Employment
58,318
Total employees (Census CBP)
Manufacturing ·NAICS 336211
NAICS 336211 · IRS SOI (C corp) · Census CBP 2023
Motor Vehicle Body Manufacturing - Industry Benchmarks
$62,908/yr average annual pay, with 52 SBA loans on record for NAICS 336211.
- 855
- Establishments
- 58K
- Workers employed
- $62,908/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $70M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated August 2026
The verdict · NAICS 336211
Indiana leads Motor Vehicle Body Manufacturing activity nationally, across 855 establishments employing 58K workers. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level.
- 855
- Business establishments (Census)
- 58K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $62,908/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $70M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Use Motor Vehicle Body Manufacturing's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.
Motor Vehicle Body 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 Motor Vehicle Body Manufacturing
Motor Vehicle Body Manufacturing sits inside Manufacturing.
855 establishments employ 58,318 workers (68.2/location) at $62,908/yr average annual pay. Indiana leads employment, followed by Pennsylvania and Ohio.
Motor Vehicle Body Manufacturing sits in the 59th percentile for employment among 6-digit NAICS industries with reported data.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$62,908/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
855
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 3,649; establishment count increased by 37. 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)
- $3.7B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 68.2
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| Indiana | 6,457 |
| Pennsylvania | 3,547 |
| Ohio | 3,262 |
| Iowa | 3,192 |
| Wisconsin | 2,766 |
| Alabama | 2,504 |
| Georgia | 1,686 |
| Kansas | 1,355 |
| Missouri | 1,117 |
| South Dakota | 667 |
Showing top 10 of 42 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
52
Total Loan Volume
$70M
Avg Loan Size
$1347K
Jobs Supported
1,014
Program Breakdown
7(a) 41 (79%)
504 11 (21%)
Top SBA Lender
Falcon National Bank
4 loans in this industry
New Business Share
21.2% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 3
2021 5
2022 6
2023 6
2024 8
2025 21
2026 3
Frequently Asked Questions
How many businesses are in Motor Vehicle Body Manufacturing?
855 business establishments. Together they employ 58,318 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Motor Vehicle Body Manufacturing?
$62,908/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 68.2 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Motor Vehicle Body Manufacturing employment?
Indiana leads with 6,457 workers. Pennsylvania (3,547) and Ohio (3,262) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Motor Vehicle Body Manufacturing receive?
Motor Vehicle Body Manufacturing businesses received 52 SBA loans totaling $70 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $1347K. These loans supported 1,014 jobs at origination. Most lending (79%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.
Nationwide industries with similar benchmark drivers
Two IRS/Census peer sets for Motor Vehicle Body Manufacturing, both at NAICS level 6 and excluding this code so the neighborhoods are not self-links.
According to Census County Business Patterns 2023, Motor Vehicle Body Manufacturing ranks #325 of 801 U.S. industries at the 6-digit NAICS level by total employment.
Similar workforce scale
Nearest peer industries by ABS(Census employment) (58,318 here).
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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 336211 · 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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