Employment
72,236
Total employees (Census CBP)
Transportation and Warehousing ·NAICS 4812
NAICS 4812 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Nonscheduled Air Transportation - Industry Benchmarks
$120,746/yr average annual pay, with 70 SBA loans on record for NAICS 4812.
- 6.0%
- Transportation and Warehousing sector margin
- 72K
- Workers employed
- $120,746/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $74M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 4812
California leads Nonscheduled 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)
- 72K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $120,746/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $74M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Nonscheduled Air Transportation
Nonscheduled Air Transportation sits inside Transportation and Warehousing, a sector that runs a 6.0% net margin overall.
2,512 establishments employ 72,236 workers (28.8/location) at $120,746/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by Texas and Colorado.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$120,746/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
2,512
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 19,346; establishment count increased by 39. 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)
- $8.7B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 28.8
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Nonscheduled Air Transportation NAICS 48121 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 15,287 |
| Texas | 5,515 |
| Colorado | 1,503 |
| New York | 1,336 |
| Oregon | 1,165 |
| Illinois | 833 |
| Arizona | 810 |
| Georgia | 732 |
| Montana | 677 |
| Pennsylvania | 646 |
Showing top 10 of 49 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
70
Total Loan Volume
$74M
Avg Loan Size
$1058K
Jobs Supported
933
Program Breakdown
7(a) 65 (93%)
504 5 (7%)
Top SBA Lender
Wells Fargo Bank National Association
6 loans in this industry
New Business Share
31.4% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (6 yrs)
2020 11
2021 15
2022 14
2023 11
2024 8
2025 11
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Nonscheduled Air Transportation?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 4812 level. California leads this industry nationally. The broader Transportation and Warehousing sector runs a 6.0% net margin (IRS SOI 2023).
How many businesses are in Nonscheduled Air Transportation?
2,512 business establishments. Together they employ 72,236 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Nonscheduled Air Transportation?
$120,746/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 28.8 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Nonscheduled Air Transportation employment?
California leads with 15,287 workers. Texas (5,515) and Colorado (1,503) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Nonscheduled Air Transportation receive?
Nonscheduled Air Transportation businesses received 70 SBA loans totaling $74 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $1058K. These loans supported 933 jobs at origination. Most lending (93%) 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 24% of that same 259-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 Nonscheduled Air Transportation
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Transportation and Warehousing
- 2,512 establishments, 72,236 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 70 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 4812 · Data year: 2023
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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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