Employment
23,391
Total employees (Census CBP)
Manufacturing ·NAICS 339115
NAICS 339115 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
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 July 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
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.
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.
Workforce scale
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.
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 34% of that same 801-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 Ophthalmic Goods Manufacturing
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Manufacturing
- 426 establishments, 23,391 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 28 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 339115 · 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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