Employment
236,806
Total employees (Census CBP)
Manufacturing ·NAICS 33611
NAICS 33611 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Automobile and Light Duty Motor Vehicle Manufacturing - Industry Benchmarks
$118,412/yr average annual pay, with 13 SBA loans on record for NAICS 33611.
- 222
- Establishments
- 237K
- Workers employed
- $118,412/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $7M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 33611
Michigan leads Automobile and Light Duty Motor Vehicle Manufacturing activity nationally, across 222 establishments employing 237K workers. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level.
- 222
- Business establishments (Census)
- 237K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $118,412/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $7M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Automobile and Light Duty Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
Automobile and Light Duty Motor Vehicle Manufacturing sits inside Manufacturing.
222 establishments employ 236,806 workers (1066.7/location) at $118,412/yr average annual pay. Michigan leads employment, followed by Indiana and Alabama.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$118,412/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
222
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 3,353; establishment count decreased by 40. 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)
- $28.0B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 1066.7
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Automobile Manufacturing NAICS 336111 | N/A |
| Light Truck and Utility Vehicle Manufacturing NAICS 336112 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 39,989 |
| Indiana | 20,844 |
| Alabama | 19,442 |
| Illinois | 15,482 |
| Texas | 11,447 |
| North Carolina | 33 |
Showing top 10 of 23 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
13
Total Loan Volume
$7M
Avg Loan Size
$577K
Jobs Supported
99
Program Breakdown
7(a) 12 (92%)
504 1 (8%)
Top SBA Lender
The Huntington National Bank
2 loans in this industry
New Business Share
61.5% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (5 yrs)
2021 2
2022 3
2023 1
2024 4
2025 3
Frequently Asked Questions
How many businesses are in Automobile and Light Duty Motor Vehicle Manufacturing?
222 business establishments. Together they employ 236,806 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Automobile and Light Duty Motor Vehicle Manufacturing?
$118,412/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 1066.7 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Automobile and Light Duty Motor Vehicle Manufacturing employment?
Michigan leads with 39,989 workers. Indiana (20,844) and Alabama (19,442) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Automobile and Light Duty Motor Vehicle Manufacturing receive?
Automobile and Light Duty Motor Vehicle Manufacturing businesses received 13 SBA loans totaling $7 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $577K. These loans supported 99 jobs at origination. Most lending (92%) 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 82% 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 Automobile and Light Duty Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Manufacturing
- 222 establishments, 236,806 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 13 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 33611 · 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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