Employment
109,993
Total employees (Census CBP)
Transportation and Warehousing ·NAICS 4884
NAICS 4884 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Support Activities for Road Transportation - Industry Benchmarks
$49,297/yr average annual pay, with 1,071 SBA loans on record for NAICS 4884.
- 6.0%
- Transportation and Warehousing sector margin
- 110K
- Workers employed
- $49,297/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $539M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 4884
California leads Support Activities for Road 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)
- 110K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $49,297/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $539M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Support Activities for Road Transportation
Support Activities for Road Transportation sits inside Transportation and Warehousing, a sector that runs a 6.0% net margin overall.
14,137 establishments employ 109,993 workers (7.8/location) at $49,297/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by Texas and Florida.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$49,297/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
14,137
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment decreased by 13,830; establishment count decreased by 351. 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)
- $5.4B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 7.8
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Motor Vehicle Towing NAICS 48841 | N/A |
| Other Support Activities for Road Transportation NAICS 48849 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 17,414 |
| Texas | 8,693 |
| Florida | 6,173 |
| Pennsylvania | 5,262 |
| Illinois | 4,729 |
| Ohio | 4,270 |
| Georgia | 3,934 |
| Michigan | 3,871 |
| North Carolina | 3,821 |
| New York | 3,703 |
Showing top 10 of 51 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
1,071
Total Loan Volume
$539M
Avg Loan Size
$504K
Jobs Supported
8,713
Program Breakdown
7(a) 928 (87%)
504 143 (13%)
Top SBA Lender
The Huntington National Bank
94 loans in this industry
New Business Share
24.6% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 143
2021 150
2022 164
2023 178
2024 185
2025 217
2026 34
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Support Activities for Road Transportation?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 4884 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 Support Activities for Road Transportation?
14,137 business establishments. Together they employ 109,993 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Support Activities for Road Transportation?
$49,297/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 7.8 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Support Activities for Road Transportation employment?
California leads with 17,414 workers. Texas (8,693) and Florida (6,173) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Support Activities for Road Transportation receive?
Support Activities for Road Transportation businesses received 1,071 SBA loans totaling $539 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $504K. These loans supported 8,713 jobs at origination. Most lending (87%) 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 259-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.
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Benchmarking Support Activities for Road Transportation
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Transportation and Warehousing
- 14,137 establishments, 109,993 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 1,071 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 4884 · Data year: 2023
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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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