Truck Transportation in Alabama — margin & local benchmarks
The truck transportation industry's national net profit margin is 10.1% (national, owner-operator basis — no state-level margin exists in any public source). In Alabama, there are 2,150 truck transportation establishments.
10.1%net profit margin · owner-operator basis
Owner-operator basis (IRS SOI sole proprietorships, TY2023): net income less deficit ÷ business receipts, at NAICS 484 (Truck 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.
Truck Transportation in Alabama
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 Alabama | 2,150 | State 2023 source ↗ |
| Employment in Alabama | 29,145 | State 2023 source ↗ |
| Annual payroll in Alabama | $1,662,504,000 | State 2023 source ↗ |
| Average weekly wage in Alabama | $1,256 | 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 Alabama counts.
Frequently asked
How many truck transportation businesses are in Alabama?
2,150 establishments (Census County Business Patterns, 2023).
What is the average truck transportation wage in Alabama?
$1,256 per week (BLS QCEW 2024, private sector).
What profit margin do truck transportation businesses make?
About 10.1% net margin nationally (owner-operator basis, IRS SOI) — no state-level margin is published.
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