Commercial Printing (except Screen and Books) Revenue Benchmarks

How much does the average commercial printing (except screen and books) business make? Here are revenue benchmarks based on Census Bureau data.

Average Revenue

$5.8M

per year

💰

Profit Margin

10.0%

industry average

📈

Revenue / Employee

$306K

per year

👤

Total Businesses

14,566

in the US

🏢

Est. Owner Income

$578K

small business avg

💵

Labor Cost

18.0%

of revenue

👥

Avg Employee Wage

$63K

per year (BLS)

💼

Market Saturation

4.4

firms per 100K people

🎯

💰 Average Revenue by Business Size

1-4 employees
$416K
5-9 employees
$1.5M
10-19 employees
$3.5M
20-99 employees
$11.7M
100-499 employees
$50.8M
500+ employees
$208.7M

📊 Industry Dynamics (Census BDS 2023)

New Business Rate

6.33%

openings/year

Closure Rate

7.83%

closings/year

Net Job Growth

-0.63%

annual

Businesses Closed

1,423

in 2023

Firm Count Trend

19
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23
21,478 firms19,572 firms

💡 Should You Start a Commercial Printing Business?

Startup Cost

$50K$250K

Break-Even

3 months

5-Year Survival Rate

50.0%

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