Couriers and Express Delivery Services Revenue Benchmarks

How much does the average couriers and express delivery business make? Here are revenue benchmarks based on Census Bureau data.

Average Revenue

$20.9M

per year

💰

Profit Margin

5.0%

industry average

📈

Revenue / Employee

$123K

per year

👤

Total Businesses

5,592

in the US

🏢

Est. Owner Income

$1.0M

small business avg

💵

Labor Cost

35.0%

of revenue

👥

Avg Employee Wage

$52K

per year (BLS)

💼

Market Saturation

1.7

firms per 100K people

🎯

💰 Average Revenue by Business Size

1-4 employees
$275K
5-9 employees
$685K
10-19 employees
$1.7M
20-99 employees
$4.4M
100-499 employees
$9.6M
500+ employees
$3.6B

🏆 Highest Revenue States

1.Kentucky$97.3M avg2.Tennessee$50.5M avg3.Alaska$45.1M avg4.Illinois$31.0M avg5.New Jersey$28.3M avg6.Georgia$27.5M avg7.Ohio$26.1M avg8.Kansas$25.7M avg9.Mississippi$24.2M avg10.Connecticut$24.2M avg

📊 Industry Dynamics (Census BDS 2023)

New Business Rate

12.4%

openings/year

Closure Rate

20.05%

closings/year

Net Job Growth

-2.96%

annual

Businesses Closed

646

in 2023

Firm Count Trend

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3,754 firms5,436 firms

💡 Should You Start a Couriers and Express Delivery Business?

Startup Cost

$50K – $250K

Break-Even

2 months

5-Year Survival Rate

50.0%

🆚 Related Industries

General Warehousing and Storage$22.6MLocal Messengers and Local Delivery$4.3MOther Warehousing and Storage$8.9MRefrigerated Warehousing and Storage$10.8M

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