Used Car Dealers Revenue Benchmarks
How much does the average used car dealers business make? Here are revenue benchmarks based on Census Bureau data.
Average Revenue
$4.8M
per year
Profit Margin
4.0%
industry average
Revenue / Employee
$699K
per year
Total Businesses
23,713
in the US
Est. Owner Income
$192K
small business avg
Labor Cost
8.0%
of revenue
Avg Employee Wage
$60K
per year (BLS)
Market Saturation
7.2
firms per 100K people
💰 Average Revenue by Business Size
1-4 employees
$877K
5-9 employees
$3.7M
10-19 employees
$8.7M
20-99 employees
$23.6M
100-499 employees
$53.7M
500+ employees
$818.0M
📊 Industry Dynamics (Census BDS 2023)
New Business Rate
7.91%
openings/year
Closure Rate
8.39%
closings/year
Net Job Growth
-0.41%
annual
Businesses Closed
3,041
in 2023
Firm Count Trend
19
20
21
22
23
36,984 firms36,288 firms
💡 Should You Start a Used Car Dealers Business?
Startup Cost
$75K – $400K
Break-Even
15 months
5-Year Survival Rate
48.0%
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