 1,451 |
| Connecticut | 800 |
| Massachusetts | 651 |
Showing top 10 of 24 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
8
Total Loan Volume
$3M
Avg Loan Size
$404K
Jobs Supported
15
Program Breakdown
7(a) 7 (88%)
504 1 (12%)
Top SBA Lender
TD Bank, National Association
2 loans in this industry
New Business Share
12.5% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (3 yrs)
2021 5
2022 2
2024 1
Frequently Asked Questions
How many businesses are in Paper Mills?
188 business establishments. Together they employ 42,893 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Paper Mills?
Average payroll data for Paper Mills is not available in the current Census CBP dataset.
Which states have the most Paper Mills employment?
Wisconsin leads with 6,157 workers. Pennsylvania (3,364) and Maine (2,141) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Paper Mills receive?
Paper Mills businesses received 8 SBA loans totaling $3 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $404K. These loans supported 15 jobs at origination. Most lending (88%) 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 34% 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.
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Benchmarking Paper Mills
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Manufacturing
- 188 establishments, 42,893 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 8 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 32212 · 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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