Employment
52,301
Total employees (Census CBP)
Administrative and Support and Waste Management ·NAICS 56191
NAICS 56191 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Packaging and Labeling Services - Industry Benchmarks
$49,010/yr average annual pay, with 197 SBA loans on record for NAICS 56191.
- 5.6%
- Administrative and Support and Waste Management sector margin
- 52K
- Workers employed
- $49,010/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $164M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 56191
Illinois leads Packaging and Labeling Services activity nationally. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level, but the broader Administrative and Support and Waste Management sector runs a 5.6% net margin.
- 5.6%
- Administrative and Support and Waste Management sector margin (IRS SOI)
- 52K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $49,010/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $164M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Packaging and Labeling Services
Packaging and Labeling Services sits inside Administrative and Support and Waste Management, a sector that runs a 5.6% net margin overall.
1,972 establishments employ 52,301 workers (26.5/location) at $49,010/yr average annual pay. Illinois leads employment, followed by California and New Jersey.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$49,010/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
1,972
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 2,681; establishment count increased by 119. 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)
- $2.6B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 26.5
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Packaging and Labeling Services NAICS 561910 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 9,651 |
| California | 5,296 |
| New Jersey | 4,561 |
| Pennsylvania | 3,481 |
| Texas | 2,497 |
| Florida | 1,586 |
| Wisconsin | 1,346 |
| Missouri | 1,162 |
| Minnesota | 854 |
| Georgia | 816 |
Showing top 10 of 44 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
197
Total Loan Volume
$164M
Avg Loan Size
$833K
Jobs Supported
2,199
Program Breakdown
7(a) 181 (92%)
504 16 (8%)
Top SBA Lender
The Huntington National Bank
15 loans in this industry
New Business Share
22.8% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 22
2021 36
2022 30
2023 32
2024 37
2025 35
2026 5
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Packaging and Labeling Services?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 56191 level. Illinois leads this industry nationally. The broader Administrative and Support and Waste Management sector runs a 5.6% net margin (IRS SOI 2023).
How many businesses are in Packaging and Labeling Services?
1,972 business establishments. Together they employ 52,301 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Packaging and Labeling Services?
$49,010/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 26.5 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Packaging and Labeling Services employment?
Illinois leads with 9,651 workers. California (5,296) and New Jersey (4,561) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Packaging and Labeling Services receive?
Packaging and Labeling Services businesses received 197 SBA loans totaling $164 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $833K. These loans supported 2,199 jobs at origination. Most lending (92%) 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 40% of that same 551-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 Packaging and Labeling Services
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Administrative and Support and Waste Management
- 1,972 establishments, 52,301 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 197 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 56191 · 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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