Employment
2,970
Total employees (Census CBP)
Transportation and Warehousing ·NAICS 487990
NAICS 487990 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation, Other - Industry Benchmarks
$61,347/yr average annual pay, with 17 SBA loans on record for NAICS 487990.
- 6.0%
- Transportation and Warehousing sector margin
- 3K
- Workers employed
- $61,347/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $9M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 487990
Nevada leads Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation, Other 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)
- 3K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $61,347/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $9M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation, Other
Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation, Other sits inside Transportation and Warehousing, a sector that runs a 6.0% net margin overall.
255 establishments employ 2,970 workers (11.7/location) at $61,347/yr average annual pay. Nevada leads employment, followed by California and New Jersey.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$61,347/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
255
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 157; establishment count decreased by 4. 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)
- $182.2M
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 11.7
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| Nevada | 758 |
| California | 232 |
| New Jersey | 104 |
| Texas | 40 |
| South Dakota | 7 |
Showing top 10 of 22 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
17
Total Loan Volume
$9M
Avg Loan Size
$545K
Jobs Supported
198
Program Breakdown
7(a) 15 (88%)
504 2 (12%)
Top SBA Lender
Bank of Utah
2 loans in this industry
New Business Share
29.4% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (6 yrs)
2020 1
2021 4
2022 2
2023 1
2024 6
2025 3
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation, Other?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 487990 level. Nevada leads this industry nationally. The broader Transportation and Warehousing sector runs a 6.0% net margin (IRS SOI 2023).
How many businesses are in Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation, Other?
255 business establishments. Together they employ 2,970 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation, Other?
$61,347/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 11.7 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation, Other employment?
Nevada leads with 758 workers. California (232) and New Jersey (104) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation, Other receive?
Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation, Other businesses received 17 SBA loans totaling $9 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $545K. These loans supported 198 jobs at origination. Most lending (88%) 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 4% 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 Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation, Other
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Transportation and Warehousing
- 255 establishments, 2,970 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 17 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 487990 · 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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