Pipeline Transportation in Maine — margin & local benchmarks
The pipeline transportation industry's national net profit margin is -0.6% (national, owner-operator basis — no state-level margin exists in any public source). In Maine, there are 7 pipeline transportation establishments.
-0.6%net profit margin · owner-operator basis
Owner-operator basis (IRS SOI sole proprietorships, TY2023): net income less deficit ÷ business receipts, at NAICS 486 (Pipeline Transportation). Sole-proprietor labor is not expensed, so this overstates corporate-style profit. Profit margin is published only nationally (IRS SOI);
this site never adjusts it to look local — see methodology.
Pipeline Transportation in Maine
Local counts from Census County Business Patterns (2023) and BLS QCEW. Establishment counts survive disclosure suppression; payroll/wage cells may be withheld and are then shown as insufficient data.
| Metric | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Establishments in Maine | 7 | State 2023 source ↗ |
| Employment in Maine | 37 | State 2023 source ↗ |
| Annual payroll in Maine | $5,924,000 | State 2023 source ↗ |
| Average weekly wage in Maine | $2,554 | State 2024 source ↗ |
Business survival rates by firm age are published by Census BDS at the national level only (not by state or industry jointly) — so no local survival figure is shown here, rather than a misleading one.
Metro-level counts, multi-year trends, and geography-to-geography comparison are available to subscribers. This page shows the current national margin plus current Maine counts.
Frequently asked
How many pipeline transportation businesses are in Maine?
7 establishments (Census County Business Patterns, 2023).
What is the average pipeline transportation wage in Maine?
$2,554 per week (BLS QCEW 2024, private sector).
What profit margin do pipeline transportation businesses make?
About -0.6% net margin nationally (owner-operator basis, IRS SOI) — no state-level margin is published.
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