Profit Margin
3.4%
Net income ÷ total receipts (IRS SOI)
Manufacturing ·NAICS 327
NAICS 327 · IRS SOI 2013 (C corp) · Census CBP 2023
Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing - Industry Benchmarks
$69,317/yr average annual pay, with 877 SBA loans on record for NAICS 327.
- 3.4%
- Net margin
- 412K
- Workers employed
- $69,317/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $796M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated August 2026
The verdict · NAICS 327
Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing runs a 3.4% pre-tax net margin - below the national median - across 15K establishments employing 412K workers.
- 3.4%
- Pre-tax net margin (IRS SOI)
- 412K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $69,317/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $796M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Use Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.
Nonmetallic Mineral 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 Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing
Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing sits inside Manufacturing at a 3.4% net margin (below the national median), $117.6B in aggregate receipts across 8,342 returns, averaging $14.1B per establishment.
15,317 establishments employ 412,320 workers (26.9/location) at $69,317/yr average annual pay. Texas leads employment, followed by California and Ohio.
Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing sits in the 32nd percentile for employment and the 31st percentile for net margin among 3-digit NAICS industries with reported data.
Total Receipts
$117.6B
Annual revenue (IRS SOI)
Net Income
$4.0B
Pre-tax net income
Employment
412,320
Total employees (Census CBP)
Avg Payroll / Employee
$69,317/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
15,317
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 4,580; establishment count increased by 366. This comparison uses two published national Census County Business Patterns releases; suppressed fields are omitted rather than estimated.
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Workforce scale
Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing margin vs national reference points
Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing net margin 11.4%
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
8,342 returns 100%
Margin: 3.4% · Receipts: $117.6B
Financial Detail
- Total Tax Returns Filed
- 8,342
- Avg Receipts per Business
- $14.1B
- Annual Payroll (Total)
- $28.6B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 26.9
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Cement and Concrete Product Manufacturing NAICS 3273 | 2.0% |
| Clay Product and Refractory Manufacturing NAICS 3271 | 4.6% |
| Glass and Glass Product Manufacturing NAICS 3272 | 5.5% |
| Lime and Gypsum Product Manufacturing NAICS 3274 | N/A |
| Other Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing NAICS 3279 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| Texas | 39,919 |
| California | 30,741 |
| Ohio | 24,777 |
| Florida | 20,676 |
| Pennsylvania | 19,278 |
| Michigan | 19,135 |
| Georgia | 16,456 |
| North Carolina | 15,794 |
| Indiana | 14,425 |
| Illinois | 14,058 |
Showing top 10 of 51 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
877
Total Loan Volume
$796M
Avg Loan Size
$908K
Jobs Supported
11,798
Program Breakdown
7(a) 690 (79%)
504 187 (21%)
Top SBA Lender
The Huntington National Bank
35 loans in this industry
New Business Share
23.0% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 129
2021 177
2022 127
2023 119
2024 155
2025 153
2026 17
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the average revenue for Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing?
$117.6B in total annual receipts across all Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing businesses. Average per business: $14.1B.
How profitable is Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing?
3.4% net profit margin, below the national median.
How many businesses are in Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing?
15,317 business establishments. Together they employ 412,320 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing?
$69,317/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 26.9 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing employment?
Texas leads with 39,919 workers. California (30,741) and Ohio (24,777) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing receive?
Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing businesses received 877 SBA loans totaling $796 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $908K. These loans supported 11,798 jobs at origination. Most lending (79%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.
Nationwide industries with similar benchmark drivers
Two IRS/Census peer sets for Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing, both at NAICS level 3 and excluding this code so the neighborhoods are not self-links.
According to Census County Business Patterns 2023, Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing ranks #52 of 77 U.S. industries at the 3-digit NAICS level by total employment. According to IRS SOI 2013 IRS Statistics of Income, its reported pre-tax net margin ranks #52 of 75 at that same detail level.
Similar reported net margin
Nearest peer industries by ABS(IRS pre-tax margin) (3.4% here).
Similar workforce scale
Nearest peer industries by ABS(Census employment) (412,320 here).
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Sources: IRS Statistics of Income (SOI) Business Tax Statistics · Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023
NAICS 327 · 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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