Employment
171,976
Total employees (Census CBP)
Transportation and Warehousing ·NAICS 48423
NAICS 48423 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Specialized Freight (except Used Goods) Trucking, Long-Distance - Industry Benchmarks
$67,570/yr average annual pay, with 618 SBA loans on record for NAICS 48423.
- 6.0%
- Transportation and Warehousing sector margin
- 172K
- Workers employed
- $67,570/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $173M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 48423
Texas leads Specialized Freight (except Used Goods) Trucking, Long-Distance 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)
- 172K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $67,570/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $173M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Specialized Freight (except Used Goods) Trucking, Long-Distance
Specialized Freight (except Used Goods) Trucking, Long-Distance sits inside Transportation and Warehousing, a sector that runs a 6.0% net margin overall.
11,462 establishments employ 171,976 workers (15.0/location) at $67,570/yr average annual pay. Texas leads employment, followed by California and Missouri.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$67,570/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
11,462
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment decreased by 1,649; establishment count decreased by 514. 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)
- $11.6B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 15.0
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Specialized Freight (except Used Goods) Trucking, Long-Distance NAICS 484230 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| Texas | 22,428 |
| California | 11,268 |
| Missouri | 8,222 |
| Ohio | 7,894 |
| Florida | 7,585 |
| Georgia | 6,241 |
| Illinois | 6,118 |
| Pennsylvania | 5,496 |
| Arizona | 5,487 |
| Indiana | 5,040 |
Showing top 10 of 50 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
618
Total Loan Volume
$173M
Avg Loan Size
$280K
Jobs Supported
3,656
Program Breakdown
7(a) 598 (97%)
504 20 (3%)
Top SBA Lender
The Huntington National Bank
128 loans in this industry
New Business Share
30.7% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 114
2021 85
2022 103
2023 106
2024 77
2025 121
2026 12
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Specialized Freight (except Used Goods) Trucking, Long-Distance?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 48423 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 Specialized Freight (except Used Goods) Trucking, Long-Distance?
11,462 business establishments. Together they employ 171,976 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Specialized Freight (except Used Goods) Trucking, Long-Distance?
$67,570/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 15.0 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Specialized Freight (except Used Goods) Trucking, Long-Distance employment?
Texas leads with 22,428 workers. California (11,268) and Missouri (8,222) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Specialized Freight (except Used Goods) Trucking, Long-Distance receive?
Specialized Freight (except Used Goods) Trucking, Long-Distance businesses received 618 SBA loans totaling $173 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $280K. These loans supported 3,656 jobs at origination. Most lending (97%) 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 75% of that same 551-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.
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Benchmarking Specialized Freight (except Used Goods) Trucking, Long-Distance
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Transportation and Warehousing
- 11,462 establishments, 171,976 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 618 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 48423 · 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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