Employment
17,775
Total employees (Census CBP)
Transportation and Warehousing ·NAICS 483113
NAICS 483113 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Coastal and Great Lakes Freight Transportation - Industry Benchmarks
$121,972/yr average annual pay, with 12 SBA loans on record for NAICS 483113.
- 6.0%
- Transportation and Warehousing sector margin
- 18K
- Workers employed
- $121,972/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $5M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 483113
Florida leads Coastal and Great Lakes Freight 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)
- 18K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $121,972/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $5M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Coastal and Great Lakes Freight Transportation
Coastal and Great Lakes Freight Transportation sits inside Transportation and Warehousing, a sector that runs a 6.0% net margin overall.
483 establishments employ 17,775 workers (36.8/location) at $121,972/yr average annual pay. Florida leads employment, followed by Texas and Michigan.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$121,972/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
483
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment decreased by 1,572; establishment count decreased by 12. 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)
- $2.2B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 36.8
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| Florida | 2,727 |
| Texas | 1,971 |
| Michigan | 436 |
| Pennsylvania | 186 |
| Minnesota | 176 |
Showing top 10 of 24 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
12
Total Loan Volume
$5M
Avg Loan Size
$441K
Jobs Supported
235
Program Breakdown
7(a) 12 (100%)
504 0 (0%)
Top SBA Lender
Readycap Lending, LLC
2 loans in this industry
New Business Share
8.3% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (6 yrs)
2020 1
2021 1
2022 5
2023 1
2024 3
2025 1
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Coastal and Great Lakes Freight Transportation?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 483113 level. Florida leads this industry nationally. The broader Transportation and Warehousing sector runs a 6.0% net margin (IRS SOI 2023).
How many businesses are in Coastal and Great Lakes Freight Transportation?
483 business establishments. Together they employ 17,775 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Coastal and Great Lakes Freight Transportation?
$121,972/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 36.8 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Coastal and Great Lakes Freight Transportation employment?
Florida leads with 2,727 workers. Texas (1,971) and Michigan (436) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Coastal and Great Lakes Freight Transportation receive?
Coastal and Great Lakes Freight Transportation businesses received 12 SBA loans totaling $5 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $441K. These loans supported 235 jobs at origination. Most lending (100%) 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 28% of that same 801-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.
- Baked Goods Stores 17,776
- Inland Water Freight Transportation 17,758
- Secondary Market Financing 17,832
Benchmarking Coastal and Great Lakes Freight Transportation
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Transportation and Warehousing
- 483 establishments, 17,775 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 12 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 483113 · 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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