Employment
N/A
Total employees (Census CBP)
Manufacturing ·NAICS 32518
NAICS 32518 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing - Industry Benchmarks
17 SBA loans on record, $24M in volume, for NAICS 32518.
- 705
- Establishments
- N/A
- Workers employed
- N/A
- Avg payroll / employee
- $24M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 32518
Texas leads Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing activity nationally, across 705 establishments employing N/A workers. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level.
- 705
- Business establishments (Census)
- N/A
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- N/A
- Avg payroll / employee
- $24M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing
Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing sits inside Manufacturing.
705 establishments employ N/A workers. Texas leads employment, followed by Tennessee and Georgia.
Avg Payroll / Employee
N/A
Annual compensation
Establishments
705
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
establishment count increased by 58. This comparison uses two published national Census County Business Patterns releases; suppressed fields are omitted rather than estimated.
Financial Detail
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing NAICS 325180 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| Texas | 4,849 |
| Tennessee | 2,576 |
| Georgia | 1,645 |
| Ohio | 1,436 |
| California | 931 |
| Missouri | 852 |
| Kansas | 763 |
| Pennsylvania | 654 |
| Massachusetts | 623 |
| Colorado | 279 |
Showing top 10 of 41 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
17
Total Loan Volume
$24M
Avg Loan Size
$1409K
Jobs Supported
290
Program Breakdown
7(a) 14 (82%)
504 3 (18%)
Top SBA Lender
KeyBank National Association
4 loans in this industry
New Business Share
41.2% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (5 yrs)
2021 3
2022 5
2023 2
2024 4
2025 3
Frequently Asked Questions
How many businesses are in Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing?
705 business establishments.
What is the average payroll per employee in Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing?
Average payroll data for Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing is not available in the current Census CBP dataset.
Which states have the most Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing employment?
Texas leads with 4,849 workers. Tennessee (2,576) and Georgia (1,645) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing receive?
Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing businesses received 17 SBA loans totaling $24 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $1409K. These loans supported 290 jobs at origination. Most lending (82%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.
Benchmarking Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Manufacturing
- 705 establishments, N/A workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 17 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 32518 · 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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