Employment
23,391
Total employees (Census CBP)
Manufacturing ·NAICS 339115
NAICS 339115 · IRS SOI (C corp) · Census CBP 2023
Ophthalmic Goods Manufacturing - Industry Benchmarks
$67,638/yr average annual pay, with 28 SBA loans on record for NAICS 339115.
- 426
- Establishments
- 23K
- Workers employed
- $67,638/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $22M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated August 2026
The verdict · NAICS 339115
New York leads Ophthalmic Goods Manufacturing activity nationally, across 426 establishments employing 23K workers. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level.
- 426
- Business establishments (Census)
- 23K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $67,638/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $22M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Use Ophthalmic Goods Manufacturing's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.
Ophthalmic Goods 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 Ophthalmic Goods Manufacturing
Ophthalmic Goods Manufacturing sits inside Manufacturing.
426 establishments employ 23,391 workers (54.9/location) at $67,638/yr average annual pay. New York leads employment, followed by New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
Ophthalmic Goods Manufacturing sits in the 34th percentile for employment among 6-digit NAICS industries with reported data.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$67,638/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
426
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
establishment count decreased by 24. 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)
- $1.6B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 54.9
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| New York | 2,609 |
| New Jersey | 439 |
| Pennsylvania | 363 |
| Indiana | 328 |
Showing top 10 of 33 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
28
Total Loan Volume
$22M
Avg Loan Size
$784K
Jobs Supported
317
Program Breakdown
7(a) 24 (86%)
504 4 (14%)
Top SBA Lender
TD Bank, National Association
4 loans in this industry
New Business Share
42.9% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 2
2021 1
2022 5
2023 5
2024 8
2025 5
2026 2
Frequently Asked Questions
How many businesses are in Ophthalmic Goods Manufacturing?
426 business establishments. Together they employ 23,391 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Ophthalmic Goods Manufacturing?
$67,638/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 54.9 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Ophthalmic Goods Manufacturing employment?
New York leads with 2,609 workers. New Jersey (439) and Pennsylvania (363) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Ophthalmic Goods Manufacturing receive?
Ophthalmic Goods Manufacturing businesses received 28 SBA loans totaling $22 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $784K. These loans supported 317 jobs at origination. Most lending (86%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.
Nationwide industries with similar benchmark drivers
Two IRS/Census peer sets for Ophthalmic Goods Manufacturing, both at NAICS level 6 and excluding this code so the neighborhoods are not self-links.
According to Census County Business Patterns 2023, Ophthalmic Goods Manufacturing ranks #529 of 801 U.S. industries at the 6-digit NAICS level by total employment.
Similar workforce scale
Nearest peer industries by ABS(Census employment) (23,391 here).
Read with this industry: Industry employment trends · Manufacturing · 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 339115 · 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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