Employment
80,504
Total employees (Census CBP)
Manufacturing ·NAICS 33331
NAICS 33331 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing - Industry Benchmarks
$82,553/yr average annual pay, with 146 SBA loans on record for NAICS 33331.
- 2K
- Establishments
- 81K
- Workers employed
- $82,553/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $133M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 33331
California leads Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing activity nationally, across 2K establishments employing 81K workers. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level.
- 2K
- Business establishments (Census)
- 81K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $82,553/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $133M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing
Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing sits inside Manufacturing.
1,731 establishments employ 80,504 workers (46.5/location) at $82,553/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by Florida and Illinois.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$82,553/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
1,731
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 3,412; establishment count increased by 3. This comparison uses two published national Census County Business Patterns releases; suppressed fields are omitted rather than estimated.
Workforce scale
Financial Detail
- Annual Payroll (Total)
- $6.6B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 46.5
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Optical Instrument and Lens Manufacturing NAICS 333314 | N/A |
| Other Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing NAICS 333318 | N/A |
| Photographic and Photocopying Equipment Manufacturing NAICS 333316 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 9,013 |
| Florida | 7,431 |
| Illinois | 4,950 |
| Wisconsin | 4,658 |
| Ohio | 4,095 |
| Texas | 4,063 |
| Michigan | 3,023 |
| Massachusetts | 2,276 |
| Oregon | 2,255 |
| Colorado | 2,202 |
Showing top 10 of 48 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
146
Total Loan Volume
$133M
Avg Loan Size
$911K
Jobs Supported
1,797
Program Breakdown
7(a) 119 (82%)
504 27 (18%)
Top SBA Lender
The Huntington National Bank
9 loans in this industry
New Business Share
13.0% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 30
2021 31
2022 11
2023 17
2024 29
2025 25
2026 3
Frequently Asked Questions
How many businesses are in Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing?
1,731 business establishments. Together they employ 80,504 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing?
$82,553/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 46.5 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing employment?
California leads with 9,013 workers. Florida (7,431) and Illinois (4,950) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing receive?
Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing businesses received 146 SBA loans totaling $133 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $911K. These loans supported 1,797 jobs at origination. Most lending (82%) 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: Its Census employment total exceeds 52% of that same 551-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 workforce scale
Same NAICS detail level, ordered by the smallest difference in reported Census employment.
Benchmarking Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Manufacturing
- 1,731 establishments, 80,504 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 146 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 33331 · 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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