Profit Margin
2.0%
Net income ÷ total receipts (IRS SOI)
Manufacturing ·NAICS 3273
NAICS 3273 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Cement and Concrete Product Manufacturing - Industry Benchmarks
$71,267/yr average annual pay, with 255 SBA loans on record for NAICS 3273.
- 2.0%
- Net margin
- 190K
- Workers employed
- $71,267/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $277M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 3273
Cement and Concrete Product Manufacturing runs a 2.0% pre-tax net margin - significantly below average, typical of high-volume, low-margin sectors - across 9K establishments employing 190K workers.
- 2.0%
- Pre-tax net margin (IRS SOI)
- 190K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $71,267/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $277M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Cement and Concrete Product Manufacturing
Cement and Concrete Product Manufacturing sits inside Manufacturing at a 2.0% net margin (significantly below average, typical of high-volume, low-margin sectors), $64.6B in aggregate receipts across 3,975 returns, averaging $16.3B per establishment.
9,134 establishments employ 189,833 workers (20.8/location) at $71,267/yr average annual pay. Texas leads employment, followed by California and Florida.
Total Receipts
$64.6B
Annual revenue (IRS SOI)
Net Income
$1.3B
Pre-tax net income
Employment
189,833
Total employees (Census CBP)
Avg Payroll / Employee
$71,267/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
9,134
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 4,281; establishment count increased by 372. This comparison uses two published national Census County Business Patterns releases; suppressed fields are omitted rather than estimated.
Where each dollar of Cement and Concrete Product Manufacturing revenue goes
Workforce scale
Cement and Concrete Product Manufacturing margin vs national reference points
Cement and Concrete Product Manufacturing net margin 6.6%
Cross-industry median (5%)
p25/median/p75 = 3%/5%/8%
Business Structure Breakdown
How businesses in this industry are legally structured (IRS SOI)
C Corporation
3,975 returns 100%
Margin: 2.0% · Receipts: $64.6B
Financial Detail
- Total Tax Returns Filed
- 3,975
- Avg Receipts per Business
- $16.3B
- Annual Payroll (Total)
- $13.5B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 20.8
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Cement Manufacturing NAICS 32731 | N/A |
| Concrete Pipe, Brick, and Block Manufacturing NAICS 32733 | N/A |
| Other Concrete Product Manufacturing NAICS 32739 | N/A |
| Ready-Mix Concrete Manufacturing NAICS 32732 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| Texas | 22,925 |
| California | 15,615 |
| Florida | 13,941 |
| Pennsylvania | 8,034 |
| Ohio | 6,848 |
| Illinois | 6,701 |
| Georgia | 6,557 |
| North Carolina | 5,734 |
| Indiana | 5,313 |
| New York | 5,081 |
Showing top 10 of 51 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
255
Total Loan Volume
$277M
Avg Loan Size
$1085K
Jobs Supported
4,044
Program Breakdown
7(a) 184 (72%)
504 71 (28%)
Top SBA Lender
Florida First Capital Finance
11 loans in this industry
New Business Share
32.9% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 35
2021 51
2022 38
2023 39
2024 46
2025 42
2026 4
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the average revenue for Cement and Concrete Product Manufacturing?
$64.6B in total annual receipts across all Cement and Concrete Product Manufacturing businesses. Average per business: $16.3B.
How profitable is Cement and Concrete Product Manufacturing?
2.0% net profit margin, significantly below average, typical of high-volume, low-margin sectors.
How many businesses are in Cement and Concrete Product Manufacturing?
9,134 business establishments. Together they employ 189,833 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Cement and Concrete Product Manufacturing?
$71,267/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 20.8 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Cement and Concrete Product Manufacturing employment?
Texas leads with 22,925 workers. California (15,615) and Florida (13,941) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Cement and Concrete Product Manufacturing receive?
Cement and Concrete Product Manufacturing businesses received 255 SBA loans totaling $277 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $1085K. These loans supported 4,044 jobs at origination. Most lending (72%) 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: Cement and Concrete Product Manufacturing reports a higher net margin than 15% of the 126 IRS-tracked industries at the same NAICS detail level. Its Census employment total exceeds 49% of that same 259-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 reported net margins
Same NAICS detail level, ordered by the smallest difference in reported IRS pre-tax margin.
Closest workforce scale
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Benchmarking Cement and Concrete Product Manufacturing
- Net margin: 2.0% vs sector. Browse Manufacturing
- 9,134 establishments, 189,833 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 255 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 3273 · Data year: 2023
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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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