Operate · the United States

Underwriting: Soap and Other Detergent Manufacturing

What public records can and cannot establish about running this business in the United States, dimension by dimension, with the gaps named.

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IndustryNAICS 325611
Scopethe United States
RubricO1.0-20260804
Pricedfree — no account, no gate
65th percentile of 287 industries

Where this industry stands

Net formation, 5yrPercentileReads asSignal strength
+1.09%65th of 287forming faster than it is dyingρ 0.57 across 4 backtested windows, 42.6pp decile separation
Economic Census 2022

What it costs to produce

MeasureValue
Margin on receipts58.6%
Computed asvalue added — receipts less cost of materials
Industry receipts$27.2bn
SBA 7(a) acquisition loans · FY2010–FY2026

Can you borrow to buy one

MeasureValue
Acquisition loans approved122
Median loan$274,400
Mean rate7.2%
Mean term120 months
Charged off20.8%
748 firms · Census SUSB 2022

What firms here actually earn

Revenue band ($000)FirmsShareCumulativeLabour share of revenue
<10012516.7%16.7%18.3%
100-49918424.6%41.3%27.2%
500-999608.0%49.3%26.8%
1,000-2,49910213.6%63.0%23.6%
2,500-4,9997710.3%73.3%18.7%
5,000-7,499364.8%78.1%18.5%
7,500-9,999222.9%81.0%17.4%
10,000-14,999233.1%84.1%18.5%
15,000-19,999172.3%86.4%15.9%
20,000-24,99970.9%87.3%17.6%
25,000-29,99940.5%87.8%14.5%
30,000-34,99991.2%89.0%18.0%
35,000-39,99960.8%89.8%13.7%
40,000-49,99930.4%90.2%12.3%
50,000-74,999152.0%92.2%17.3%
75,000-99,99981.1%93.3%18.4%
100,000+506.7%100.0%6.9%
SBA 7(a) · FY2010–FY2026

Can an acquisition here be financed?

MeasureValue
SBA acquisition loans on record122
Median loan$274,400
Typical rate7.2%
Typical term120 months
Total approved$61,787,800
Charge-off rate, seasoned cohorts20.8%
Loans that reached an outcome53
Rank among industries100th of 501

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65 of 100 rubric points evidenced

What this report can and cannot underwrite

DimensionWeightEvidencePredicts?Source
O1 · Demand density and recurrence25evidencedpredictive · ρ +0.57US Census County Business Patterns
O2 · Payment evidence15partialnot backtestedUSASpending.gov — US federal government work, public domain
O3 · Licence gate favourability15evidencednot backtestedCareerOneStop / ARC, U.S. Department of Labor
O4 · Labour availability15evidencednot backtestedBLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2024
O5 · Incumbent weakness10no producernot backtestednone
O6 · Margin structure10partialnot backtestedUS Census Economic Census 2022
O7 · Ceiling10evidencedDESCRIPTIVE ONLY · ρ +0.05US Census Business Dynamics Statistics — public domain

Every licensed occupation in this industry

OccupationShare hereConcentrationJurisdictions
Industrial Engineers2.48%10.7×48 of 56
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers3.3%8.2×12 of 56
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders6.92%27.3×1 of 56
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand2.43%1.2×2 of 56

What this report cannot tell you

Gap
licence titles in this scope — none matched 'Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders', though it is licensed in 48 jurisdictions nationally. The title differs locally, or the record is held municipally.
occupation mix for NAICS 325611 — the labour statistics carry no rows at this level, so everything about occupations here, including the defining occupation and its licence gate, is measured at NAICS 325000, a broader grouping. Establishment counts are for 325611 itself.
licence coverage — the register holds 54 of 56 US licensing jurisdictions, and 2,504 of its records carry no jurisdiction at all. A count of 48 is out of 54 searched, not out of 56. The unsearched jurisdictions are not evidence of no licence.
bonding_required_usd — no producer, and not estimated