Employment
324,765
Total employees (Census CBP)
Transportation and Warehousing ·NAICS 488510
NAICS 488510 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Freight Transportation Arrangement - Industry Benchmarks
$76,333/yr average annual pay, with 920 SBA loans on record for NAICS 488510.
- 6.0%
- Transportation and Warehousing sector margin
- 325K
- Workers employed
- $76,333/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $471M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 488510
California leads Freight Transportation Arrangement 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)
- 325K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $76,333/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $471M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Freight Transportation Arrangement
Freight Transportation Arrangement sits inside Transportation and Warehousing, a sector that runs a 6.0% net margin overall.
21,873 establishments employ 324,765 workers (14.8/location) at $76,333/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by Texas and Illinois.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$76,333/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
21,873
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 1,417; establishment count decreased by 510. 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)
- $24.8B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 14.8
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 46,414 |
| Texas | 38,499 |
| Illinois | 24,340 |
| Florida | 21,085 |
| Georgia | 17,271 |
| New York | 17,126 |
| New Jersey | 14,298 |
| Pennsylvania | 12,708 |
| Tennessee | 10,047 |
| North Carolina | 8,500 |
Showing top 10 of 51 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
920
Total Loan Volume
$471M
Avg Loan Size
$512K
Jobs Supported
7,492
Program Breakdown
7(a) 835 (91%)
504 85 (9%)
Top SBA Lender
The Huntington National Bank
89 loans in this industry
New Business Share
25.5% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 82
2021 116
2022 144
2023 164
2024 195
2025 205
2026 14
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Freight Transportation Arrangement?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 488510 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 Freight Transportation Arrangement?
21,873 business establishments. Together they employ 324,765 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Freight Transportation Arrangement?
$76,333/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 14.8 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Freight Transportation Arrangement employment?
California leads with 46,414 workers. Texas (38,499) and Illinois (24,340) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Freight Transportation Arrangement receive?
Freight Transportation Arrangement businesses received 920 SBA loans totaling $471 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $512K. These loans supported 7,492 jobs at origination. Most lending (91%) 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 91% 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 Freight Transportation Arrangement
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Transportation and Warehousing
- 21,873 establishments, 324,765 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 920 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 488510 · 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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