Employment
9,187
Total employees (Census CBP)
Manufacturing ·NAICS 335129
NAICS 335129 · IRS SOI (C corp) · Census CBP 2023
Other Lighting Equipment Manufacturing - Industry Benchmarks
$83,048/yr average annual pay, with 14 SBA loans on record for NAICS 335129.
- 258
- Establishments
- 9K
- Workers employed
- $83,048/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $15M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated August 2026
The verdict · NAICS 335129
California leads Other Lighting Equipment Manufacturing activity nationally, across 258 establishments employing 9K workers. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level.
- 258
- Business establishments (Census)
- 9K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $83,048/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $15M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Use Other Lighting Equipment Manufacturing's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.
Other Lighting Equipment 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 Other Lighting Equipment Manufacturing
Other Lighting Equipment Manufacturing sits inside Manufacturing.
258 establishments employ 9,187 workers (35.6/location) at $83,048/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by North Carolina and New Jersey.
Other Lighting Equipment Manufacturing sits in the 14th percentile for employment among 6-digit NAICS industries with reported data.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$83,048/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
258
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment decreased by 252; establishment count decreased by 9. 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)
- $763.0M
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 35.6
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 1,227 |
| North Carolina | 428 |
| New Jersey | 399 |
| Florida | 374 |
| Wisconsin | 285 |
| Oregon | 139 |
| Kentucky | 119 |
| Washington | 9 |
Showing top 10 of 28 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
14
Total Loan Volume
$15M
Avg Loan Size
$1050K
Jobs Supported
201
Program Breakdown
7(a) 12 (86%)
504 2 (14%)
Top SBA Lender
Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company
4 loans in this industry
New Business Share
21.4% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (4 yrs)
2020 6
2021 5
2022 2
2024 1
Frequently Asked Questions
How many businesses are in Other Lighting Equipment Manufacturing?
258 business establishments. Together they employ 9,187 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Other Lighting Equipment Manufacturing?
$83,048/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 35.6 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Other Lighting Equipment Manufacturing employment?
California leads with 1,227 workers. North Carolina (428) and New Jersey (399) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Other Lighting Equipment Manufacturing receive?
Other Lighting Equipment Manufacturing businesses received 14 SBA loans totaling $15 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $1050K. These loans supported 201 jobs at origination. Most lending (86%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.
Nationwide industries with similar benchmark drivers
Two IRS/Census peer sets for Other Lighting Equipment Manufacturing, both at NAICS level 6 and excluding this code so the neighborhoods are not self-links.
According to Census County Business Patterns 2023, Other Lighting Equipment Manufacturing ranks #692 of 801 U.S. industries at the 6-digit NAICS level by total employment.
Similar workforce scale
Nearest peer industries by ABS(Census employment) (9,187 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 335129 · 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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