Employment
55,911
Total employees (Census CBP)
Manufacturing ·NAICS 32222
NAICS 32222 · IRS SOI (C corp) · Census CBP 2023
Paper Bag and Coated and Treated Paper Manufacturing - Industry Benchmarks
$67,801/yr average annual pay, with 27 SBA loans on record for NAICS 32222.
- 715
- Establishments
- 56K
- Workers employed
- $67,801/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $36M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated August 2026
The verdict · NAICS 32222
Wisconsin leads Paper Bag and Coated and Treated Paper Manufacturing activity nationally, across 715 establishments employing 56K workers. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level.
- 715
- Business establishments (Census)
- 56K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $67,801/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $36M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Use Paper Bag and Coated and Treated Paper Manufacturing's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.
Paper Bag and Coated and Treated Paper 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 Paper Bag and Coated and Treated Paper Manufacturing
Paper Bag and Coated and Treated Paper Manufacturing sits inside Manufacturing.
715 establishments employ 55,911 workers (78.2/location) at $67,801/yr average annual pay. Wisconsin leads employment, followed by Ohio and Pennsylvania.
Paper Bag and Coated and Treated Paper Manufacturing sits in the 42nd percentile for employment among 5-digit NAICS industries with reported data.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$67,801/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
715
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment decreased by 1,521; establishment count increased by 7. 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)
- $3.8B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 78.2
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Paper Bag and Coated and Treated Paper Manufacturing NAICS 322220 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| Wisconsin | 5,478 |
| Ohio | 4,664 |
| Pennsylvania | 3,793 |
| Illinois | 3,541 |
| Tennessee | 1,800 |
| Missouri | 1,630 |
| California | 1,516 |
| Georgia | 1,476 |
| Michigan | 1,017 |
| Virginia | 900 |
Showing top 10 of 34 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
27
Total Loan Volume
$36M
Avg Loan Size
$1330K
Jobs Supported
405
Program Breakdown
7(a) 18 (67%)
504 9 (33%)
Top SBA Lender
U.S. Bank, National Association
4 loans in this industry
New Business Share
14.8% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (6 yrs)
2020 2
2021 7
2022 6
2023 2
2024 4
2025 6
Frequently Asked Questions
How many businesses are in Paper Bag and Coated and Treated Paper Manufacturing?
715 business establishments. Together they employ 55,911 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Paper Bag and Coated and Treated Paper Manufacturing?
$67,801/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 78.2 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Paper Bag and Coated and Treated Paper Manufacturing employment?
Wisconsin leads with 5,478 workers. Ohio (4,664) and Pennsylvania (3,793) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Paper Bag and Coated and Treated Paper Manufacturing receive?
Paper Bag and Coated and Treated Paper Manufacturing businesses received 27 SBA loans totaling $36 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $1330K. These loans supported 405 jobs at origination. Most lending (67%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.
Nationwide industries with similar benchmark drivers
Two IRS/Census peer sets for Paper Bag and Coated and Treated Paper Manufacturing, both at NAICS level 5 and excluding this code so the neighborhoods are not self-links.
According to Census County Business Patterns 2023, Paper Bag and Coated and Treated Paper Manufacturing ranks #322 of 551 U.S. industries at the 5-digit NAICS level by total employment.
Similar workforce scale
Nearest peer industries by ABS(Census employment) (55,911 here).
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Sources: IRS Statistics of Income (SOI) Business Tax Statistics · Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023
NAICS 32222 · 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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