Employment
100,164
Total employees (Census CBP)
Manufacturing ·NAICS 32521
NAICS 32521 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Resin and Synthetic Rubber Manufacturing - Industry Benchmarks
$93,324/yr average annual pay, with 91 SBA loans on record for NAICS 32521.
- 1K
- Establishments
- 100K
- Workers employed
- $93,324/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $95M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 32521
Texas leads Resin and Synthetic Rubber Manufacturing activity nationally, across 1K establishments employing 100K workers. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level.
- 1K
- Business establishments (Census)
- 100K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $93,324/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $95M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Resin and Synthetic Rubber Manufacturing
Resin and Synthetic Rubber Manufacturing sits inside Manufacturing.
1,438 establishments employ 100,164 workers (69.7/location) at $93,324/yr average annual pay. Texas leads employment, followed by Ohio and Illinois.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$93,324/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
1,438
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 2,949; establishment count increased by 37. 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)
- $9.3B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 69.7
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing NAICS 325211 | N/A |
| Synthetic Rubber Manufacturing NAICS 325212 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| Texas | 17,466 |
| Ohio | 6,970 |
| Illinois | 4,417 |
| Indiana | 4,190 |
| Pennsylvania | 3,838 |
| Alabama | 3,622 |
| North Carolina | 2,670 |
| Wisconsin | 2,661 |
| New York | 2,419 |
| West Virginia | 1,079 |
Showing top 10 of 44 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
91
Total Loan Volume
$95M
Avg Loan Size
$1049K
Jobs Supported
1,409
Program Breakdown
7(a) 67 (74%)
504 24 (26%)
Top SBA Lender
The Huntington National Bank
8 loans in this industry
New Business Share
8.8% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 16
2021 21
2022 19
2023 11
2024 14
2025 9
2026 1
Frequently Asked Questions
How many businesses are in Resin and Synthetic Rubber Manufacturing?
1,438 business establishments. Together they employ 100,164 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Resin and Synthetic Rubber Manufacturing?
$93,324/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 69.7 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Resin and Synthetic Rubber Manufacturing employment?
Texas leads with 17,466 workers. Ohio (6,970) and Illinois (4,417) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Resin and Synthetic Rubber Manufacturing receive?
Resin and Synthetic Rubber Manufacturing businesses received 91 SBA loans totaling $95 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $1049K. These loans supported 1,409 jobs at origination. Most lending (74%) 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 60% of that same 551-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.
Benchmarking Resin and Synthetic Rubber Manufacturing
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Manufacturing
- 1,438 establishments, 100,164 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 91 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 32521 · 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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