Employment
22,272
Total employees (Census CBP)
Transportation and Warehousing ·NAICS 4889
NAICS 4889 · IRS SOI (C corp) · Census CBP 2023
Other Support Activities for Transportation - Industry Benchmarks
263 SBA loans on record, $120M in volume, for NAICS 4889.
- 2K
- Establishments
- 22K
- Workers employed
- N/A
- Avg payroll / employee
- $120M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated August 2026
The verdict · NAICS 4889
Texas leads Other Support Activities for Transportation activity nationally, across 2K establishments employing 22K workers. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level.
- 2K
- Business establishments (Census)
- 22K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- N/A
- Avg payroll / employee
- $120M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Use Other Support Activities for Transportation's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.
Other Support Activities for Transportation 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 Other Support Activities for Transportation
Other Support Activities for Transportation sits inside Transportation and Warehousing.
2,332 establishments employ 22,272 workers (9.6/location). Texas leads employment, followed by California and Florida.
Other Support Activities for Transportation sits in the 9th percentile for employment among 4-digit NAICS industries with reported data.
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.
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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 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.
Nationwide industries with similar benchmark drivers
Two IRS/Census peer sets for Other Support Activities for Transportation, both at NAICS level 4 and excluding this code so the neighborhoods are not self-links.
According to Census County Business Patterns 2023, Other Support Activities for Transportation ranks #235 of 259 U.S. industries at the 4-digit NAICS level by total employment.
Similar workforce scale
Nearest peer industries by ABS(Census employment) (22,272 here).
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 4889 · 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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