Employment
N/A
Total employees (Census CBP)
Transportation and Warehousing ·NAICS 488320
NAICS 488320 · IRS SOI (C corp) · Census CBP 2023
Marine Cargo Handling - Industry Benchmarks
12 SBA loans on record, $11M in volume, for NAICS 488320.
- 485
- Establishments
- N/A
- Workers employed
- N/A
- Avg payroll / employee
- $11M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated August 2026
The verdict · NAICS 488320
Georgia leads Marine Cargo Handling activity nationally, across 485 establishments employing N/A workers. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level.
- 485
- Business establishments (Census)
- N/A
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- N/A
- Avg payroll / employee
- $11M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Use Marine Cargo Handling's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.
Marine Cargo Handling 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 Marine Cargo Handling
Marine Cargo Handling sits inside Transportation and Warehousing.
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.
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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 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.
Read with this industry: Industry employment trends · Transportation and Warehousing · 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 488320 · 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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