Employment
7,034
Total employees (Census CBP)
Manufacturing ·NAICS 32592
NAICS 32592 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Explosives Manufacturing - Industry Benchmarks
$77,326/yr average annual pay, with 1 SBA loans on record for NAICS 32592.
- 80
- Establishments
- 7K
- Workers employed
- $77,326/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $1M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 32592
Pennsylvania leads Explosives Manufacturing activity nationally, across 80 establishments employing 7K workers. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level.
- 80
- Business establishments (Census)
- 7K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $77,326/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $1M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Explosives Manufacturing
Explosives Manufacturing sits inside Manufacturing.
80 establishments employ 7,034 workers (87.9/location) at $77,326/yr average annual pay..
Avg Payroll / Employee
$77,326/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
80
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment decreased by 742; 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)
- $543.9M
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 87.9
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Explosives Manufacturing NAICS 325920 | N/A |
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
1
Total Loan Volume
$1M
Avg Loan Size
$634K
Jobs Supported
20
Program Breakdown
7(a) 0 (0%)
504 1 (100%)
Top SBA Lender
Bay Area Employment Developmen
1 loans in this industry
New Business Share
0.0% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Frequently Asked Questions
How many businesses are in Explosives Manufacturing?
80 business establishments. Together they employ 7,034 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Explosives Manufacturing?
$77,326/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 87.9 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Explosives Manufacturing employment?
State-level employment data for Explosives Manufacturing is not available in the current dataset.
How much SBA lending does Explosives Manufacturing receive?
Explosives Manufacturing businesses received 1 SBA loans totaling $1 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $634K. These loans supported 20 jobs at origination. A significant share came through the SBA 504 program, which finances major fixed assets like real estate and equipment.
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 5% 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 Explosives Manufacturing
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Manufacturing
- 80 establishments, 7,034 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 1 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 32592 · 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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