Employment
N/A
Total employees (Census CBP)
Manufacturing ·NAICS 33243
NAICS 33243 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Metal Can, Box, and Other Metal Container (Light Gauge) Manufacturing - Industry Benchmarks
19 SBA loans on record, $21M in volume, for NAICS 33243.
- 422
- Establishments
- N/A
- Workers employed
- N/A
- Avg payroll / employee
- $21M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 33243
Illinois leads Metal Can, Box, and Other Metal Container (Light Gauge) Manufacturing activity nationally, across 422 establishments employing N/A workers. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level.
- 422
- Business establishments (Census)
- N/A
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- N/A
- Avg payroll / employee
- $21M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Metal Can, Box, and Other Metal Container (Light Gauge) Manufacturing
Metal Can, Box, and Other Metal Container (Light Gauge) Manufacturing sits inside Manufacturing.
422 establishments employ N/A workers. Illinois leads employment, followed by California and Colorado.
Avg Payroll / Employee
N/A
Annual compensation
Establishments
422
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
establishment count decreased by 29. This comparison uses two published national Census County Business Patterns releases; suppressed fields are omitted rather than estimated.
Financial Detail
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Metal Can Manufacturing NAICS 332431 | N/A |
| Other Metal Container Manufacturing NAICS 332439 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 3,152 |
| California | 2,149 |
| Colorado | 978 |
| Virginia | 721 |
| Minnesota | 647 |
| New Jersey | 638 |
| Washington | 601 |
| Maryland | 495 |
| Tennessee | 424 |
| Nevada | 413 |
Showing top 10 of 37 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
19
Total Loan Volume
$21M
Avg Loan Size
$1091K
Jobs Supported
438
Program Breakdown
7(a) 18 (95%)
504 1 (5%)
Top SBA Lender
The Huntington National Bank
2 loans in this industry
New Business Share
15.8% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (6 yrs)
2020 2
2021 3
2022 2
2023 4
2024 6
2025 2
Frequently Asked Questions
How many businesses are in Metal Can, Box, and Other Metal Container (Light Gauge) Manufacturing?
422 business establishments.
What is the average payroll per employee in Metal Can, Box, and Other Metal Container (Light Gauge) Manufacturing?
Average payroll data for Metal Can, Box, and Other Metal Container (Light Gauge) Manufacturing is not available in the current Census CBP dataset.
Which states have the most Metal Can, Box, and Other Metal Container (Light Gauge) Manufacturing employment?
Illinois leads with 3,152 workers. California (2,149) and Colorado (978) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Metal Can, Box, and Other Metal Container (Light Gauge) Manufacturing receive?
Metal Can, Box, and Other Metal Container (Light Gauge) Manufacturing businesses received 19 SBA loans totaling $21 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $1091K. These loans supported 438 jobs at origination. Most lending (95%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.
Benchmarking Metal Can, Box, and Other Metal Container (Light Gauge) Manufacturing
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Manufacturing
- 422 establishments, N/A workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 19 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 33243 · Data year: 2023
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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