Employment
29,036
Total employees (Census CBP)
Transportation and Warehousing ·NAICS 48532
NAICS 48532 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Limousine Service - Industry Benchmarks
$38,900/yr average annual pay, with 365 SBA loans on record for NAICS 48532.
- 6.0%
- Transportation and Warehousing sector margin
- 29K
- Workers employed
- $38,900/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $96M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 48532
California leads Limousine Service 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)
- 29K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $38,900/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $96M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Limousine Service
Limousine Service sits inside Transportation and Warehousing, a sector that runs a 6.0% net margin overall.
4,306 establishments employ 29,036 workers (6.7/location) at $38,900/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by New York and Massachusetts.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$38,900/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
4,306
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 3,204; establishment count increased by 81. 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)
- $1.1B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 6.7
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Limousine Service NAICS 485320 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 4,351 |
| New York | 3,444 |
| Massachusetts | 2,227 |
| New Jersey | 2,147 |
| Texas | 1,357 |
| Pennsylvania | 1,144 |
| Florida | 1,057 |
| Connecticut | 989 |
| Virginia | 879 |
| Maryland | 600 |
Showing top 10 of 49 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
365
Total Loan Volume
$96M
Avg Loan Size
$262K
Jobs Supported
2,678
Program Breakdown
7(a) 346 (95%)
504 19 (5%)
Top SBA Lender
TD Bank, National Association
61 loans in this industry
New Business Share
24.9% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 31
2021 33
2022 42
2023 72
2024 89
2025 88
2026 10
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Limousine Service?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 48532 level. California leads this industry nationally. The broader Transportation and Warehousing sector runs a 6.0% net margin (IRS SOI 2023).
How many businesses are in Limousine Service?
4,306 business establishments. Together they employ 29,036 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Limousine Service?
$38,900/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 6.7 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Limousine Service employment?
California leads with 4,351 workers. New York (3,444) and Massachusetts (2,227) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Limousine Service receive?
Limousine Service businesses received 365 SBA loans totaling $96 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $262K. These loans supported 2,678 jobs at origination. Most lending (95%) 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 25% 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 Limousine Service
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Transportation and Warehousing
- 4,306 establishments, 29,036 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 365 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 48532 · 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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