Record Production and Distribution Revenue Benchmarks

How much does the average record production and distribution business make? Here are revenue benchmarks based on Census Bureau data.

Average Revenue

$6.0M

per year

💰

Profit Margin

18.0%

industry average

📈

Revenue / Employee

$434K

per year

👤

Total Businesses

730

in the US

🏢

Est. Owner Income

$1.1M

small business avg

💵

Labor Cost

40.0%

of revenue

👥

Avg Employee Wage

$163K

per year (BLS)

💼

Market Saturation

0.2

firms per 100K people

🎯

💰 Average Revenue by Business Size

1-4 employees
$237K
5-9 employees
$1.3M
10-19 employees
$2.2M
20-99 employees
$8.3M
100-499 employees
$24.5M
500+ employees
$930.3M

🏆 Highest Revenue States

1.New York$13.9M avg2.California$9.4M avg3.Tennessee$6.1M avg4.Pennsylvania$2.9M avg5.Washington$2.5M avg6.Florida$2.0M avg7.Montana$1.4M avg8.New Hampshire$1.0M avg9.Minnesota$1.0M avg10.Georgia$952K avg

📊 Industry Dynamics (Census BDS 2023)

New Business Rate

16.52%

openings/year

Closure Rate

15.15%

closings/year

Net Job Growth

-2.64%

annual

Businesses Closed

417

in 2023

Firm Count Trend

19
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2,841 firms3,321 firms

💡 Should You Start a Record Production and Distribution Business?

Startup Cost

$50K – $250K

Break-Even

2 months

5-Year Survival Rate

50.0%

🆚 Related Industries

Motion Picture and Video Production$2.0MSoftware Publishers$31.2MData Processing, Hosting, and Related Services$18.9MInternet Publishing and Broadcasting and Web Search Portals$33.8MWireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite)$9.0M

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