NAICS 3361 · IRS SOI 2013 (C corp) · Census CBP 2023

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 August 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

Use Motor Vehicle Manufacturing's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.

Motor Vehicle 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 2013 (C corporation headline) and Census County Business Patterns 2023

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.

Motor Vehicle Manufacturing sits in the 61st percentile for employment and the 32nd percentile for net margin among 4-digit NAICS industries with reported data.

Profit Margin

3.5%

Net income ÷ total receipts (IRS SOI)

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.

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Where each dollar of Motor Vehicle Manufacturing revenue goes

Receipts decomposition, IRS Statistics of Income 2023 aggregate for Motor Vehicle Manufacturing

Workforce scale

Establishment size, Motor Vehicle Manufacturing (Census SUSB)

Motor Vehicle Manufacturing margin vs national reference points

Motor Vehicle Manufacturing net margin 11.7%

Cross-industry median (5%)

p25/median/p75 = 3%/5%/7%

Business Structure Breakdown

Per-entity IRS SOI tables at their own vintages, shares only when every row shares one year (never mix 2013/2017/2022 populations).

C Corporation SOI 2013

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	Employment	Avg Payroll/Emp
Automobile and Light Duty Motor Vehicle Manufacturing NAICS 33611	N/A	236,806	$118,412/yr
Heavy Duty Truck Manufacturing NAICS 33612	N/A	40,522	$70,385/yr

Top States by Employment

State	Employment	Establishments	Annual Payroll	Avg Payroll/Emp
Michigan	40,840	37	$4.1B	$100,789/yr
Ohio	21,518	23	$1.8B	$85,808/yr
Indiana	21,395	14	$1.8B	$84,885/yr
Alabama	20,041	11	N/A	N/A
Illinois	15,614	9	N/A	N/A
Texas	14,921	16	N/A	N/A
Mississippi	6,214	3	N/A	N/A
Georgia	4,808	10	$350.1M	$72,810/yr

Showing top 10 of 31 states

SBA Lending Activity

SBA FY2020–2026

SBA Loans Approved

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

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

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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.

Nationwide industries with similar benchmark drivers

Two IRS/Census peer sets for Motor Vehicle Manufacturing, both at NAICS level 4 and excluding this code so the neighborhoods are not self-links.

According to Census County Business Patterns 2023, Motor Vehicle Manufacturing ranks #101 of 259 U.S. industries at the 4-digit NAICS level by total employment. According to IRS SOI 2013 IRS Statistics of Income, its reported pre-tax net margin ranks #86 of 126 at that same detail level.

Similar reported net margin

Nearest peer industries by ABS(IRS pre-tax margin) (3.5% here).

Apparel Knitting Mills 3.5% Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers 3.5% Dairy Product Manufacturing 3.5%

Similar workforce scale

Nearest peer industries by ABS(Census employment) (277,328 here).

Beverage Manufacturing 279,743 Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing 279,841 Facilities Support Services 283,836

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Sources: IRS Statistics of Income (SOI) Business Tax Statistics · Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023

NAICS 3361 · CBP 2023 · IRS SOI 2013

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 Accessed 2026-07-06

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