Employment
39,723
Total employees (Census CBP)
Manufacturing ·NAICS 33591
NAICS 33591 · IRS SOI (C corp) · Census CBP 2023
Battery Manufacturing - Industry Benchmarks
$82,241/yr average annual pay, with 32 SBA loans on record for NAICS 33591.
- 325
- Establishments
- 40K
- Workers employed
- $82,241/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $42M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated August 2026
The verdict · NAICS 33591
California leads Battery Manufacturing activity nationally, across 325 establishments employing 40K workers. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level.
- 325
- Business establishments (Census)
- 40K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $82,241/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $42M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Use Battery Manufacturing's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.
Battery 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 Battery Manufacturing
Battery Manufacturing sits inside Manufacturing.
325 establishments employ 39,723 workers (122.2/location) at $82,241/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by Massachusetts and Illinois.
Battery Manufacturing sits in the 32nd percentile for employment among 5-digit NAICS industries with reported data.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$82,241/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
325
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 8,278; establishment count increased by 28. 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)
- $3.3B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 122.2
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Primary Battery Manufacturing NAICS 335912 | N/A |
| Storage Battery Manufacturing NAICS 335911 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 3,369 |
| Massachusetts | 1,045 |
| Illinois | 770 |
| Oregon | 564 |
| Iowa | 548 |
| New York | 477 |
| Texas | 339 |
| Colorado | 248 |
| New Jersey | 18 |
Showing top 10 of 31 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
32
Total Loan Volume
$42M
Avg Loan Size
$1311K
Jobs Supported
1,211
Program Breakdown
7(a) 24 (75%)
504 8 (25%)
Top SBA Lender
The Huntington National Bank
3 loans in this industry
New Business Share
21.9% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 4
2021 6
2022 6
2023 4
2024 2
2025 9
2026 1
Frequently Asked Questions
How many businesses are in Battery Manufacturing?
325 business establishments. Together they employ 39,723 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Battery Manufacturing?
$82,241/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 122.2 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Battery Manufacturing employment?
California leads with 3,369 workers. Massachusetts (1,045) and Illinois (770) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Battery Manufacturing receive?
Battery Manufacturing businesses received 32 SBA loans totaling $42 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $1311K. These loans supported 1,211 jobs at origination. Most lending (75%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.
Nationwide industries with similar benchmark drivers
Two IRS/Census peer sets for Battery Manufacturing, both at NAICS level 5 and excluding this code so the neighborhoods are not self-links.
According to Census County Business Patterns 2023, Battery Manufacturing ranks #373 of 551 U.S. industries at the 5-digit NAICS level by total employment.
Similar workforce scale
Nearest peer industries by ABS(Census employment) (39,723 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 33591 · 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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