Employment
46,088
Total employees (Census CBP)
Manufacturing ·NAICS 322212
NAICS 322212 · IRS SOI (C corp) · Census CBP 2023
Folding Paperboard Box Manufacturing - Industry Benchmarks
$67,790/yr average annual pay, with 13 SBA loans on record for NAICS 322212.
- 462
- Establishments
- 46K
- Workers employed
- $67,790/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $15M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated August 2026
The verdict · NAICS 322212
California leads Folding Paperboard Box Manufacturing activity nationally, across 462 establishments employing 46K workers. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level.
- 462
- Business establishments (Census)
- 46K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $67,790/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $15M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Use Folding Paperboard Box Manufacturing's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.
Folding Paperboard Box 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 Folding Paperboard Box Manufacturing
Folding Paperboard Box Manufacturing sits inside Manufacturing.
462 establishments employ 46,088 workers (99.8/location) at $67,790/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by North Carolina and Illinois.
Folding Paperboard Box Manufacturing sits in the 53rd percentile for employment among 6-digit NAICS industries with reported data.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$67,790/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
462
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment decreased by 10,152; establishment count decreased by 105. 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)
- $3.1B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 99.8
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 4,013 |
| North Carolina | 3,395 |
| Illinois | 3,319 |
| Ohio | 2,818 |
| New York | 2,296 |
| Tennessee | 2,152 |
| Wisconsin | 2,020 |
| Georgia | 1,623 |
| Indiana | 1,461 |
| Pennsylvania | 1,427 |
Showing top 10 of 33 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
13
Total Loan Volume
$15M
Avg Loan Size
$1180K
Jobs Supported
177
Program Breakdown
7(a) 8 (62%)
504 5 (38%)
Top SBA Lender
Bank of Clarke
3 loans in this industry
New Business Share
0.0% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 1
2021 3
2022 3
2023 1
2024 2
2025 2
2026 1
Frequently Asked Questions
How many businesses are in Folding Paperboard Box Manufacturing?
462 business establishments. Together they employ 46,088 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Folding Paperboard Box Manufacturing?
$67,790/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 99.8 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Folding Paperboard Box Manufacturing employment?
California leads with 4,013 workers. North Carolina (3,395) and Illinois (3,319) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Folding Paperboard Box Manufacturing receive?
Folding Paperboard Box Manufacturing businesses received 13 SBA loans totaling $15 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $1180K. These loans supported 177 jobs at origination. Most lending (62%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.
Nationwide industries with similar benchmark drivers
Two IRS/Census peer sets for Folding Paperboard Box Manufacturing, both at NAICS level 6 and excluding this code so the neighborhoods are not self-links.
According to Census County Business Patterns 2023, Folding Paperboard Box Manufacturing ranks #373 of 801 U.S. industries at the 6-digit NAICS level by total employment.
Similar workforce scale
Nearest peer industries by ABS(Census employment) (46,088 here).
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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 322212 · 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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