Packing and Crating Revenue Benchmarks

How much does the average packing and crating business make? Here are revenue benchmarks based on Census Bureau data.

Average Revenue

$2.0M

per year

💰

Profit Margin

5.0%

industry average

📈

Revenue / Employee

$141K

per year

👤

Total Businesses

1,390

in the US

🏢

Est. Owner Income

$100K

small business avg

💵

Labor Cost

35.0%

of revenue

👥

Avg Employee Wage

$52K

per year (BLS)

💼

Market Saturation

0.4

firms per 100K people

🎯

💰 Average Revenue by Business Size

1-4 employees
$245K
5-9 employees
$657K
10-19 employees
$1.5M
20-99 employees
$5.1M
100-499 employees
$15.5M
500+ employees
$51.8M

🏆 Highest Revenue States

1.Alabama$4.3M avg2.Tennessee$4.2M avg3.Pennsylvania$4.1M avg4.Kentucky$4.1M avg5.Michigan$4.1M avg6.South Carolina$3.9M avg7.Illinois$3.6M avg8.Connecticut$3.5M avg9.Texas$3.2M avg10.Oregon$2.6M avg

📊 Industry Dynamics (Census BDS 2023)

New Business Rate

15.86%

openings/year

Closure Rate

12.04%

closings/year

Net Job Growth

-2.58%

annual

Businesses Closed

214

in 2023

Firm Count Trend

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1,510 firms1,903 firms

💡 Should You Start a Packing and Crating Business?

Startup Cost

$50K – $250K

Break-Even

18 months

5-Year Survival Rate

50.0%

🆚 Related Industries

General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Truckload$1.8MGeneral Freight Trucking, Local$984KSpecialized Freight (except Used Goods) Trucking, Local$1.2MFreight Transportation Arrangement$3.8MSpecialized Freight (except Used Goods) Trucking, Long-Distance$2.9M

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