Employment
221,741
Total employees (Census CBP)
Transportation and Warehousing ·NAICS 48541
NAICS 48541 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
School and Employee Bus Transportation - Industry Benchmarks
$32,105/yr average annual pay, with 131 SBA loans on record for NAICS 48541.
- 6.0%
- Transportation and Warehousing sector margin
- 222K
- Workers employed
- $32,105/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $66M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 48541
New York leads School and Employee Bus 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)
- 222K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $32,105/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $66M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for School and Employee Bus Transportation
School and Employee Bus Transportation sits inside Transportation and Warehousing, a sector that runs a 6.0% net margin overall.
4,027 establishments employ 221,741 workers (55.1/location) at $32,105/yr average annual pay. New York leads employment, followed by Pennsylvania and Illinois.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$32,105/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
4,027
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 11,135; establishment count increased by 27. 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)
- $7.1B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 55.1
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| School and Employee Bus Transportation NAICS 485410 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| New York | 38,538 |
| Pennsylvania | 25,948 |
| Illinois | 17,127 |
| New Jersey | 14,774 |
| California | 11,342 |
| Connecticut | 9,033 |
| Wisconsin | 9,006 |
| Missouri | 6,037 |
| Ohio | 4,403 |
| New Hampshire | 2,280 |
Showing top 10 of 48 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
131
Total Loan Volume
$66M
Avg Loan Size
$504K
Jobs Supported
3,858
Program Breakdown
7(a) 124 (95%)
504 7 (5%)
Top SBA Lender
TD Bank, National Association
24 loans in this industry
New Business Share
20.6% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 18
2021 9
2022 12
2023 12
2024 39
2025 36
2026 5
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is School and Employee Bus Transportation?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 48541 level. New York leads this industry nationally. The broader Transportation and Warehousing sector runs a 6.0% net margin (IRS SOI 2023).
How many businesses are in School and Employee Bus Transportation?
4,027 business establishments. Together they employ 221,741 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in School and Employee Bus Transportation?
$32,105/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 55.1 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most School and Employee Bus Transportation employment?
New York leads with 38,538 workers. Pennsylvania (25,948) and Illinois (17,127) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does School and Employee Bus Transportation receive?
School and Employee Bus Transportation businesses received 131 SBA loans totaling $66 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $504K. These loans supported 3,858 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 80% 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.
- Used Merchandise Stores 222,478
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Benchmarking School and Employee Bus Transportation
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Transportation and Warehousing
- 4,027 establishments, 221,741 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 131 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 48541 · 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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