Transportation and Warehousing ·NAICS 481212

NAICS 481212 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP

Nonscheduled Chartered Freight Air Transportation - Industry Benchmarks

6 SBA loans on record, $1M in volume, for NAICS 481212.

6.0%
Transportation and Warehousing sector margin
N/A
Workers employed
N/A
Avg payroll / employee
$1M
SBA lending, FY20–26

Data updated July 2026

The verdict · NAICS 481212

Texas leads Nonscheduled Chartered Freight 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
$1M
SBA lending, FY20–26

Benchmarking Insights for Nonscheduled Chartered Freight Air Transportation

Nonscheduled Chartered Freight Air Transportation sits inside Transportation and Warehousing, a sector that runs a 6.0% net margin overall.

260 establishments employ N/A workers. Texas leads employment, followed by Illinois and Colorado.

Employment

N/A

Total employees (Census CBP)

Avg Payroll / Employee

N/A

Annual compensation

Establishments

260

Business locations

Release-over-release change

What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023

establishment count increased by 45. 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
Texas 1,490
Illinois 66
Colorado 43
New Jersey 5

Showing top 10 of 22 states

SBA Lending Activity

SBA FY2020–2026

SBA Loans Approved

6

Total Loan Volume

$1M

Avg Loan Size

$227K

Jobs Supported

65

Program Breakdown

7(a) 6 (100%)
504 0 (0%)

Top SBA Lender

Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company

2 loans in this industry

New Business Share

0.0% of borrowers were new/startup businesses

Annual Lending Trend (6 yrs)

2020
1
2021
1
2022
1
2023
1
2024
1
2025
1

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Frequently Asked Questions

How profitable is Nonscheduled Chartered Freight Air Transportation?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 481212 level. Texas 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 Chartered Freight Air Transportation?
260 business establishments.
What is the average payroll per employee in Nonscheduled Chartered Freight Air Transportation?
Average payroll data for Nonscheduled Chartered Freight Air Transportation is not available in the current Census CBP dataset.
Which states have the most Nonscheduled Chartered Freight Air Transportation employment?
Texas leads with 1,490 workers. Illinois (66) and Colorado (43) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Nonscheduled Chartered Freight Air Transportation receive?
Nonscheduled Chartered Freight Air Transportation businesses received 6 SBA loans totaling $1 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $227K. These loans supported 65 jobs at origination. Most lending (100%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.

Benchmarking Nonscheduled Chartered Freight Air Transportation

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Sources: IRS Statistics of Income (SOI) Business Tax Statistics · Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023

NAICS 481212 · 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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