Employment
110,199
Total employees (Census CBP)
Manufacturing ·NAICS 32611
NAICS 32611 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Plastics Packaging Materials and Unlaminated Film and Sheet Manufacturing - Industry Benchmarks
$68,612/yr average annual pay, with 102 SBA loans on record for NAICS 32611.
- 1K
- Establishments
- 110K
- Workers employed
- $68,612/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $144M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 32611
Wisconsin leads Plastics Packaging Materials and Unlaminated Film and Sheet Manufacturing activity nationally, across 1K establishments employing 110K workers. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level.
- 1K
- Business establishments (Census)
- 110K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $68,612/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $144M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Plastics Packaging Materials and Unlaminated Film and Sheet Manufacturing
Plastics Packaging Materials and Unlaminated Film and Sheet Manufacturing sits inside Manufacturing.
1,220 establishments employ 110,199 workers (90.3/location) at $68,612/yr average annual pay. Wisconsin leads employment, followed by Illinois and California.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$68,612/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
1,220
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 4,850; establishment count increased by 13. 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)
- $7.6B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 90.3
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Plastics Bag and Pouch Manufacturing NAICS 326111 | N/A |
| Plastics Packaging Film and Sheet (including Laminated) Manufacturing NAICS 326112 | N/A |
| Unlaminated Plastics Film and Sheet (except Packaging) Manufacturing NAICS 326113 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| Wisconsin | 9,664 |
| Illinois | 6,658 |
| California | 6,563 |
| Ohio | 6,242 |
| Virginia | 4,613 |
| Pennsylvania | 4,519 |
| Georgia | 4,222 |
| North Carolina | 4,141 |
| New York | 3,035 |
| New Jersey | 2,338 |
Showing top 10 of 45 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
102
Total Loan Volume
$144M
Avg Loan Size
$1414K
Jobs Supported
1,708
Program Breakdown
7(a) 60 (59%)
504 42 (41%)
Top SBA Lender
Small Business Growth Corporat
6 loans in this industry
New Business Share
11.8% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 11
2021 22
2022 15
2023 14
2024 15
2025 23
2026 2
Frequently Asked Questions
How many businesses are in Plastics Packaging Materials and Unlaminated Film and Sheet Manufacturing?
1,220 business establishments. Together they employ 110,199 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Plastics Packaging Materials and Unlaminated Film and Sheet Manufacturing?
$68,612/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 90.3 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Plastics Packaging Materials and Unlaminated Film and Sheet Manufacturing employment?
Wisconsin leads with 9,664 workers. Illinois (6,658) and California (6,563) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Plastics Packaging Materials and Unlaminated Film and Sheet Manufacturing receive?
Plastics Packaging Materials and Unlaminated Film and Sheet Manufacturing businesses received 102 SBA loans totaling $144 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $1414K. These loans supported 1,708 jobs at origination. Most lending (59%) 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 64% 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
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Benchmarking Plastics Packaging Materials and Unlaminated Film and Sheet Manufacturing
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Manufacturing
- 1,220 establishments, 110,199 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 102 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 32611 · 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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