Employment
15,543
Total employees (Census CBP)
Manufacturing ·NAICS 3274
NAICS 3274 · IRS SOI (C corp) · Census CBP 2023
Lime and Gypsum Product Manufacturing - Industry Benchmarks
$86,504/yr average annual pay, with 6 SBA loans on record for NAICS 3274.
- 265
- Establishments
- 16K
- Workers employed
- $86,504/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $1M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated August 2026
The verdict · NAICS 3274
California leads Lime and Gypsum Product Manufacturing activity nationally, across 265 establishments employing 16K workers. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level.
- 265
- Business establishments (Census)
- 16K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $86,504/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $1M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Use Lime and Gypsum Product Manufacturing's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.
Lime and Gypsum 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 Lime and Gypsum Product Manufacturing
Lime and Gypsum Product Manufacturing sits inside Manufacturing.
265 establishments employ 15,543 workers (58.6/location) at $86,504/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by Kentucky and Nevada.
Lime and Gypsum Product Manufacturing sits in the 7th percentile for employment among 4-digit NAICS industries with reported data.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$86,504/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
265
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment decreased by 308; establishment count decreased by 17. 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)
- $1.3B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 58.6
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Gypsum Product Manufacturing NAICS 32742 | N/A |
| Lime Manufacturing NAICS 32741 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 778 |
| Kentucky | 755 |
| Nevada | 666 |
| Iowa | 652 |
| Florida | 641 |
| Alabama | 640 |
| Maryland | 437 |
| Tennessee | 366 |
| New Jersey | 311 |
| Oregon | 201 |
Showing top 10 of 33 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
6
Total Loan Volume
$1M
Avg Loan Size
$193K
Jobs Supported
38
Program Breakdown
7(a) 5 (83%)
504 1 (17%)
Top SBA Lender
United Midwest Savings Bank National Association
1 loans in this industry
New Business Share
33.3% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (5 yrs)
2020 1
2021 2
2022 1
2024 1
2025 1
Frequently Asked Questions
How many businesses are in Lime and Gypsum Product Manufacturing?
265 business establishments. Together they employ 15,543 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Lime and Gypsum Product Manufacturing?
$86,504/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 58.6 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Lime and Gypsum Product Manufacturing employment?
California leads with 778 workers. Kentucky (755) and Nevada (666) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Lime and Gypsum Product Manufacturing receive?
Lime and Gypsum Product Manufacturing businesses received 6 SBA loans totaling $1 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $193K. These loans supported 38 jobs at origination. Most lending (83%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.
Nationwide industries with similar benchmark drivers
Two IRS/Census peer sets for Lime and Gypsum 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, Lime and Gypsum Product Manufacturing ranks #241 of 259 U.S. industries at the 4-digit NAICS level by total employment.
Similar workforce scale
Nearest peer industries by ABS(Census employment) (15,543 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 3274 · 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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