Employment
N/A
Total employees (Census CBP)
Transportation and Warehousing ·NAICS 48832
NAICS 48832 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Marine Cargo Handling - Industry Benchmarks
12 SBA loans on record, $11M in volume, for NAICS 48832.
- 6.0%
- Transportation and Warehousing sector margin
- N/A
- Workers employed
- N/A
- Avg payroll / employee
- $11M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 48832
Georgia leads Marine Cargo Handling 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
- $11M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Marine Cargo Handling
Marine Cargo Handling sits inside Transportation and Warehousing, a sector that runs a 6.0% net margin overall.
485 establishments employ N/A workers. Georgia leads employment, followed by New Jersey and Alabama.
Avg Payroll / Employee
N/A
Annual compensation
Establishments
485
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
establishment count increased by 10. This comparison uses two published national Census County Business Patterns releases; suppressed fields are omitted rather than estimated.
Financial Detail
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Marine Cargo Handling NAICS 488320 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 5,952 |
| New Jersey | 3,909 |
| Alabama | 1,009 |
| Hawaii | 774 |
| Delaware | 99 |
| Tennessee | 31 |
| Michigan | 7 |
Showing top 10 of 29 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
12
Total Loan Volume
$11M
Avg Loan Size
$877K
Jobs Supported
176
Program Breakdown
7(a) 11 (92%)
504 1 (8%)
Top SBA Lender
Lendistry SBLC, LLC
2 loans in this industry
New Business Share
8.3% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (6 yrs)
2020 2
2021 3
2022 3
2023 1
2024 2
2025 1
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Marine Cargo Handling?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 48832 level. Georgia leads this industry nationally. The broader Transportation and Warehousing sector runs a 6.0% net margin (IRS SOI 2023).
How many businesses are in Marine Cargo Handling?
485 business establishments.
What is the average payroll per employee in Marine Cargo Handling?
Average payroll data for Marine Cargo Handling is not available in the current Census CBP dataset.
Which states have the most Marine Cargo Handling employment?
Georgia leads with 5,952 workers. New Jersey (3,909) and Alabama (1,009) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Marine Cargo Handling receive?
Marine Cargo Handling businesses received 12 SBA loans totaling $11 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $877K. These loans supported 176 jobs at origination. Most lending (92%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.
Benchmarking Marine Cargo Handling
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Transportation and Warehousing
- 485 establishments, N/A workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 12 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 48832 · 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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