Profit Margin
3.5%
Net income ÷ total receipts (IRS SOI)
Manufacturing ·NAICS 3361
NAICS 3361 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Motor Vehicle Manufacturing - Industry Benchmarks
$111,394/yr average annual pay, with 36 SBA loans on record for NAICS 3361.
- 3.5%
- Net margin
- 277K
- Workers employed
- $111,394/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $29M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 3361
Motor Vehicle Manufacturing runs a 3.5% pre-tax net margin - below the national median - across 331 establishments employing 277K workers.
- 3.5%
- Pre-tax net margin (IRS SOI)
- 277K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $111,394/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $29M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
Motor Vehicle Manufacturing sits inside Manufacturing at a 3.5% net margin (below the national median), $782.8B in aggregate receipts across 5,356 returns, averaging $146.1B per establishment.
331 establishments employ 277,328 workers (837.9/location) at $111,394/yr average annual pay. Michigan leads employment, followed by Ohio and Indiana.
Total Receipts
$782.8B
Annual revenue (IRS SOI)
Net Income
$27.5B
Pre-tax net income
Employment
277,328
Total employees (Census CBP)
Avg Payroll / Employee
$111,394/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
331
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 5,490; establishment count decreased by 28. This comparison uses two published national Census County Business Patterns releases; suppressed fields are omitted rather than estimated.
Where each dollar of Motor Vehicle Manufacturing revenue goes
Workforce scale
Motor Vehicle Manufacturing margin vs national reference points
Motor Vehicle Manufacturing net margin 11.7%
Cross-industry median (5%)
p25/median/p75 = 3%/5%/8%
Business Structure Breakdown
How businesses in this industry are legally structured (IRS SOI)
C Corporation
5,356 returns 100%
Margin: 3.5% · Receipts: $782.8B
Financial Detail
- Total Tax Returns Filed
- 5,356
- Avg Receipts per Business
- $146.1B
- Annual Payroll (Total)
- $30.9B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 837.9
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Automobile and Light Duty Motor Vehicle Manufacturing NAICS 33611 | N/A |
| Heavy Duty Truck Manufacturing NAICS 33612 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 40,840 |
| Ohio | 21,518 |
| Indiana | 21,395 |
| Alabama | 20,041 |
| Illinois | 15,614 |
| Texas | 14,921 |
| Mississippi | 6,214 |
| Georgia | 4,808 |
Showing top 10 of 31 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
36
Total Loan Volume
$29M
Avg Loan Size
$794K
Jobs Supported
591
Program Breakdown
7(a) 28 (78%)
504 8 (22%)
Top SBA Lender
Western Commerce Bank
4 loans in this industry
New Business Share
47.2% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (6 yrs)
2020 3
2021 8
2022 3
2023 4
2024 12
2025 6
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the average revenue for Motor Vehicle Manufacturing?
$782.8B in total annual receipts across all Motor Vehicle Manufacturing businesses. Average per business: $146.1B.
How profitable is Motor Vehicle Manufacturing?
3.5% net profit margin, below the national median.
How many businesses are in Motor Vehicle Manufacturing?
331 business establishments. Together they employ 277,328 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Motor Vehicle Manufacturing?
$111,394/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 837.9 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Motor Vehicle Manufacturing employment?
Michigan leads with 40,840 workers. Ohio (21,518) and Indiana (21,395) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Motor Vehicle Manufacturing receive?
Motor Vehicle Manufacturing businesses received 36 SBA loans totaling $29 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $794K. These loans supported 591 jobs at origination. Most lending (78%) 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: Motor Vehicle Manufacturing reports a higher net margin than 32% of the 126 IRS-tracked industries at the same NAICS detail level. Its Census employment total exceeds 61% of that same 259-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 reported net margins
Same NAICS detail level, ordered by the smallest difference in reported IRS pre-tax margin.
Closest workforce scale
Same NAICS detail level, ordered by the smallest difference in reported Census employment.
Benchmarking Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
- Net margin: 3.5% vs sector. Browse Manufacturing
- 331 establishments, 277,328 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 36 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 3361 · 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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