Profit Margin
4.0%
Net income ÷ total receipts (IRS SOI)
Manufacturing ·NAICS 3262
NAICS 3262 · IRS SOI 2013 (C corp) · Census CBP 2023
Rubber Product Manufacturing - Industry Benchmarks
$67,414/yr average annual pay, with 115 SBA loans on record for NAICS 3262.
- 4.0%
- Net margin
- 139K
- Workers employed
- $67,414/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $91M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated August 2026
The verdict · NAICS 3262
Rubber Product Manufacturing runs a 4.0% pre-tax net margin - below the national median - across 2K establishments employing 139K workers.
- 4.0%
- Pre-tax net margin (IRS SOI)
- 139K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $67,414/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $91M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Use Rubber Product Manufacturing's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.
Rubber Product 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 2013 (C corporation headline) and Census County Business Patterns 2023
Benchmarking Insights for Rubber Product Manufacturing
Rubber Product Manufacturing sits inside Manufacturing at a 4.0% net margin (below the national median), $67.8B in aggregate receipts across 1,488 returns, averaging $45.5B per establishment.
1,756 establishments employ 138,686 workers (79.0/location) at $67,414/yr average annual pay. Ohio leads employment, followed by Georgia and Indiana.
Rubber Product Manufacturing sits in the 41st percentile for employment and the 37th percentile for net margin among 4-digit NAICS industries with reported data.
Total Receipts
$67.8B
Annual revenue (IRS SOI)
Net Income
$2.7B
Pre-tax net income
Employment
138,686
Total employees (Census CBP)
Avg Payroll / Employee
$67,414/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
1,756
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment decreased by 1,924; establishment count decreased by 58. This comparison uses two published national Census County Business Patterns releases; suppressed fields are omitted rather than estimated.
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Workforce scale
Rubber Product Manufacturing margin vs national reference points
Rubber Product Manufacturing net margin 13.4%
Cross-industry median (5%)
p25/median/p75 = 3%/5%/7%
Business Structure Breakdown
Per-entity IRS SOI tables at their own vintages, shares only when every row shares one year (never mix 2013/2017/2022 populations).
C Corporation SOI 2013
1,488 returns 100%
Margin: 4.0% · Receipts: $67.8B
Financial Detail
- Total Tax Returns Filed
- 1,488
- Avg Receipts per Business
- $45.5B
- Annual Payroll (Total)
- $9.3B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 79.0
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Other Rubber Product Manufacturing NAICS 32629 | N/A |
| Rubber and Plastics Hoses and Belting Manufacturing NAICS 32622 | N/A |
| Tire Manufacturing NAICS 32621 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| Ohio | 13,550 |
| Georgia | 7,448 |
| Indiana | 6,192 |
| Oklahoma | 5,057 |
| Pennsylvania | 4,376 |
| Alabama | 4,131 |
| California | 4,026 |
| Texas | 3,695 |
| Kansas | 3,138 |
| Wisconsin | 2,952 |
Showing top 10 of 46 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
115
Total Loan Volume
$91M
Avg Loan Size
$789K
Jobs Supported
1,636
Program Breakdown
7(a) 94 (82%)
504 21 (18%)
Top SBA Lender
Newtek Bank, National Association
7 loans in this industry
New Business Share
15.7% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (6 yrs)
2020 21
2021 29
2022 17
2023 11
2024 24
2025 13
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the average revenue for Rubber Product Manufacturing?
$67.8B in total annual receipts across all Rubber Product Manufacturing businesses. Average per business: $45.5B.
How profitable is Rubber Product Manufacturing?
4.0% net profit margin, below the national median.
How many businesses are in Rubber Product Manufacturing?
1,756 business establishments. Together they employ 138,686 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Rubber Product Manufacturing?
$67,414/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 79.0 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Rubber Product Manufacturing employment?
Ohio leads with 13,550 workers. Georgia (7,448) and Indiana (6,192) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Rubber Product Manufacturing receive?
Rubber Product Manufacturing businesses received 115 SBA loans totaling $91 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $789K. These loans supported 1,636 jobs at origination. Most lending (82%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.
Nationwide industries with similar benchmark drivers
Two IRS/Census peer sets for Rubber Product Manufacturing, both at NAICS level 4 and excluding this code so the neighborhoods are not self-links.
According to Census County Business Patterns 2023, Rubber Product Manufacturing ranks #154 of 259 U.S. industries at the 4-digit NAICS level by total employment. According to IRS SOI 2013 IRS Statistics of Income, its reported pre-tax net margin ranks #80 of 126 at that same detail level.
Similar reported net margin
Nearest peer industries by ABS(IRS pre-tax margin) (4.0% here).
Similar workforce scale
Nearest peer industries by ABS(Census employment) (138,686 here).
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Sources: IRS Statistics of Income (SOI) Business Tax Statistics · Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023
NAICS 3262 · CBP 2023 · IRS SOI 2013
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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