Employment
33,783
Total employees (Census CBP)
Manufacturing ·NAICS 325611
NAICS 325611 · IRS SOI (C corp) · Census CBP 2023
Soap and Other Detergent Manufacturing - Industry Benchmarks
$65,673/yr average annual pay, with 108 SBA loans on record for NAICS 325611.
- 845
- Establishments
- 34K
- Workers employed
- $65,673/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $80M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated August 2026
The verdict · NAICS 325611
Ohio leads Soap and Other Detergent Manufacturing activity nationally, across 845 establishments employing 34K workers. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level.
- 845
- Business establishments (Census)
- 34K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $65,673/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $80M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Use Soap and Other Detergent Manufacturing's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.
Soap and Other Detergent Manufacturing 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 Soap and Other Detergent Manufacturing
Soap and Other Detergent Manufacturing sits inside Manufacturing.
845 establishments employ 33,783 workers (40.0/location) at $65,673/yr average annual pay. Ohio leads employment, followed by Missouri and Illinois.
Soap and Other Detergent Manufacturing sits in the 44th percentile for employment among 6-digit NAICS industries with reported data.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$65,673/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
845
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment decreased by 76; establishment count decreased by 21. 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)
- $2.2B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 40.0
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| Ohio | 5,088 |
| Missouri | 3,430 |
| Illinois | 1,500 |
| New York | 1,490 |
| Georgia | 1,484 |
| Texas | 1,255 |
| South Carolina | 632 |
| Massachusetts | 317 |
| Florida | 311 |
| Utah | 114 |
Showing top 10 of 44 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
108
Total Loan Volume
$80M
Avg Loan Size
$742K
Jobs Supported
1,386
Program Breakdown
7(a) 95 (88%)
504 13 (12%)
Top SBA Lender
The Huntington National Bank
13 loans in this industry
New Business Share
36.1% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 15
2021 20
2022 17
2023 17
2024 22
2025 15
2026 2
Frequently Asked Questions
How many businesses are in Soap and Other Detergent Manufacturing?
845 business establishments. Together they employ 33,783 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Soap and Other Detergent Manufacturing?
$65,673/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 40.0 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Soap and Other Detergent Manufacturing employment?
Ohio leads with 5,088 workers. Missouri (3,430) and Illinois (1,500) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Soap and Other Detergent Manufacturing receive?
Soap and Other Detergent Manufacturing businesses received 108 SBA loans totaling $80 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $742K. These loans supported 1,386 jobs at origination. Most lending (88%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.
Nationwide industries with similar benchmark drivers
Two IRS/Census peer sets for Soap and Other Detergent Manufacturing, both at NAICS level 6 and excluding this code so the neighborhoods are not self-links.
According to Census County Business Patterns 2023, Soap and Other Detergent Manufacturing ranks #445 of 801 U.S. industries at the 6-digit NAICS level by total employment.
Similar workforce scale
Nearest peer industries by ABS(Census employment) (33,783 here).
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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 325611 · 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
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