Couriers & Messengers Industry: Statistics, Forecasts, and Company Data

Couriers & Messengers - Market Size and Industry Forecast

The 2023 Couriers and Messengers Industry Report contains historical and forecasted statistics used by leading private equity firms and consultants. Market sizes from 2018 to 2028 reflect industry trends and growth patterns. Revenues include both public and private companies in the couriers & messengers industry.

	Historical					Forecasted
	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026	2027	2028
Market Size (Total Revenue)
% Growth Rate
Number of Companies
Total Employees
Average Revenue per Company
Average Employees per Company

Source: U.S. government financial data.



Advanced econometric models forecast five years of industry growth based on short- and long-term trend analysis. Market size includes revenue generated from all products and services sold within the industry.

Couriers & Messengers - Geographic Breakdown by U.S. State

Market size by state reveals local opportunity through the number of companies located in the region. Each state's growth rate is affected by regional economic conditions. Data by state can be used to pinpoint profitable and nonprofitable locations for Couriers & Messengers companies in the United States.

Distribution by Company Size

Company Size	All Industries	Couriers & Messengers
Small Business (< 5 Employees)
Small Business (5 - 20)
Midsized Business (20 - 100)
Large Business (100 - 500)
Enterprise (> 500)

Couriers & Messengers - Income Statement (Average Financial Metrics)

Financial statement analysis determines averages for the following industry forces:

• Cost of goods sold
• Compensation of officers
• Salaries and wages
• Employee benefit programs
• Rent paid
• Advertising and marketing budgets

The report includes a traditional income statement from an "average" company (both public and private companies included).

	Industry Average	Percent of Sales
Total Revenue
Operating Revenue
Cost of Goods Sold (COGS)
Gross Profit
Operating Expenses
Operating Income
Non-Operating Income
Earnings Before Interest and Taxes (EBIT)
Interest Expense
Earnings Before Taxes
Income Tax
Net Profit

Couriers & Messengers - Financial Ratio Analysis

Financial ratios allow a company's performance to be compared against that of its peers.

Financial Ratio	Industry Average
Profitability Ratios
Profit Margin
ROE
ROA
Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio
Quick Ratio
Activity Ratios
Average Collection Period
Asset Turnover Ratio
Receivables Turnover Ratio
Inventory Conversion Ratio

Couriers & Messengers - Product Mix

Product Description	Description	Revenue ($ Millions)
Industry total
Transportation of documents and parcels
Domestic, scheduled mail transportation by air
International, scheduled mail transportation by air
Local trans and delivery of small purchased or serviced items
Domestic, scheduled freight transportation by air
International, scheduled freight transportation by air
Other products
Trans box & pallet gd, no clim-ctrl, except intrmd tnk cont, rd, ltl
Warehousing services

Couriers & Messengers - Compensation and Salary Surveys

Title	Percent of Workforce	Bottom Quartile	Average (Median) Salary	Upper Quartile
Management Occupations	1%
Chief Executives	0%
General and Operations Managers	1%
Office and Administrative Support Occupations	11%
Material Recording, Scheduling, Dispatching, and Distributing Workers	7%
Couriers and Messengers	16%
Couriers and Messengers	16%
Transportation and Material Moving Occupations	84%
Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers	5%
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	5%
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	5%
Motor Vehicle Operators	35%
Driver/Sales Workers and Truck Drivers	35%
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	5%
Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	30%
Material Moving Workers	42%
Laborers and Material Movers, Hand	8%
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	8%

Government Contracts

In the past, the federal government spent an annual total of $235,700,386 on the couriers & messengers industry. It has awarded 5,996 contracts to 235 companies, with an average value of $1,002,980 per company.

Couriers & Messengers and Adjacent Industries - Top Companies

Company	Address	Revenue ($ Millions)