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2025 U.S. Industry Statistics & Market Forecast - General Warehousing and Storage
Market Size & Industry Statistics
The total U.S. industry market size for General Warehousing and Storage:
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 General Warehousing and Storage industry include:- Rise in e-commerce demand
- Increasing automation and robotics
- Enhanced focus on sustainability and green warehousing
- Shift towards on-demand warehousing
- Integration of advanced technologies like AI and IoT
- Expansion of cold storage facilities
- Adoption of omnichannel distribution models
- Growing importance of last-mile delivery optimization
- Impact of global trade policies
- Demand for scalable and flexible storage solutions
- Increase in reverse logistics operations
- Challenges pertaining to labor shortages and workforce management
- Implementation of blockchain for improved traceability and efficiency
- Growing emphasis on security and cyber protection in warehousing systems
- Heightened investment in warehouse management systems (WMS)
- Regional shifts in manufacturing impacting storage needs
Product & Services Breakdown
Research products and services in the General Warehousing and Storage industry generating sales. Note that products are broken into categories with different levels of classification.| Product Description | Number of Companies | Sales ($ millions) | Percent of Total Sales |
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Transportation Of Boxed, Palletized And Other Packed Goods, Not Climate-Controlled And Not In Intermodal Containers, By Road, Tr |
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Transportation Of Boxed, Palletized And Other Packed Goods, Not Climate-Controlled And Not In Intermodal Containers, By Road, Le |
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Transportation Of Other Goods By Road |
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Drayage Services |
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Warehousing Services |
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Handling Services For Goods |
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Storage Services For Goods |
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Packing Services For Goods |
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Freight Transportation Arrangement Services |
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Other Products |
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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 General Warehousing and Storage 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 General Warehousing and Storage 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 General Warehousing and Storage 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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| 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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| Chief Executives | 0% | |||
| General and Operations Managers | 1% | |||
| Office and Administrative Support Occupations | 11% | |||
| Material Recording, Scheduling, Dispatching, and Distributing Workers | 6% | |||
| Transportation and Material Moving Occupations | 75% | |||
| Motor Vehicle Operators | 5% | |||
| Driver/Sales Workers and Truck Drivers | 5% | |||
| Material Moving Workers | 67% | |||
| Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators | 17% | |||
| Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators | 17% | |||
| Laborers and Material Movers | 50% | |||
| Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand | 22% | |||
| Stockers and Order Fillers | 22% | |||
General Warehousing and Storage Competitor Landscape & Key Companies [PREMIUM]
The most influential companies in the General Warehousing and Storage 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 General Warehousing and Storage 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 General Warehousing and Storage industry. |
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Latest Industry News
- Iran says it can strike the US and Israel for two years. Does it really have that power? - Despite setbacks to its missile program, Iran remains the largest ballistic missile power in the Middle East, with proxies like the Houthis posing regional threats. (07/08/2025)
- High-Piled Storage: Common Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them - As HPS regulations evolve and enforcement becomes more rigorous, the industry must respond with proactive planning, accurate classification, and diligent documentation. (06/26/2025)
- What's going on at massive Dollar General warehouse in southeast Salem? - After years of construction, the exterior of Dollar General appears finished, but the dry goods and cold storage distribution center hasn't opened. (06/23/2025)
- Dollar General warehouse in Salem appears finished but isn't open yet - Detroit Free Press - Dollar General officials said they were investing $168 million in the dual distribution center, which features dry and cold storage. It was expected to bring 400 new jobs to the Salem area. (06/22/2025)
- Dollar General warehouse in Salem appears finished but isn't open yet - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Dollar General officials said they were investing $168 million in the dual distribution center, which features dry and cold storage. It was expected to bring 400 new jobs to the Salem area. (06/22/2025)
- Saudi Warehousing & Logistics Expo opens today with 3,500+ products supporting supply chain efficiency in Saudi Arabia - General Authority of Civil Aviation, Roads General Authority, among government entities exhibiting at the event (05/27/2025)
- Russians destroy agricultural company's potato storage facility and machinery worth millions - An agricultural company in Chernihiv Oblast was damaged during a large-scale Russian attack on the night of 25-26 May. Source: All-Ukrainian Agrarian Council Details: The missile strike completely destroyed a potato storage facility with built-in equipment and containers, (05/26/2025)
- Limited storage at farmers warehouse - The island’s farmers have been asked to make alternative storage arrangements because a chill room at the Agricultural Service Centre was reported to be out of commission. In a notice from (05/22/2025)
- The Walled City: Brooklyn Heights’ East River Warehouses - In the 19th century, the shoreline from Williamsburg to Red Hook was full of ships and warehouses, and shipping was Brooklyn's biggest industry. (05/21/2025)
- WATCH: Warehouse safety bill moves from Illinois House to Senate - (The Center Square) – A bill to address tornado preparedness at warehouses advanced to the Illinois Senate. State Rep. Katie Stuart, D-Edwardsville, spoke on the House floor and recalled six workers who died in 2021 when an Amazon warehouse collapsed during a tornado. (05/21/2025)
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