Employment
47,318
Total employees (Census CBP)
Transportation and Warehousing ·NAICS 48511
NAICS 48511 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Urban Transit Systems - Industry Benchmarks
$64,565/yr average annual pay, with 12 SBA loans on record for NAICS 48511.
- 6.0%
- Transportation and Warehousing sector margin
- 47K
- Workers employed
- $64,565/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $6M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 48511
Pennsylvania leads Urban Transit Systems 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)
- 47K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $64,565/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $6M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Urban Transit Systems
Urban Transit Systems sits inside Transportation and Warehousing, a sector that runs a 6.0% net margin overall.
618 establishments employ 47,318 workers (76.6/location) at $64,565/yr average annual pay. Pennsylvania leads employment, followed by Michigan and Utah.
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.
Workforce scale
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 profitable is Urban Transit Systems?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 48511 level. Pennsylvania leads this industry nationally. The broader Transportation and Warehousing sector runs a 6.0% net margin (IRS SOI 2023).
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.
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 36% 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.
Benchmarking Urban Transit Systems
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Transportation and Warehousing
- 618 establishments, 47,318 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 48511 · 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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