Profit Margin
2.0%
Net income ÷ total receipts (IRS SOI)
Manufacturing ·NAICS 3273
NAICS 3273 · IRS SOI 2013 (C corp) · Census CBP 2023
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 August 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
Use Cement and Concrete Product Manufacturing's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.
Cement and Concrete 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 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.
Cement and Concrete Product Manufacturing sits in the 49th percentile for employment and the 15th percentile for net margin among 4-digit NAICS industries with reported data.
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.
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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%/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
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.
Nationwide industries with similar benchmark drivers
Two IRS/Census peer sets for Cement and Concrete 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, Cement and Concrete Product Manufacturing ranks #132 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 #107 of 126 at that same detail level.
Similar reported net margin
Nearest peer industries by ABS(IRS pre-tax margin) (2.0% here).
Similar workforce scale
Nearest peer industries by ABS(Census employment) (189,833 here).
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Sources: IRS Statistics of Income (SOI) Business Tax Statistics · Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023
NAICS 3273 · 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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