Employment
50,835
Total employees (Census CBP)
Manufacturing ·NAICS 336612
NAICS 336612 · IRS SOI (C corp) · Census CBP 2023
Boat Building - Industry Benchmarks
$53,866/yr average annual pay, with 81 SBA loans on record for NAICS 336612.
- 930
- Establishments
- 51K
- Workers employed
- $53,866/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $62M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated August 2026
The verdict · NAICS 336612
Florida leads Boat Building activity nationally, across 930 establishments employing 51K workers. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level.
- 930
- Business establishments (Census)
- 51K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $53,866/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $62M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Use Boat Building's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.
Boat Building 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 Boat Building
Boat Building sits inside Manufacturing.
930 establishments employ 50,835 workers (54.7/location) at $53,866/yr average annual pay. Florida leads employment, followed by Indiana and Tennessee.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$53,866/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
930
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 2,748; establishment count increased by 27. 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)
- $2.7B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 54.7
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| Florida | 12,173 |
| Indiana | 4,161 |
| Tennessee | 3,841 |
| South Carolina | 3,151 |
| Michigan | 2,801 |
| North Carolina | 2,252 |
| Arkansas | 2,250 |
| Washington | 1,990 |
| Minnesota | 1,474 |
| Maine | 1,212 |
Showing top 10 of 39 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
81
Total Loan Volume
$62M
Avg Loan Size
$766K
Jobs Supported
1,457
Program Breakdown
7(a) 73 (90%)
504 8 (10%)
Top SBA Lender
Columbia Bank
5 loans in this industry
New Business Share
25.9% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 14
2021 21
2022 15
2023 11
2024 11
2025 5
2026 4
Frequently Asked Questions
How many businesses are in Boat Building?
930 business establishments. Together they employ 50,835 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Boat Building?
$53,866/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 54.7 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Boat Building employment?
Florida leads with 12,173 workers. Indiana (4,161) and Tennessee (3,841) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Boat Building receive?
Boat Building businesses received 81 SBA loans totaling $62 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $766K. These loans supported 1,457 jobs at origination. Most lending (90%) 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.
According to Census County Business Patterns 2023, Boat Building ranks #351 of 801 U.S. industries at the 6-digit NAICS level by total employment.
Closest workforce scale
Same NAICS detail level, ordered by the smallest difference in reported Census employment.
Benchmarking Boat Building
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Manufacturing
- 930 establishments, 50,835 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 81 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 336612 · 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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