NAICS 323117 · IRS SOI (C corp) · Census CBP 2023

Books Printing - Industry Benchmarks

28 SBA loans on record, $14M in volume, for NAICS 323117.

360
Establishments: N/A
Workers employed: N/A
Avg payroll / employee: $14M
SBA lending, FY20–26

Data updated August 2026

The verdict · NAICS 323117

Tennessee leads Books Printing activity nationally, across 360 establishments employing N/A workers. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level.

360
Business establishments (Census): N/A
Workers employed (Census CBP): N/A
Avg payroll / employee: $14M
SBA lending, FY20–26

Use Books Printing's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.

Books Printing 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 Books Printing

Books Printing sits inside Manufacturing.

360 establishments employ N/A workers. Tennessee leads employment, followed by Illinois and New Jersey.

Employment

N/A

Total employees (Census CBP)

Avg Payroll / Employee

N/A

Annual compensation

Establishments

360

Business locations

Release-over-release change

What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023

establishment count decreased by 25. 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): $1.0B

Top States by Employment

State	Employment	Establishments	Annual Payroll	Avg Payroll/Emp
Tennessee	1,728	13	$106.0M	$61,331/yr
Illinois	590	11	$37.8M	$64,046/yr
New Jersey	525	15	$35.1M	$66,785/yr
Florida	147	25	N/A	N/A
Iowa	96	5	$3.6M	$37,656/yr
Georgia	69	8	N/A	N/A
Arizona	30	6	N/A	N/A

Showing top 10 of 28 states

SBA Lending Activity

SBA FY2020–2026

SBA Loans Approved

Total Loan Volume

$14M

Avg Loan Size

$513K

Jobs Supported

232

Program Breakdown

7(a) 21 (75%)

504 7 (25%)

Top SBA Lender

Small Business Growth Corporat

5 loans in this industry

New Business Share

14.3% of borrowers were new/startup businesses

Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many businesses are in Books Printing?

360 business establishments.

What is the average payroll per employee in Books Printing?

Average payroll data for Books Printing is not available in the current Census CBP dataset.

Which states have the most Books Printing employment?

Tennessee leads with 1,728 workers. Illinois (590) and New Jersey (525) round out the top three.

How much SBA lending does Books Printing receive?

Books Printing businesses received 28 SBA loans totaling $14 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $513K. These loans supported 232 jobs at origination. Most lending (75%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.

Benchmarking Books Printing

No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Manufacturing
360 establishments, N/A workers. Payroll benchmarks
28 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 323117 · 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 Accessed 2026-07-06

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