Employment
280,276
Total employees (Census CBP)
Manufacturing ·NAICS 323111
NAICS 323111 · IRS SOI (C corp) · Census CBP 2023
Commercial Printing (except Screen and Books) - Industry Benchmarks
$60,982/yr average annual pay, with 1,318 SBA loans on record for NAICS 323111.
- 15K
- Establishments
- 280K
- Workers employed
- $60,982/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $926M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated August 2026
The verdict · NAICS 323111
California leads Commercial Printing (except Screen and Books) activity nationally, across 15K establishments employing 280K workers. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level.
- 15K
- Business establishments (Census)
- 280K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $60,982/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $926M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Use Commercial Printing (except Screen and Books)'s NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.
Commercial Printing (except Screen and Books) 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 Commercial Printing (except Screen and Books)
Commercial Printing (except Screen and Books) sits inside Manufacturing.
15,140 establishments employ 280,276 workers (18.5/location) at $60,982/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by Illinois and Wisconsin.
Commercial Printing (except Screen and Books) sits in the 89th percentile for employment among 6-digit NAICS industries with reported data.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$60,982/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
15,140
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment decreased by 1,859; establishment count decreased by 290. 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)
- $17.1B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 18.5
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 24,011 |
| Illinois | 18,770 |
| Wisconsin | 16,954 |
| Ohio | 15,642 |
| Texas | 15,092 |
| Minnesota | 15,007 |
| Pennsylvania | 14,914 |
| New York | 13,445 |
| Florida | 12,523 |
| New Jersey | 10,296 |
Showing top 10 of 51 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
1,318
Total Loan Volume
$926M
Avg Loan Size
$702K
Jobs Supported
15,733
Program Breakdown
7(a) 1,081 (82%)
504 237 (18%)
Top SBA Lender
The Huntington National Bank
109 loans in this industry
New Business Share
18.1% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 204
2021 223
2022 199
2023 175
2024 220
2025 256
2026 41
Frequently Asked Questions
How many businesses are in Commercial Printing (except Screen and Books)?
15,140 business establishments. Together they employ 280,276 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Commercial Printing (except Screen and Books)?
$60,982/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 18.5 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Commercial Printing (except Screen and Books) employment?
California leads with 24,011 workers. Illinois (18,770) and Wisconsin (16,954) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Commercial Printing (except Screen and Books) receive?
Commercial Printing (except Screen and Books) businesses received 1,318 SBA loans totaling $926 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $702K. These loans supported 15,733 jobs at origination. Most lending (82%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.
Nationwide industries with similar benchmark drivers
Two IRS/Census peer sets for Commercial Printing (except Screen and Books), both at NAICS level 6 and excluding this code so the neighborhoods are not self-links.
According to Census County Business Patterns 2023, Commercial Printing (except Screen and Books) ranks #85 of 801 U.S. industries at the 6-digit NAICS level by total employment.
Similar workforce scale
Nearest peer industries by ABS(Census employment) (280,276 here).
Read with this industry: Industry employment trends · Manufacturing · 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 323111 · 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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