Transportation and Warehousing · Texas

Transportation and Warehousing in Texas

NAICS 48 · Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023

Benchmarking Transportation and Warehousing in Texas

Transportation and Warehousing (NAICS 48) in Texas reports 650,795 workers across 25,135 establishments, with N/A of aggregate annual payroll flowing through Census CBP 2023 filings. That represents 9.9% of national employment for this industry — a concentration ratio that tells you whether Texas 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.

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 Transportation and Warehousing is 6.0%, 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 Transportation and Warehousing national page (entity structure, SBA lending, sub-industries) and the Texas overview (top employers, payroll dispersion across industries).

Employment

650,795

Establishments

25,135

Annual Payroll

N/A

Avg Payroll/Employee

N/A

Compare to National Average

Profit Margin (National)

6.0% National

National avg — IRS SOI (no state-level profit data)

Avg Payroll/Employee

N/A Texas
$61,391/yr National

Texas vs National avg

Employment

650,795 Texas
6,548,924 National

Texas share of national

Frequently Asked Questions

How many Transportation and Warehousing businesses are in Texas?
There are 25,135 Transportation and Warehousing (NAICS 48) establishments in Texas, according to Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 data. These establishments employ 650,795 workers.
What is the average payroll for Transportation and Warehousing in Texas?
Payroll data for Transportation and Warehousing in Texas is not available in the current dataset.
How does Texas compare nationally for Transportation and Warehousing?
Texas accounts for 9.9% of national employment in Transportation and Warehousing, with 650,795 of 6,548,924 total US workers in this industry. The national profit margin for this industry is 6.0% (state-level profit data is not available from Census).
What is the profit margin for Transportation and Warehousing?
The national net profit margin for Transportation and Warehousing is 6.0%, based on IRS Statistics of Income data. Note that state-level profit margin data is not available from Census Bureau sources — this figure reflects the nationwide average across all business entities.
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Source: Census Bureau County Business Patterns (CBP) 2023 · NAICS 48 · TX

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