Employment
29,436
Total employees (Census CBP)
Transportation and Warehousing ·NAICS 4855
NAICS 4855 · IRS SOI (C corp) · Census CBP 2023
Charter Bus Industry - Industry Benchmarks
$47,856/yr average annual pay, with 86 SBA loans on record for NAICS 4855.
- 1K
- Establishments
- 29K
- Workers employed
- $47,856/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $68M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated August 2026
The verdict · NAICS 4855
New York leads Charter Bus Industry activity nationally, across 1K establishments employing 29K workers. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level.
- 1K
- Business establishments (Census)
- 29K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $47,856/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $68M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Use Charter Bus Industry's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.
Charter Bus Industry 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 Charter Bus Industry
Charter Bus Industry sits inside Transportation and Warehousing.
1,165 establishments employ 29,436 workers (25.3/location) at $47,856/yr average annual pay. New York leads employment, followed by California and Texas.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$47,856/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
1,165
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 4,989; establishment count increased by 36. 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)
- $1.4B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 25.3
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Charter Bus Industry NAICS 48551 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| New York | 3,164 |
| California | 2,971 |
| Texas | 2,263 |
| Pennsylvania | 1,812 |
| Tennessee | 1,330 |
| Virginia | 1,067 |
| North Carolina | 764 |
| Illinois | 736 |
| Massachusetts | 722 |
| Indiana | 703 |
Showing top 10 of 44 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
86
Total Loan Volume
$68M
Avg Loan Size
$787K
Jobs Supported
1,513
Program Breakdown
7(a) 67 (78%)
504 19 (22%)
Top SBA Lender
Northeast Bank
6 loans in this industry
New Business Share
16.3% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 14
2021 8
2022 4
2023 11
2024 24
2025 21
2026 4
Frequently Asked Questions
How many businesses are in Charter Bus Industry?
1,165 business establishments. Together they employ 29,436 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Charter Bus Industry?
$47,856/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 25.3 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Charter Bus Industry employment?
New York leads with 3,164 workers. California (2,971) and Texas (2,263) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Charter Bus Industry receive?
Charter Bus Industry businesses received 86 SBA loans totaling $68 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $787K. These loans supported 1,513 jobs at origination. Most lending (78%) 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, Charter Bus Industry ranks #227 of 259 U.S. industries at the 4-digit NAICS level by total employment.
Closest workforce scale
Same NAICS detail level, ordered by the smallest difference in reported Census employment.
Benchmarking Charter Bus Industry
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Transportation and Warehousing
- 1,165 establishments, 29,436 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 86 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 4855 · 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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