Profit Margin
6.8%
Net income ÷ total receipts (IRS SOI)
Manufacturing ·NAICS 3251
NAICS 3251 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Basic Chemical Manufacturing - Industry Benchmarks
76 SBA loans on record, $89M in volume, for NAICS 3251.
- 6.8%
- Net margin
- N/A
- Workers employed
- N/A
- Avg payroll / employee
- $89M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 3251
Basic Chemical Manufacturing runs a 6.8% pre-tax net margin - below the national median - across 3K establishments employing N/A workers.
- 6.8%
- Pre-tax net margin (IRS SOI)
- N/A
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- N/A
- Avg payroll / employee
- $89M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Basic Chemical Manufacturing
Basic Chemical Manufacturing sits inside Manufacturing at a 6.8% net margin (below the national median), $227.5B in aggregate receipts across 704 returns, averaging $323.1B per establishment.
2,621 establishments employ N/A workers. Ohio leads employment, followed by New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
Total Receipts
$227.5B
Annual revenue (IRS SOI)
Net Income
$15.5B
Pre-tax net income
Employment
N/A
Total employees (Census CBP)
Avg Payroll / Employee
N/A
Annual compensation
Establishments
2,621
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
establishment count decreased by 24. This comparison uses two published national Census County Business Patterns releases; suppressed fields are omitted rather than estimated.
Where each dollar of Basic Chemical Manufacturing revenue goes
Basic Chemical Manufacturing margin vs national reference points
Basic Chemical Manufacturing net margin 22.7%
Cross-industry median (5%)
p25/median/p75 = 3%/5%/8%
Business Structure Breakdown
How businesses in this industry are legally structured (IRS SOI)
C Corporation
704 returns 100%
Margin: 6.8% · Receipts: $227.5B
Financial Detail
- Total Tax Returns Filed
- 704
- Avg Receipts per Business
- $323.1B
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Industrial Gas Manufacturing NAICS 32512 | N/A |
| Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing NAICS 32518 | N/A |
| Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing NAICS 32519 | N/A |
| Petrochemical Manufacturing NAICS 32511 | N/A |
| Synthetic Dye and Pigment Manufacturing NAICS 32513 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| Ohio | 8,212 |
| New Jersey | 6,088 |
| Pennsylvania | 4,538 |
| New York | 4,152 |
| Iowa | 3,896 |
| Alabama | 3,821 |
| Georgia | 3,521 |
| Missouri | 3,333 |
| Kansas | 2,260 |
| West Virginia | 2,012 |
Showing top 10 of 48 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
76
Total Loan Volume
$89M
Avg Loan Size
$1165K
Jobs Supported
1,041
Program Breakdown
7(a) 64 (84%)
504 12 (16%)
Top SBA Lender
The Huntington National Bank
6 loans in this industry
New Business Share
18.4% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (6 yrs)
2020 4
2021 15
2022 11
2023 14
2024 17
2025 15
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the average revenue for Basic Chemical Manufacturing?
$227.5B in total annual receipts across all Basic Chemical Manufacturing businesses. Average per business: $323.1B.
How profitable is Basic Chemical Manufacturing?
6.8% net profit margin, below the national median.
How many businesses are in Basic Chemical Manufacturing?
2,621 business establishments.
What is the average payroll per employee in Basic Chemical Manufacturing?
Average payroll data for Basic Chemical Manufacturing is not available in the current Census CBP dataset.
Which states have the most Basic Chemical Manufacturing employment?
Ohio leads with 8,212 workers. New Jersey (6,088) and Pennsylvania (4,538) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Basic Chemical Manufacturing receive?
Basic Chemical Manufacturing businesses received 76 SBA loans totaling $89 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $1165K. These loans supported 1,041 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: Basic Chemical Manufacturing reports a higher net margin than 65% of the 126 IRS-tracked industries at the same NAICS detail level. 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 reported net margins
Same NAICS detail level, ordered by the smallest difference in reported IRS pre-tax margin.
Benchmarking Basic Chemical Manufacturing
- Net margin: 6.8% vs sector. Browse Manufacturing
- 2,621 establishments, N/A workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 76 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 3251 · Data year: 2023
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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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