Transportation and Warehousing ·NAICS 488111

NAICS 488111 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP

Air Traffic Control - Industry Benchmarks

5 SBA loans on record, $3M in volume, for NAICS 488111.

6.0%
Transportation and Warehousing sector margin
N/A
Workers employed
N/A
Avg payroll / employee
$3M
SBA lending, FY20–26

Data updated July 2026

The verdict · NAICS 488111

Florida leads Air Traffic Control 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)
N/A
Workers employed (Census CBP)
N/A
Avg payroll / employee
$3M
SBA lending, FY20–26

Benchmarking Insights for Air Traffic Control

Air Traffic Control sits inside Transportation and Warehousing, a sector that runs a 6.0% net margin overall.

212 establishments employ N/A workers..

Employment

N/A

Total employees (Census CBP)

Avg Payroll / Employee

N/A

Annual compensation

Establishments

212

Business locations

Release-over-release change

What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023

establishment count decreased by 9. This comparison uses two published national Census County Business Patterns releases; suppressed fields are omitted rather than estimated.

Financial Detail

SBA Lending Activity

SBA FY2020–2026

SBA Loans Approved

5

Total Loan Volume

$3M

Avg Loan Size

$551K

Jobs Supported

205

Program Breakdown

7(a) 4 (80%)
504 1 (20%)

Top SBA Lender

Capital Bank, National Association

2 loans in this industry

New Business Share

40.0% of borrowers were new/startup businesses

Annual Lending Trend (3 yrs)

2020
1
2022
2
2025
2

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Frequently Asked Questions

How profitable is Air Traffic Control?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 488111 level. Florida leads this industry nationally. The broader Transportation and Warehousing sector runs a 6.0% net margin (IRS SOI 2023).
How many businesses are in Air Traffic Control?
212 business establishments.
What is the average payroll per employee in Air Traffic Control?
Average payroll data for Air Traffic Control is not available in the current Census CBP dataset.
Which states have the most Air Traffic Control employment?
State-level employment data for Air Traffic Control is not available in the current dataset.
How much SBA lending does Air Traffic Control receive?
Air Traffic Control businesses received 5 SBA loans totaling $3 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $551K. These loans supported 205 jobs at origination. Most lending (80%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.

Benchmarking Air Traffic Control

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 488111 · 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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