Employment
22,272
Total employees (Census CBP)
Transportation and Warehousing ·NAICS 4889
NAICS 4889 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Other Support Activities for Transportation - Industry Benchmarks
263 SBA loans on record, $120M in volume, for NAICS 4889.
- 6.0%
- Transportation and Warehousing sector margin
- 22K
- Workers employed
- N/A
- Avg payroll / employee
- $120M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 4889
Texas leads Other Support Activities for 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)
- 22K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- N/A
- Avg payroll / employee
- $120M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Other Support Activities for Transportation
Other Support Activities for Transportation sits inside Transportation and Warehousing, a sector that runs a 6.0% net margin overall.
2,332 establishments employ 22,272 workers (9.6/location). Texas leads employment, followed by California and Florida.
Avg Payroll / Employee
N/A
Annual compensation
Establishments
2,332
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment decreased by 4,733; establishment count increased by 42. This comparison uses two published national Census County Business Patterns releases; suppressed fields are omitted rather than estimated.
Workforce scale
Financial Detail
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 9.6
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Other Support Activities for Transportation NAICS 48899 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| Texas | 2,769 |
| California | 2,462 |
| Florida | 1,424 |
| Pennsylvania | 1,248 |
| Ohio | 1,230 |
| Michigan | 1,023 |
| Kentucky | 740 |
| New Jersey | 731 |
| Maryland | 664 |
| New York | 628 |
Showing top 10 of 46 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
263
Total Loan Volume
$120M
Avg Loan Size
$458K
Jobs Supported
2,626
Program Breakdown
7(a) 235 (89%)
504 28 (11%)
Top SBA Lender
Wells Fargo Bank National Association
27 loans in this industry
New Business Share
28.5% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 21
2021 38
2022 57
2023 38
2024 63
2025 43
2026 3
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Other Support Activities for Transportation?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 4889 level. Texas leads this industry nationally. The broader Transportation and Warehousing sector runs a 6.0% net margin (IRS SOI 2023).
How many businesses are in Other Support Activities for Transportation?
2,332 business establishments. Together they employ 22,272 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Other Support Activities for Transportation?
Average payroll data for Other Support Activities for Transportation is not available in the current Census CBP dataset.
Which states have the most Other Support Activities for Transportation employment?
Texas leads with 2,769 workers. California (2,462) and Florida (1,424) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Other Support Activities for Transportation receive?
Other Support Activities for Transportation businesses received 263 SBA loans totaling $120 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $458K. These loans supported 2,626 jobs at origination. Most lending (89%) 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 9% 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.
Benchmarking Other Support Activities for Transportation
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Transportation and Warehousing
- 2,332 establishments, 22,272 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 263 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 4889 · 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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