Special Needs Transportation Revenue Benchmarks

How much does the average special needs transportation business make? Here are revenue benchmarks based on Census Bureau data.

Average Revenue

$1.6M

per year

💰

Profit Margin

5.0%

industry average

📈

Revenue / Employee

$94K

per year

👤

Total Businesses

3,563

in the US

🏢

Est. Owner Income

$81K

small business avg

💵

Labor Cost

35.0%

of revenue

👥

Avg Employee Wage

$42K

per year (BLS)

💼

Market Saturation

1.1

firms per 100K people

🎯

💰 Average Revenue by Business Size

1-4 employees
$168K
5-9 employees
$511K
10-19 employees
$1.1M
20-99 employees
$3.3M
100-499 employees
$8.7M
500+ employees
$27.4M

🏆 Highest Revenue States

1.Hawaii$3.7M avg2.Iowa$3.4M avg3.Maryland$3.1M avg4.Washington$2.5M avg5.Pennsylvania$2.4M avg6.Minnesota$2.2M avg7.Delaware$2.2M avg8.Massachusetts$2.1M avg9.Illinois$2.1M avg10.New Mexico$2.1M avg

📊 Industry Dynamics (Census BDS 2023)

New Business Rate

17.45%

openings/year

Closure Rate

12.57%

closings/year

Net Job Growth

+9.46%

annual

Businesses Closed

578

in 2023

Firm Count Trend

19
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23
4,449 firms4,983 firms

💡 Should You Start a Special Needs Transportation Business?

Startup Cost

$50K – $250K

Break-Even

22 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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