Local Messengers and Local Delivery Revenue Benchmarks

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

Average Revenue

$4.3M

per year

💰

Profit Margin

5.0%

industry average

📈

Revenue / Employee

$150K

per year

👤

Total Businesses

4,786

in the US

🏢

Est. Owner Income

$214K

small business avg

💵

Labor Cost

35.0%

of revenue

👥

Avg Employee Wage

$60K

per year (BLS)

💼

Market Saturation

1.4

firms per 100K people

🎯

💰 Average Revenue by Business Size

1-4 employees
$284K
5-9 employees
$689K
10-19 employees
$1.7M
20-99 employees
$4.5M
100-499 employees
$9.4M
500+ employees
$373.0M

🏆 Highest Revenue States

1.California$13.8M avg2.Illinois$7.2M avg3.Alabama$4.1M avg4.Vermont$3.5M avg5.Maryland$2.9M avg6.Louisiana$2.9M avg7.Ohio$2.8M avg8.Maine$2.8M avg9.Minnesota$2.8M avg10.New Hampshire$2.7M avg

📊 Industry Dynamics (Census BDS 2023)

New Business Rate

12.79%

openings/year

Closure Rate

13.57%

closings/year

Net Job Growth

-3.47%

annual

Businesses Closed

559

in 2023

Firm Count Trend

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3,347 firms4,204 firms

💡 Should You Start a Local Messengers and Local Delivery Business?

Startup Cost

$50K – $250K

Break-Even

8 months

5-Year Survival Rate

50.0%

🆚 Related Industries

General Warehousing and Storage$22.6MCouriers and Express Delivery Services$20.9MOther Warehousing and Storage$8.9MRefrigerated Warehousing and Storage$10.8M

Compare Local Messengers and Local Delivery revenue with other industries:

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