Water Transportation in Michigan — margin & local benchmarks
The water transportation industry's national net profit margin is -1.3% (national, owner-operator basis — no state-level margin exists in any public source). In Michigan, there are 33 water transportation establishments.
-1.3%net profit margin · owner-operator basis
Owner-operator basis (IRS SOI sole proprietorships, TY2023): net income less deficit ÷ business receipts, at NAICS 483 (Water 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.
Water Transportation in Michigan
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 Michigan | 33 | State 2023 source ↗ |
| Employment in Michigan | 545 | State 2023 source ↗ |
| Annual payroll in Michigan | $102,909,000 | State 2023 source ↗ |
| Average weekly wage in Michigan | $1,628 | 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 Michigan counts.
Frequently asked
How many water transportation businesses are in Michigan?
33 establishments (Census County Business Patterns, 2023).
What is the average water transportation wage in Michigan?
$1,628 per week (BLS QCEW 2024, private sector).
What profit margin do water transportation businesses make?
About -1.3% net margin nationally (owner-operator basis, IRS SOI) — no state-level margin is published.
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