Employment
87,874
Total employees (Census CBP)
Manufacturing ·NAICS 32721
NAICS 32721 · IRS SOI (C corp) · Census CBP 2023
Glass and Glass Product Manufacturing - Industry Benchmarks
$67,434/yr average annual pay, with 187 SBA loans on record for NAICS 32721.
- 2K
- Establishments
- 88K
- Workers employed
- $67,434/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $177M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated August 2026
The verdict · NAICS 32721
Michigan leads Glass and Glass Product Manufacturing activity nationally, across 2K establishments employing 88K workers. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level.
- 2K
- Business establishments (Census)
- 88K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $67,434/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $177M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Use Glass and Glass Product Manufacturing's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.
Glass and Glass 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 (C corporation headline) and Census County Business Patterns 2023
Benchmarking Insights for Glass and Glass Product Manufacturing
Glass and Glass Product Manufacturing sits inside Manufacturing.
1,541 establishments employ 87,874 workers (57.0/location) at $67,434/yr average annual pay. Michigan leads employment, followed by Ohio and California.
Glass and Glass Product Manufacturing sits in the 56th percentile for employment among 5-digit NAICS industries with reported data.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$67,434/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
1,541
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment decreased by 771; establishment count decreased by 28. This comparison uses two published national Census County Business Patterns releases; suppressed fields are omitted rather than estimated.
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Financial Detail
- Annual Payroll (Total)
- $5.9B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 57.0
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Flat Glass Manufacturing NAICS 327211 | N/A |
| Glass Container Manufacturing NAICS 327213 | N/A |
| Glass Product Manufacturing Made of Purchased Glass NAICS 327215 | N/A |
| Other Pressed and Blown Glass and Glassware Manufacturing NAICS 327212 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 10,268 |
| Ohio | 8,048 |
| California | 6,613 |
| North Carolina | 5,816 |
| Indiana | 4,529 |
| Pennsylvania | 4,345 |
| Tennessee | 3,502 |
| New York | 3,456 |
| New Jersey | 3,351 |
| Georgia | 3,034 |
Showing top 10 of 46 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
187
Total Loan Volume
$177M
Avg Loan Size
$947K
Jobs Supported
2,640
Program Breakdown
7(a) 150 (80%)
504 37 (20%)
Top SBA Lender
TD Bank, National Association
13 loans in this industry
New Business Share
18.2% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 29
2021 46
2022 16
2023 28
2024 36
2025 29
2026 3
Frequently Asked Questions
How many businesses are in Glass and Glass Product Manufacturing?
1,541 business establishments. Together they employ 87,874 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Glass and Glass Product Manufacturing?
$67,434/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 57.0 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Glass and Glass Product Manufacturing employment?
Michigan leads with 10,268 workers. Ohio (8,048) and California (6,613) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Glass and Glass Product Manufacturing receive?
Glass and Glass Product Manufacturing businesses received 187 SBA loans totaling $177 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $947K. These loans supported 2,640 jobs at origination. Most lending (80%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.
Nationwide industries with similar benchmark drivers
Two IRS/Census peer sets for Glass and Glass Product Manufacturing, both at NAICS level 5 and excluding this code so the neighborhoods are not self-links.
According to Census County Business Patterns 2023, Glass and Glass Product Manufacturing ranks #245 of 551 U.S. industries at the 5-digit NAICS level by total employment.
Similar workforce scale
Nearest peer industries by ABS(Census employment) (87,874 here).
Read with this industry: Industry employment trends · Manufacturing · 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 32721 · 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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