Employment
24,984
Total employees (Census CBP)
Transportation and Warehousing ·NAICS 485999
NAICS 485999 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
All Other Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation - Industry Benchmarks
$41,085/yr average annual pay, with 298 SBA loans on record for NAICS 485999.
- 6.0%
- Transportation and Warehousing sector margin
- 25K
- Workers employed
- $41,085/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $85M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 485999
California leads All Other Transit and Ground Passenger 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)
- 25K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $41,085/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $85M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for All Other Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation
All Other Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation sits inside Transportation and Warehousing, a sector that runs a 6.0% net margin overall.
2,285 establishments employ 24,984 workers (10.9/location) at $41,085/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by Florida and Colorado.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$41,085/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
2,285
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 1,974; establishment count increased by 114. 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)
- $1.0B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 10.9
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 4,138 |
| Florida | 2,330 |
| Colorado | 1,550 |
| Massachusetts | 1,037 |
| Illinois | 938 |
| Washington | 806 |
| Minnesota | 481 |
| Tennessee | 442 |
| Hawaii | 428 |
| Oregon | 340 |
Showing top 10 of 50 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
298
Total Loan Volume
$85M
Avg Loan Size
$285K
Jobs Supported
3,499
Program Breakdown
7(a) 286 (96%)
504 12 (4%)
Top SBA Lender
The Huntington National Bank
42 loans in this industry
New Business Share
26.2% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 37
2021 34
2022 36
2023 63
2024 59
2025 66
2026 3
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is All Other Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 485999 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 All Other Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation?
2,285 business establishments. Together they employ 24,984 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in All Other Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation?
$41,085/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 10.9 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most All Other Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation employment?
California leads with 4,138 workers. Florida (2,330) and Colorado (1,550) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does All Other Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation receive?
All Other Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation businesses received 298 SBA loans totaling $85 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $285K. These loans supported 3,499 jobs at origination. Most lending (96%) 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 36% of that same 801-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 All Other Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Transportation and Warehousing
- 2,285 establishments, 24,984 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 298 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 485999 · 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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