Employment
90,958
Total employees (Census CBP)
Transportation and Warehousing ·NAICS 4859
NAICS 4859 · IRS SOI (C corp) · Census CBP 2023
Other Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation - Industry Benchmarks
$38,850/yr average annual pay, with 651 SBA loans on record for NAICS 4859.
- 6K
- Establishments
- 91K
- Workers employed
- $38,850/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $199M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated August 2026
The verdict · NAICS 4859
California leads Other Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation activity nationally, across 6K establishments employing 91K workers. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level.
- 6K
- Business establishments (Census)
- 91K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $38,850/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $199M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Use Other Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.
Other Transit and Ground Passenger 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 Other Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation
Other Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation sits inside Transportation and Warehousing.
6,205 establishments employ 90,958 workers (14.7/location) at $38,850/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by New York and Florida.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$38,850/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
6,205
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 4,084; establishment count increased by 209. 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)
- $3.5B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 14.7
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Other Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation NAICS 48599 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 11,138 |
| New York | 8,605 |
| Florida | 5,965 |
| Massachusetts | 4,749 |
| Illinois | 3,997 |
| Virginia | 3,727 |
| Pennsylvania | 3,356 |
| Arizona | 3,267 |
| Ohio | 2,900 |
| Washington | 2,846 |
Showing top 10 of 51 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
651
Total Loan Volume
$199M
Avg Loan Size
$306K
Jobs Supported
8,627
Program Breakdown
7(a) 616 (95%)
504 35 (5%)
Top SBA Lender
The Huntington National Bank
102 loans in this industry
New Business Share
31.8% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 76
2021 56
2022 85
2023 119
2024 139
2025 166
2026 10
Frequently Asked Questions
How many businesses are in Other Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation?
6,205 business establishments. Together they employ 90,958 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Other Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation?
$38,850/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 14.7 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Other Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation employment?
California leads with 11,138 workers. New York (8,605) and Florida (5,965) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Other Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation receive?
Other Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation businesses received 651 SBA loans totaling $199 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $306K. These loans supported 8,627 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, Other Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation ranks #179 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.
- Oil and Gas Extraction 90,968
- Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills 90,792
- Sawmills and Wood Preservation 91,690
Benchmarking Other Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Transportation and Warehousing
- 6,205 establishments, 90,958 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 651 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 4859 · 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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