Employment
N/A
Total employees (Census CBP)
Transportation and Warehousing ·NAICS 481111
NAICS 481111 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Scheduled Passenger Air Transportation - Industry Benchmarks
28 SBA loans on record, $31M in volume, for NAICS 481111.
- 6.0%
- Transportation and Warehousing sector margin
- N/A
- Workers employed
- N/A
- Avg payroll / employee
- $31M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 481111
Washington leads Scheduled Passenger Air Transportation activity nationally. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level, but the broader Transportation and Warehousing sector runs a 6.0% net margin.
- 6.0%
- Transportation and Warehousing sector margin (IRS SOI)
- N/A
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- N/A
- Avg payroll / employee
- $31M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Scheduled Passenger Air Transportation
Scheduled Passenger Air Transportation sits inside Transportation and Warehousing, a sector that runs a 6.0% net margin overall.
1,858 establishments employ N/A workers. Washington leads employment, followed by Utah and Massachusetts.
Avg Payroll / Employee
N/A
Annual compensation
Establishments
1,858
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
establishment count increased by 71. This comparison uses two published national Census County Business Patterns releases; suppressed fields are omitted rather than estimated.
Financial Detail
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| Washington | 15,701 |
| Utah | 11,076 |
| Massachusetts | 11,064 |
| Montana | 513 |
| Kansas | 119 |
Showing top 10 of 50 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
28
Total Loan Volume
$31M
Avg Loan Size
$1112K
Jobs Supported
640
Program Breakdown
7(a) 27 (96%)
504 1 (4%)
Top SBA Lender
The Huntington National Bank
6 loans in this industry
New Business Share
10.7% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (6 yrs)
2020 3
2021 2
2022 6
2023 3
2024 5
2025 9
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Scheduled Passenger Air Transportation?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 481111 level. Washington leads this industry nationally. The broader Transportation and Warehousing sector runs a 6.0% net margin (IRS SOI 2023).
How many businesses are in Scheduled Passenger Air Transportation?
1,858 business establishments.
What is the average payroll per employee in Scheduled Passenger Air Transportation?
Average payroll data for Scheduled Passenger Air Transportation is not available in the current Census CBP dataset.
Which states have the most Scheduled Passenger Air Transportation employment?
Washington leads with 15,701 workers. Utah (11,076) and Massachusetts (11,064) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Scheduled Passenger Air Transportation receive?
Scheduled Passenger Air Transportation businesses received 28 SBA loans totaling $31 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $1112K. These loans supported 640 jobs at origination. Most lending (96%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.
Benchmarking Scheduled Passenger Air Transportation
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Transportation and Warehousing
- 1,858 establishments, N/A 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 481111 · 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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