Employment
31,762
Total employees (Census CBP)
Manufacturing ·NAICS 33221
NAICS 33221 · IRS SOI (C corp) · Census CBP 2023
Cutlery and Handtool Manufacturing - Industry Benchmarks
$63,654/yr average annual pay, with 66 SBA loans on record for NAICS 33221.
- 980
- Establishments
- 32K
- Workers employed
- $63,654/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $47M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated August 2026
The verdict · NAICS 33221
Ohio leads Cutlery and Handtool Manufacturing activity nationally, across 980 establishments employing 32K workers. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level.
- 980
- Business establishments (Census)
- 32K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $63,654/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $47M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Use Cutlery and Handtool Manufacturing's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.
Cutlery and Handtool 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 Cutlery and Handtool Manufacturing
Cutlery and Handtool Manufacturing sits inside Manufacturing.
980 establishments employ 31,762 workers (32.4/location) at $63,654/yr average annual pay. Ohio leads employment, followed by Wisconsin and Oregon.
Cutlery and Handtool Manufacturing sits in the 27th percentile for employment among 5-digit NAICS industries with reported data.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$63,654/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
980
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment decreased by 1,409; establishment count decreased by 52. 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)
- $2.0B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 32.4
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Metal Kitchen Cookware, Utensil, Cutlery, and Flatware (except Precious) Manufacturing NAICS 332215 | N/A |
| Saw Blade and Handtool Manufacturing NAICS 332216 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| Ohio | 2,868 |
| Wisconsin | 2,290 |
| Oregon | 1,958 |
| California | 1,914 |
| Illinois | 1,528 |
| Michigan | 716 |
| South Carolina | 642 |
| Missouri | 450 |
| Georgia | 266 |
| Washington | 192 |
Showing top 10 of 43 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
66
Total Loan Volume
$47M
Avg Loan Size
$705K
Jobs Supported
859
Program Breakdown
7(a) 64 (97%)
504 2 (3%)
Top SBA Lender
Northeast Bank
6 loans in this industry
New Business Share
15.2% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 12
2021 12
2022 5
2023 10
2024 7
2025 18
2026 2
Frequently Asked Questions
How many businesses are in Cutlery and Handtool Manufacturing?
980 business establishments. Together they employ 31,762 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Cutlery and Handtool Manufacturing?
$63,654/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 32.4 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Cutlery and Handtool Manufacturing employment?
Ohio leads with 2,868 workers. Wisconsin (2,290) and Oregon (1,958) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Cutlery and Handtool Manufacturing receive?
Cutlery and Handtool Manufacturing businesses received 66 SBA loans totaling $47 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $705K. These loans supported 859 jobs at origination. Most lending (97%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.
Nationwide industries with similar benchmark drivers
Two IRS/Census peer sets for Cutlery and Handtool Manufacturing, both at NAICS level 5 and excluding this code so the neighborhoods are not self-links.
According to Census County Business Patterns 2023, Cutlery and Handtool Manufacturing ranks #402 of 551 U.S. industries at the 5-digit NAICS level by total employment.
Similar workforce scale
Nearest peer industries by ABS(Census employment) (31,762 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 33221 · 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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