Manufacturing ·NAICS 325920

NAICS 325920 · IRS SOI (C corp) · Census CBP 2023

Explosives Manufacturing - Industry Benchmarks

$77,326/yr average annual pay, with 1 SBA loans on record for NAICS 325920.

80
Establishments
7K
Workers employed
$77,326/yr
Avg payroll / employee
$1M
SBA lending, FY20–26

Data updated August 2026

The verdict · NAICS 325920

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

Use Explosives Manufacturing's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.

Explosives 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 Explosives Manufacturing

Explosives Manufacturing sits inside Manufacturing.

80 establishments employ 7,034 workers (87.9/location) at $77,326/yr average annual pay..

Employment

7,034

Total employees (Census CBP)

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.

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Workforce scale

Financial Detail

Annual Payroll (Total)
$543.9M
Avg Employees per Establishment
87.9

SBA Lending Activity

SBA FY2020–2026

SBA 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

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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.

According to Census County Business Patterns 2023, Explosives Manufacturing ranks #723 of 801 U.S. industries at the 6-digit NAICS level by total employment.

Closest workforce scale

Same NAICS detail level, ordered by the smallest difference in reported Census employment.

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Sources: IRS Statistics of Income (SOI) Business Tax Statistics · Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023

NAICS 325920 · 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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