NAICS Sector 48 · IRS SOI + Census CBP 2023

Transportation and Warehousing

SBA 7(a)/504 files show 20,312 loans ($6.6B) for NAICS 48, loan-count rank #9 of 24 sectors; FY2020→FY2025 trajectory is rising.

3.8%
Avg net margin
3.1M
Workers
114
Industries
$768.8B
Annual receipts

Transportation and Warehousing payroll leans hard on Truck Transportation: that single 3-digit NAICS holds 55% of level-3 headcount. Sibling lines fill the rest, a concentrated industry mix inside the sector.

Where Transportation and Warehousing employment sits

Census CBP level-2 sector rows · California holds 25.5% · top 5 = 80.3%

  1. #1 California 788,706
  2. #2 Texas 650,795
  3. #3 Florida 376,370
  4. #4 Illinois 349,235
  5. #5 Georgia 319,353

Sector ranks #12 of 24 by establishment count.

SBA lending in NAICS 48

FY2020–FY2025 · 7(a)+504 roll-up · #9/24 sectors by loan count

Loans

20,312

Volume

$6.6B

Jobs at origination

145,307

Top lender

The Huntington National Bank

FY2020→FY2025: 2745→3474 loans (rising, +729).

CBP payroll per worker: $60/yr · SOI receipts/est $3.0M.

Highest-margin industries in Transportation and Warehousing

Pre-tax net margin by sub-industry, IRS Statistics of Income 2023.

Pipeline Transportation10.3%Support Activities for Trans…4.6%Water Transportation4.1%Truck Transportation2.7%Transit and Ground Passenger…2.1%

All Industries in This Sector

Industry Profit Margin
Air Transportation

NAICS 481

 -0.6%
Pipeline Transportation

NAICS 486

 10.3%
Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation

NAICS 487

 N/A
Support Activities for Transportation

NAICS 488

 4.6%
Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation

NAICS 485

 2.1%
Truck Transportation

NAICS 484

 2.7%
Water Transportation

NAICS 483

 4.1%

Top Profit Margins

Largest Employers

  1. #1 Truck Transportation 1,693,228
  2. #2 Support Activities for Transportation 853,486
  3. #3 Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation 458,871
  4. #4 Water Transportation 62,806
  5. #5 Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation 27,127

Frequently Asked Questions

Who finances Transportation and Warehousing small businesses?
20,312 SBA 7(a)/504 loans totaling $6.6B (FY2020–FY2026); sector loan-count rank #9/24. FY2020→FY2025 loan counts went 2745→3474 (rising). Busiest lender on record: The Huntington National Bank.
Where is Transportation and Warehousing employment concentrated geographically?
California leads with 788,706 workers (25.5% of Census CBP sector headcount); next are Texas (650,795) and Florida (376,370). Top-5 share is 80.3%. Figures use level-2 sector rows only.
How wide is the margin gap inside NAICS 48?
IRS SOI prints a 3.8% sector average for Transportation and Warehousing, but the sub-industry spread is 10.9 pp, from Pipeline Transportation at 10.3% down to thinner lines in the same sector.
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Census CBP 2023 + IRS SOI 2013 for NAICS 48 · SBA 7(a)/504 $6.6B. CSV: sector 48 rows.

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