Employment
90,546
Total employees (Census CBP)
Manufacturing ·NAICS 322211
NAICS 322211 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Corrugated and Solid Fiber Box Manufacturing - Industry Benchmarks
$73,877/yr average annual pay, with 49 SBA loans on record for NAICS 322211.
- 1K
- Establishments
- 91K
- Workers employed
- $73,877/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $62M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 322211
California leads Corrugated and Solid Fiber Box Manufacturing activity nationally, across 1K establishments employing 91K workers. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level.
- 1K
- Business establishments (Census)
- 91K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $73,877/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $62M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Corrugated and Solid Fiber Box Manufacturing
Corrugated and Solid Fiber Box Manufacturing sits inside Manufacturing.
1,165 establishments employ 90,546 workers (77.7/location) at $73,877/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by Ohio and Texas.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$73,877/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
1,165
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 10,039; establishment count increased by 113. 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)
- $6.7B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 77.7
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 8,722 |
| Ohio | 6,552 |
| Texas | 5,924 |
| Illinois | 4,503 |
| Michigan | 3,777 |
| Tennessee | 3,345 |
| Missouri | 3,130 |
| Minnesota | 2,702 |
| New York | 2,644 |
| New Jersey | 2,196 |
Showing top 10 of 41 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
49
Total Loan Volume
$62M
Avg Loan Size
$1266K
Jobs Supported
957
Program Breakdown
7(a) 37 (76%)
504 12 (24%)
Top SBA Lender
Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company
4 loans in this industry
New Business Share
24.5% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 9
2021 16
2022 9
2023 3
2024 7
2025 3
2026 2
Frequently Asked Questions
How many businesses are in Corrugated and Solid Fiber Box Manufacturing?
1,165 business establishments. Together they employ 90,546 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Corrugated and Solid Fiber Box Manufacturing?
$73,877/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 77.7 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Corrugated and Solid Fiber Box Manufacturing employment?
California leads with 8,722 workers. Ohio (6,552) and Texas (5,924) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Corrugated and Solid Fiber Box Manufacturing receive?
Corrugated and Solid Fiber Box Manufacturing businesses received 49 SBA loans totaling $62 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $1266K. These loans supported 957 jobs at origination. Most lending (76%) 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 70% 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 Corrugated and Solid Fiber Box Manufacturing
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Manufacturing
- 1,165 establishments, 90,546 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 49 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 322211 · 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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