2025 General Warehousing & Storage Industry Report

Industry Overview

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in operating merchandise warehousing and storage facilities. These establishments generally handle goods in containers, such as boxes, barrels, and/or drums, using equipment, such as forklifts, pallets, and racks. They are not specialized in handling bulk products of any particular type, size, or quantity of goods or products.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Market Size and Industry Forecast

The General Warehousing and Storage industry report contains historical and forecasted statistics used by leading private equity firms and consultants. Market sizes from 2020 to 2030 reflect industry trends and growth patterns. Revenues include both public and private companies in the General Warehousing & Storage industry.

	Historical					Forecasted
	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030
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.

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 General Warehousing & Storage companies in the United States.

Distribution by Company Size

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

General Warehousing & Storage Industry 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

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

General Warehousing & Storage Industry Product Mix

Product Description	Description	Revenue ($ Millions)
Industry total
Warehousing services
Warehouse specialty services
Warehousing services - storage of goods
Warehousing services - handling of goods
Warehousing services - integrated third-part logistics serv
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Transportation of other goods by road
Moving services
Other products

General Warehousing & Storage Industry Compensation and Salary Surveys

Title	Percent of Workforce	Bottom Quartile	Average (Median) Salary	Upper Quartile
Management Occupations	3%
Chief Executives	0%
General and Operations Managers	1%
Office and Administrative Support Occupations	22%
Material Recording, Scheduling, Dispatching, and Distributing Workers	15%
Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks	6%
Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks	6%
Stock Clerks and Order Fillers	8%
Stock Clerks and Order Fillers	8%
Transportation and Material Moving Occupations	63%
Motor Vehicle Operators	7%
Driver/Sales Workers and Truck Drivers	7%
Material Moving Workers	51%
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	15%
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	15%
Laborers and Material Movers, Hand	36%
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	27%
Packers and Packagers, Hand	7%

Government Contracts

The federal government spent an annual total of $147,353,811 on the general warehousing & storage industry. It has awarded 1,143 contracts to 203 companies, with an average value of $725,881 per company.

Top Companies in General Warehousing & Storage and Adjacent Industries

Company	Address	Revenue ($ Millions)