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2025 U.S. Industry Statistics & Market Forecast - Postal Service
Market Size & Industry Statistics
The total U.S. industry market size for Postal Service:
Industry statistics cover all companies in the United States, both public and private, ranging in size from small businesses to market leaders.
In addition to revenue, the industry market analysis shows information on employees, companies, and average firm size.
Investors, banks, and business executives use growth rates and industry trends to understand the market outlook and opportunity.
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Market Forecast
Market forecasts show the long term industry outlook and future growth trends. The following extended five-year forecast projects both short-term and long-term trends.
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Industry Insights
Major trends affect the Postal Service industry include:- Declining mail volumes due to digital communication alternatives
- Increased package delivery from e-commerce growth
- Environmental sustainability pressures
- Technological advancements in logistics and automation
- Regulatory challenges and governmental policy changes
- Labor costs and workforce management issues
- Cybersecurity threats and need for improved data security
- Changing customer expectations for speed and convenience
- Globalization and international shipping complexities
- Impact of socio-economic factors on postal service accessibility
U.S. Geographic Distribution: Revenue Statistics by State
Market Size by State ($ millions) indicates how the industry's competition is distributed throughout the country. State-level information can identify areas with higher and lower industry market share than average.
Income Statement (Average Financial Metrics)
Financial metrics provide a snapshot view of a benchmark "average" company. Key business metrics show revenue and operating costs. The data collected covers both public and private companies.| Industry Average | Percent of Sales (Industry Benchmark) |
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Financial Ratio Analysis
Financial ratio information can be used to benchmark how a Postal Service company compares to its peers. Accounting statistics are calculated from the industry-average for income statements and balance sheets.| Profitability & Valuation Ratios | Industry Average |
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| Company valuation can be measured based on the firm's own performance, as well as in comparison against its industry competitors. These metrics show how the average company in the Postal Service industry is performing. | |
| Profit Margin Gross Profit Margin, Operating Profit Margin, and Net Profit Margin. Show company earnings relative to revenues. |
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| Return on Equity (ROE) Return on Equity (ROE) is net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Shareholders' Equity is defined as the company's total assets minus total liabilities. ROE shows how much profits a company generates with the money shareholders invested (or with retained earnings). |
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| Return on Assets (ROA) Return on Assets (ROA) is net income relative to total assets. The market research on Postal Service measures how efficiently the company leverages its assets to generate profit. ROA is calculated as Net Income divided by Total Assets. |
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| Bankers and suppliers use liquidity to determine creditworthiness and identify potential threats to a company's financial viability. | |
| Current Ratio Measures a firm's ability to pay its debts over the next 12 months. |
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| Quick Ratio (Acid Test) Calculates liquid assets relative to liabilities, excluding inventories. |
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| Measure how quickly products and services sell, and effectively collections policies are implemented. | |
| Receivables Turnover Ratio If this number is low in your business when compared to the industry average in the research report, it may mean your payment terms are too lenient or that you are not doing a good enough job on collections. |
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| Average Collection Period Based on the Receivables Turnover, this estimates the collection period in days. Calculated as 365 divided by the Receivables Turnover |
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| Inventory Turnover A low turnover rate may point to overstocking, obsolescence, or deficiencies in the product line or marketing effort. |
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| Fixed-Asset Turnover Generally, higher is better, since it indicates the business has less money tied up in fixed assets for each dollar of sales revenue. |
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Compensation & Salary Surveys for Employees
Compensation statistics provides an accurate assessment of industry-specific jobs and national salary averages. This information can be used to identify which positions are most common, and high, low, and average annual wages.| Title | Percent of Workforce | Bottom Quartile | Average (Median) Salary | Upper Quartile |
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| Management Occupations | 3% | Order at top of page |
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| General and Operations Managers | 0% | |||
| Office and Administrative Support Occupations | 88% | |||
| Material Recording, Scheduling, Dispatching, and Distributing Workers | 85% | |||
| Postal Service Workers | 84% | |||
| Postal Service Clerks | 12% | |||
| Postal Service Mail Carriers | 52% | |||
| Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators | 19% | |||
Postal Service Competitor Landscape & Key Companies [PREMIUM]
The most influential companies in the Postal Service industry and adjacent industries either have large market share or are developing new business models and methods that could disrupt the status quo. We look at leading and emerging companies in the Postal Service industry and adjacent sectors:| Market Leaders: Direct Competitors Companies with the largest market share, focused in this industry |
Market leaders: Diversified Competitors Largest companies that have diversified operations in this and other industries |
| Innovators: Direct Competitors Innovative, Emerging, and Disruptive Companies that may influence the future direction of the industry. |
Innovators: Diversified Competitors Innovators and Disruptors in adjacent industries that may also affect the Postal Service industry. |
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Latest Industry News
- Comey Tracked by Secret Service After Post Critical of Trump - After the former F.B.I. director put a picture on Instagram of seashells arranged to say “86 47,” law enforcement tailed his car and tracked his cellphone, steps usually reserved for serious threats. (07/09/2025)
- Former USPS employee gets workers' compensation 3 years later - Jeff Quigley, a former employee of the United States Postal Service, has received his owed workers' compensation check three years after his injury. (07/09/2025)
- Postal workers ask, ‘Who let the dogs out?’ - Which is to say that I feel the pain of U.S. Postal Service workers who must face off with ferocious Fidos on their daily rounds (and not just because my first dog, Roark, returned the honor and set upon a mail carrier some 30 years ago ). Today, we bring some good news: Fewer California canines attacked mail carriers in 2024 than they did in 2023! (07/09/2025)
- Burglary suspect was found with counterfeit USPS master key, stolen IDs - Andrew Trotter is accused of using a counterfeit USPS master key to access apartment buildings and mailboxes. When he was arrested, police say he was holding the fake key and burglary tools. (07/08/2025)
- U.S. Postal Service workers demand more protections a year after mail carrier shot and killed - Octavia Redmond, 48, was shot and killed while delivering mail on July 19, 2024, in the West Pullman neighborhood. (07/08/2025)
- Why US Postal Service is terminating contracts with 2 post offices in Salem - The Mail Depot and The Postman have both been notified that their contracts with the United States Postal Service have been terminated. (07/07/2025)
- US Postal Service expands new delivery standards nationwide - The U.S. Postal Service is slowing down service to remote post offices to speed up the rest of the mail distribution system and even out volume flows. (07/06/2025)
- US Postal Service should embrace public-private partnership - As its 250th anniversary approaches, the valued institution should adopt reforms that will bring it up to speed for the next 250 years. (07/06/2025)
- Postal Service ends contracts with three Erie locations. Are further cuts expected? - The Postal Service has terminated the contracts of all three contract postal units in the county. They say no further terminations are planned. (07/02/2025)
- Postal Service in St. Louis delivers another unhappy member of Congress - U.S. Rep. Mike Bost, citing lost mail and delays, wants the Post Service’s inspector general to audit the St. Louis Processing and Distribution Center in Hazelwood. (07/01/2025)
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