Employment
221,741
Total employees (Census CBP)
Transportation and Warehousing ·NAICS 485410
NAICS 485410 · IRS SOI (C corp) · Census CBP 2023
School and Employee Bus Transportation - Industry Benchmarks
$32,105/yr average annual pay, with 131 SBA loans on record for NAICS 485410.
- 4K
- Establishments
- 222K
- Workers employed
- $32,105/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $66M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated August 2026
The verdict · NAICS 485410
New York leads School and Employee Bus Transportation activity nationally, across 4K establishments employing 222K workers. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level.
- 4K
- Business establishments (Census)
- 222K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $32,105/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $66M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Use School and Employee Bus Transportation's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.
School and Employee Bus Transportation 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 School and Employee Bus Transportation
School and Employee Bus Transportation sits inside Transportation and Warehousing.
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.
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Financial Detail
- Annual Payroll (Total)
- $7.1B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 55.1
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 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.
According to Census County Business Patterns 2023, School and Employee Bus Transportation ranks #110 of 801 U.S. industries at the 6-digit NAICS level by total employment.
Closest workforce scale
Same NAICS detail level, ordered by the smallest difference in reported Census employment.
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 485410 · 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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