Direct Mail Advertising Revenue Benchmarks

How much does the average direct mail advertising business make? Here are revenue benchmarks based on Census Bureau data.

Average Revenue

$2.6M

per year

💰

Profit Margin

22.0%

industry average

📈

Revenue / Employee

$129K

per year

👤

Total Businesses

1,769

in the US

🏢

Est. Owner Income

$567K

small business avg

💵

Labor Cost

50.0%

of revenue

👥

Avg Employee Wage

$73K

per year (BLS)

💼

Market Saturation

0.5

firms per 100K people

🎯

💰 Average Revenue by Business Size

1-4 employees
$191K
5-9 employees
$698K
10-19 employees
$1.5M
20-99 employees
$5.2M
100-499 employees
$15.9M
500+ employees
$66.1M

🏆 Highest Revenue States

1.Alabama$4.9M avg2.Illinois$4.9M avg3.Minnesota$4.9M avg4.Pennsylvania$3.9M avg5.Kansas$3.8M avg6.Connecticut$3.8M avg7.Virginia$3.3M avg8.New York$3.2M avg9.Missouri$3.0M avg10.Oklahoma$2.9M avg

📊 Industry Dynamics (Census BDS 2023)

New Business Rate

11.48%

openings/year

Closure Rate

11.25%

closings/year

Net Job Growth

-1.27%

annual

Businesses Closed

3,038

in 2023

Firm Count Trend

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28,405 firms29,104 firms

💡 Should You Start a Direct Mail Advertising Business?

Startup Cost

$10K – $75K

Break-Even

1 months

5-Year Survival Rate

60.0%

🆚 Related Industries

Offices of Lawyers$1.5MAdministrative Management and General Management Consulting Services$1.9MCustom Computer Programming Services$3.9MOffices of Certified Public Accountants$1.9MComputer Systems Design Services$4.2M

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