Employment
386,248
Total employees (Census CBP)
Manufacturing ·NAICS 3231
NAICS 3231 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Printing and Related Support Activities - Industry Benchmarks
$57,397/yr average annual pay, with 2,062 SBA loans on record for NAICS 3231.
- 22K
- Establishments
- 386K
- Workers employed
- $57,397/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $1.3B
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 3231
California leads Printing and Related Support Activities activity nationally, across 22K establishments employing 386K workers. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level.
- 22K
- Business establishments (Census)
- 386K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $57,397/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $1.3B
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Printing and Related Support Activities
Printing and Related Support Activities sits inside Manufacturing.
22,301 establishments employ 386,248 workers (17.3/location) at $57,397/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by Illinois and Wisconsin.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$57,397/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
22,301
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment decreased by 2,788; establishment count decreased by 350. 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)
- $22.2B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 17.3
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Printing NAICS 32311 | N/A |
| Support Activities for Printing NAICS 32312 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 32,772 |
| Illinois | 23,035 |
| Wisconsin | 22,252 |
| Texas | 21,781 |
| Ohio | 21,633 |
| Pennsylvania | 21,489 |
| Florida | 19,695 |
| Minnesota | 18,788 |
| New York | 16,633 |
| New Jersey | 13,060 |
Showing top 10 of 51 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
2,062
Total Loan Volume
$1.3B
Avg Loan Size
$613K
Jobs Supported
23,437
Program Breakdown
7(a) 1,739 (84%)
504 323 (16%)
Top SBA Lender
The Huntington National Bank
177 loans in this industry
New Business Share
19.1% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 300
2021 340
2022 289
2023 298
2024 358
2025 410
2026 67
Frequently Asked Questions
How many businesses are in Printing and Related Support Activities?
22,301 business establishments. Together they employ 386,248 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Printing and Related Support Activities?
$57,397/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 17.3 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Printing and Related Support Activities employment?
California leads with 32,772 workers. Illinois (23,035) and Wisconsin (22,252) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Printing and Related Support Activities receive?
Printing and Related Support Activities businesses received 2,062 SBA loans totaling $1.3 billion between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $613K. These loans supported 23,437 jobs at origination. Most lending (84%) 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 69% of that same 259-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.
- Other Ambulatory Health Care Services 387,030
- Other Miscellaneous Store Retailers 380,781
- Other Personal Services 394,520
Benchmarking Printing and Related Support Activities
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Manufacturing
- 22,301 establishments, 386,248 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 2,062 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 3231 · 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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