Employment
47,318
Total employees (Census CBP)
Transportation and Warehousing ·NAICS 48511
NAICS 48511 · IRS SOI (C corp) · Census CBP 2023
Urban Transit Systems - Industry Benchmarks
$64,565/yr average annual pay, with 12 SBA loans on record for NAICS 48511.
- 618
- Establishments
- 47K
- Workers employed
- $64,565/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $6M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated August 2026
The verdict · NAICS 48511
Pennsylvania leads Urban Transit Systems activity nationally, across 618 establishments employing 47K workers. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level.
- 618
- Business establishments (Census)
- 47K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $64,565/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $6M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Use Urban Transit Systems's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.
Urban Transit Systems is reported here with financial measures from IRS Statistics of Income and workforce measures from Census County Business Patterns. The page keeps those source systems distinct, shows unavailable fields rather than estimating them, and links the underlying industry context so readers can compare the same NAICS activity before interpreting a margin or payroll figure.
Source: IRS SOI (C corporation headline) and Census County Business Patterns 2023
Benchmarking Insights for Urban Transit Systems
Urban Transit Systems sits inside Transportation and Warehousing.
618 establishments employ 47,318 workers (76.6/location) at $64,565/yr average annual pay. Pennsylvania leads employment, followed by Michigan and Utah.
Urban Transit Systems sits in the 36th percentile for employment among 5-digit NAICS industries with reported data.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$64,565/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
618
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 1,976; establishment count decreased by 34. This comparison uses two published national Census County Business Patterns releases; suppressed fields are omitted rather than estimated.
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Financial Detail
- Annual Payroll (Total)
- $3.1B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 76.6
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Bus and Other Motor Vehicle Transit Systems NAICS 485113 | N/A |
| Commuter Rail Systems NAICS 485112 | N/A |
| Mixed Mode Transit Systems NAICS 485111 | N/A |
| Other Urban Transit Systems NAICS 485119 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 424 |
| Michigan | 166 |
| Utah | 107 |
| Ohio | 88 |
| Kansas | 57 |
Showing top 10 of 40 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
12
Total Loan Volume
$6M
Avg Loan Size
$479K
Jobs Supported
233
Program Breakdown
7(a) 12 (100%)
504 0 (0%)
Top SBA Lender
Eastern Bank
3 loans in this industry
New Business Share
8.3% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (4 yrs)
2021 2
2022 2
2023 6
2025 2
Frequently Asked Questions
How many businesses are in Urban Transit Systems?
618 business establishments. Together they employ 47,318 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Urban Transit Systems?
$64,565/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 76.6 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Urban Transit Systems employment?
Pennsylvania leads with 424 workers. Michigan (166) and Utah (107) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Urban Transit Systems receive?
Urban Transit Systems businesses received 12 SBA loans totaling $6 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $479K. These loans supported 233 jobs at origination. Most lending (100%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.
Nationwide industries with similar benchmark drivers
Two IRS/Census peer sets for Urban Transit Systems, both at NAICS level 5 and excluding this code so the neighborhoods are not self-links.
According to Census County Business Patterns 2023, Urban Transit Systems ranks #351 of 551 U.S. industries at the 5-digit NAICS level by total employment.
Similar workforce scale
Nearest peer industries by ABS(Census employment) (47,318 here).
Read with this industry: Industry employment trends · Transportation and Warehousing · 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 48511 · CBP 2023 · IRS SOI
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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