Couriers and Express Delivery Services in North Carolina

Couriers and Express Delivery Services (NAICS 492110) in North Carolina reports 32,530 workers across 345 establishments, with N/A of aggregate annual payroll flowing through Census CBP 2023 filings. That represents 3.1% of national employment for this industry, a concentration ratio that tells you whether North Carolina is a primary labor market for this NAICS code or a smaller satellite. A share above 5% signals a meaningful regional cluster; below 1% usually means the state is not a structural fit for this industry at scale. North Carolina accounts for 3.2% of the national Couriers and Express Delivery Services establishment count (345 of 10,859), according to Census County Business Patterns.

Wage benchmarking is where state-level data earns its keep. Average payroll per employee data is partial for this state-industry combination; use the Compare to National Average panel below for the fields that are reported.

Profitability data is only available at the national level because the IRS Statistics of Income program does not publish state-level margin breakdowns. The national net profit margin for Couriers and Express Delivery Services is not reported, and while margins do vary by state, the direction of variance usually follows labor cost and establishment size, both shown above. For a complete picture, pair this state-industry view with the Couriers and Express Delivery Services national page (entity structure, SBA lending, sub-industries) and the North Carolina overview (top employers, payroll dispersion across industries).