Profit Margin
16.6%
Net income ÷ total receipts (IRS SOI)
Manufacturing ·NAICS 3256
NAICS 3256 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing - Industry Benchmarks
$70,767/yr average annual pay, with 252 SBA loans on record for NAICS 3256.
- 16.6%
- Net margin
- 106K
- Workers employed
- $70,767/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $248M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 3256
Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing runs a 16.6% pre-tax net margin - above average for US industries - across 3K establishments employing 106K workers.
- 16.6%
- Pre-tax net margin (IRS SOI)
- 106K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $70,767/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $248M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing
Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing sits inside Manufacturing at a 16.6% net margin (above average for US industries), $108.5B in aggregate receipts across 2,007 returns, averaging $54.1B per establishment.
2,502 establishments employ 106,155 workers (42.4/location) at $70,767/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by Ohio and New Jersey.
Total Receipts
$108.5B
Annual revenue (IRS SOI)
Net Income
$18.0B
Pre-tax net income
Employment
106,155
Total employees (Census CBP)
Avg Payroll / Employee
$70,767/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
2,502
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment decreased by 4,946; establishment count decreased by 56. This comparison uses two published national Census County Business Patterns releases; suppressed fields are omitted rather than estimated.
Where each dollar of Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing revenue goes
Workforce scale
Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing margin vs national reference points
Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing net margin 55.4%
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
2,007 returns 100%
Margin: 16.6% · Receipts: $108.5B
Financial Detail
- Total Tax Returns Filed
- 2,007
- Avg Receipts per Business
- $54.1B
- Annual Payroll (Total)
- $7.5B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 42.4
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Soap and Cleaning Compound Manufacturing NAICS 32561 | N/A |
| Toilet Preparation Manufacturing NAICS 32562 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 10,178 |
| Ohio | 9,669 |
| New Jersey | 7,401 |
| Illinois | 6,776 |
| Texas | 5,797 |
| New York | 5,594 |
| Missouri | 4,492 |
| Florida | 4,019 |
| Georgia | 3,709 |
| Tennessee | 3,291 |
Showing top 10 of 49 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
252
Total Loan Volume
$248M
Avg Loan Size
$982K
Jobs Supported
3,591
Program Breakdown
7(a) 204 (81%)
504 48 (19%)
Top SBA Lender
The Huntington National Bank
16 loans in this industry
New Business Share
27.0% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 35
2021 54
2022 38
2023 41
2024 42
2025 36
2026 6
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the average revenue for Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing?
$108.5B in total annual receipts across all Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing businesses. Average per business: $54.1B.
How profitable is Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing?
16.6% net profit margin, above average for US industries.
How many businesses are in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing?
2,502 business establishments. Together they employ 106,155 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing?
$70,767/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 42.4 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing employment?
California leads with 10,178 workers. Ohio (9,669) and New Jersey (7,401) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing receive?
Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing businesses received 252 SBA loans totaling $248 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $982K. These loans supported 3,591 jobs at origination. Most lending (81%) 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: Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing reports a higher net margin than 93% of the 126 IRS-tracked industries at the same NAICS detail level. Its Census employment total exceeds 34% of that same 259-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 reported net margins
Same NAICS detail level, ordered by the smallest difference in reported IRS pre-tax margin.
Closest workforce scale
Same NAICS detail level, ordered by the smallest difference in reported Census employment.
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Benchmarking Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing
- Net margin: 16.6% vs sector. Browse Manufacturing
- 2,502 establishments, 106,155 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 252 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 3256 · 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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