Employment
62,963
Total employees (Census CBP)
Manufacturing ·NAICS 337121
NAICS 337121 · IRS SOI (C corp) · Census CBP 2023
Upholstered Household Furniture Manufacturing - Industry Benchmarks
$43,839/yr average annual pay, with 96 SBA loans on record for NAICS 337121.
- 988
- Establishments
- 63K
- Workers employed
- $43,839/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $66M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated August 2026
The verdict · NAICS 337121
North Carolina leads Upholstered Household Furniture Manufacturing activity nationally, across 988 establishments employing 63K workers. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level.
- 988
- Business establishments (Census)
- 63K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $43,839/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $66M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Use Upholstered Household Furniture Manufacturing's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.
Upholstered Household Furniture 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 Upholstered Household Furniture Manufacturing
Upholstered Household Furniture Manufacturing sits inside Manufacturing.
988 establishments employ 62,963 workers (63.7/location) at $43,839/yr average annual pay. North Carolina leads employment, followed by Texas and Virginia.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$43,839/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
988
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment decreased by 8,188; establishment count decreased by 8. 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)
- $2.8B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 63.7
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| North Carolina | 15,960 |
| Texas | 1,832 |
| Virginia | 1,345 |
| New Jersey | 193 |
| Arizona | 122 |
| Massachusetts | 86 |
| Montana | 31 |
Showing top 10 of 40 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
96
Total Loan Volume
$66M
Avg Loan Size
$688K
Jobs Supported
1,278
Program Breakdown
7(a) 82 (85%)
504 14 (15%)
Top SBA Lender
TD Bank, National Association
10 loans in this industry
New Business Share
18.8% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (6 yrs)
2020 9
2021 13
2022 13
2023 16
2024 13
2025 32
Frequently Asked Questions
How many businesses are in Upholstered Household Furniture Manufacturing?
988 business establishments. Together they employ 62,963 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Upholstered Household Furniture Manufacturing?
$43,839/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 63.7 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Upholstered Household Furniture Manufacturing employment?
North Carolina leads with 15,960 workers. Texas (1,832) and Virginia (1,345) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Upholstered Household Furniture Manufacturing receive?
Upholstered Household Furniture Manufacturing businesses received 96 SBA loans totaling $66 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $688K. These loans supported 1,278 jobs at origination. Most lending (85%) 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, Upholstered Household Furniture Manufacturing ranks #309 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 Upholstered Household Furniture Manufacturing
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Manufacturing
- 988 establishments, 62,963 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 96 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 337121 · 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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