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Palavir · State of US Industries, 2026 Edition

State of Transportation and Warehousing in Iowa, 2026 Edition

NAICS 48-49
May 28, 2026

1. Market sizing (2022)

Establishments
4,062
Employees
67,063
Annual payroll
$3.61B

2. National context

Iowa accounts for 1.38% of the 294,354 US establishments in this sector and ranks 23rd out of 51 reporting states.

3. Workforce wages

IA avg annual wage
$53,848
US avg annual wage
$56,557

Iowa sector wages are -4.8% versus the national average for NAICS 48-49.

4. Federal exclusion overlay (state-wide)

OIG LEIE individuals + entities
1,118
SAM debarred/excluded
1,498

Exclusion counts are state-wide across all NAICS, not specific to Transportation and Warehousing. Sourced from OIG LEIE and SAM exclusion lists, as of 2026-05-27.

5. Top 3 counties by establishment count

RankCountyEstablishmentsEmployees
#1Polk County42714,507
#2Linn County2027,277
#3Scott County1453,227
GovBids
Federal contract opportunities and awards. Filter by NAICS, agency, set-aside.
NewFilings
Fresh business filings from Secretary of State data across 10 states.
Sources & attribution
Census County Business Patterns 2022; ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates; OIG LEIE + SAM exclusion lists as of 2026-05-27.
Census data is public domain. Exclusion data sourced from https://oig.hhs.gov/exclusions/exclusions_list.asp and https://sam.gov/exclusions.