Employment
39,073
Total employees (Census CBP)
Manufacturing ·NAICS 339920
NAICS 339920 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Sporting and Athletic Goods Manufacturing - Industry Benchmarks
$64,936/yr average annual pay, with 245 SBA loans on record for NAICS 339920.
- 2K
- Establishments
- 39K
- Workers employed
- $64,936/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $164M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 339920
California leads Sporting and Athletic Goods Manufacturing activity nationally, across 2K establishments employing 39K workers. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level.
- 2K
- Business establishments (Census)
- 39K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $64,936/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $164M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Sporting and Athletic Goods Manufacturing
Sporting and Athletic Goods Manufacturing sits inside Manufacturing.
1,662 establishments employ 39,073 workers (23.5/location) at $64,936/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by Utah and Arizona.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$64,936/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
1,662
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment decreased by 1,501; establishment count decreased by 11. 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)
- $2.5B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 23.5
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 4,348 |
| Utah | 2,245 |
| Arizona | 2,222 |
| Minnesota | 2,015 |
| Ohio | 2,009 |
| Illinois | 1,609 |
| Pennsylvania | 1,503 |
| Washington | 1,270 |
| Florida | 1,173 |
| Oregon | 981 |
Showing top 10 of 46 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
245
Total Loan Volume
$164M
Avg Loan Size
$668K
Jobs Supported
2,489
Program Breakdown
7(a) 217 (89%)
504 28 (11%)
Top SBA Lender
U.S. Bank, National Association
14 loans in this industry
New Business Share
28.6% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 26
2021 44
2022 52
2023 37
2024 38
2025 43
2026 5
Frequently Asked Questions
How many businesses are in Sporting and Athletic Goods Manufacturing?
1,662 business establishments. Together they employ 39,073 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Sporting and Athletic Goods Manufacturing?
$64,936/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 23.5 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Sporting and Athletic Goods Manufacturing employment?
California leads with 4,348 workers. Utah (2,245) and Arizona (2,222) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Sporting and Athletic Goods Manufacturing receive?
Sporting and Athletic Goods Manufacturing businesses received 245 SBA loans totaling $164 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $668K. These loans supported 2,489 jobs at origination. Most lending (89%) 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 49% 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 Sporting and Athletic Goods Manufacturing
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Manufacturing
- 1,662 establishments, 39,073 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 245 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 339920 · 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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