Employment
40,114
Total employees (Census CBP)
Manufacturing ·NAICS 326111
NAICS 326111 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Plastics Bag and Pouch Manufacturing - Industry Benchmarks
$64,724/yr average annual pay, with 52 SBA loans on record for NAICS 326111.
- 376
- Establishments
- 40K
- Workers employed
- $64,724/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $88M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 326111
Illinois leads Plastics Bag and Pouch Manufacturing activity nationally, across 376 establishments employing 40K workers. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level.
- 376
- Business establishments (Census)
- 40K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $64,724/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $88M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Plastics Bag and Pouch Manufacturing
Plastics Bag and Pouch Manufacturing sits inside Manufacturing.
376 establishments employ 40,114 workers (106.7/location) at $64,724/yr average annual pay. Illinois leads employment, followed by California and Ohio.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$64,724/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
376
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 3,088; establishment count increased by 24. 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)
- $2.6B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 106.7
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 3,514 |
| California | 2,784 |
| Ohio | 2,181 |
| Pennsylvania | 1,869 |
| Wisconsin | 1,816 |
| Virginia | 1,585 |
| New Jersey | 1,221 |
| Oklahoma | 711 |
| Washington | 462 |
| Louisiana | 430 |
Showing top 10 of 29 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
52
Total Loan Volume
$88M
Avg Loan Size
$1685K
Jobs Supported
853
Program Breakdown
7(a) 28 (54%)
504 24 (46%)
Top SBA Lender
Small Business Growth Corporat
4 loans in this industry
New Business Share
11.5% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (6 yrs)
2020 5
2021 11
2022 10
2023 6
2024 9
2025 11
Frequently Asked Questions
How many businesses are in Plastics Bag and Pouch Manufacturing?
376 business establishments. Together they employ 40,114 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Plastics Bag and Pouch Manufacturing?
$64,724/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 106.7 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Plastics Bag and Pouch Manufacturing employment?
Illinois leads with 3,514 workers. California (2,784) and Ohio (2,181) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Plastics Bag and Pouch Manufacturing receive?
Plastics Bag and Pouch Manufacturing businesses received 52 SBA loans totaling $88 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $1685K. These loans supported 853 jobs at origination. Most lending (54%) 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 49% 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 Plastics Bag and Pouch Manufacturing
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Manufacturing
- 376 establishments, 40,114 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 52 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 326111 · 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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