Employment
6,174
Total employees (Census CBP)
Manufacturing ·NAICS 325613
NAICS 325613 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Surface Active Agent Manufacturing - Industry Benchmarks
$103,972/yr average annual pay, with 2 SBA loans on record for NAICS 325613.
- 106
- Establishments
- 6K
- Workers employed
- $103,972/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $5M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 325613
North Carolina leads Surface Active Agent Manufacturing activity nationally, across 106 establishments employing 6K workers. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level.
- 106
- Business establishments (Census)
- 6K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $103,972/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $5M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Surface Active Agent Manufacturing
Surface Active Agent Manufacturing sits inside Manufacturing.
106 establishments employ 6,174 workers (58.3/location) at $103,972/yr average annual pay. North Carolina leads employment, followed by Illinois and Texas.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$103,972/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
106
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment decreased by 109; establishment count decreased by 10. 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)
- $641.9M
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 58.3
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| North Carolina | 1,029 |
| Illinois | 958 |
| Texas | 340 |
| Indiana | 54 |
Showing top 10 of 13 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
2
Total Loan Volume
$5M
Avg Loan Size
$2458K
Jobs Supported
8
Program Breakdown
7(a) 2 (100%)
504 0 (0%)
Top SBA Lender
First National Bank of Pennsylvania
1 loans in this industry
New Business Share
0.0% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (2 yrs)
2021 1
2022 1
Frequently Asked Questions
How many businesses are in Surface Active Agent Manufacturing?
106 business establishments. Together they employ 6,174 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Surface Active Agent Manufacturing?
$103,972/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 58.3 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Surface Active Agent Manufacturing employment?
North Carolina leads with 1,029 workers. Illinois (958) and Texas (340) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Surface Active Agent Manufacturing receive?
Surface Active Agent Manufacturing businesses received 2 SBA loans totaling $5 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $2458K. These loans supported 8 jobs at origination. Most lending (100%) 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 8% of that same 801-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 Surface Active Agent Manufacturing
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Manufacturing
- 106 establishments, 6,174 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 2 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 325613 · 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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