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2025 U.S. Industry Statistics & Market Forecast - Special Needs Transportation
Market Size & Industry Statistics
The total U.S. industry market size for Special Needs Transportation:
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 Special Needs Transportation industry include:- Increased demand for accessibility in public transit
- Rising awareness and advocacy for disability rights
- Technological advancements in assistive mobility devices
- Implementation of ADA regulations and compliance
- Growth in aging population requiring specialized transport services
- Integration of GPS and IoT for safer, more efficient routing
- Expansion of service offerings to include more personalized rides
- Challenges in funding and sustainability for non-profit service providers
- Impact of COVID-19 on transportation safety and hygiene standards
- Shift towards electric and environmentally friendly vehicles
Product & Services Breakdown
Research products and services in the Special Needs Transportation 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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Special Needs Transportation Service, Including Paratransit, Senior Citizen. |
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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 Special Needs Transportation 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 Special Needs Transportation 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 Special Needs Transportation 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 | 4% | Order at top of page |
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| Chief Executives | 0% | |||
| General and Operations Managers | 3% | |||
| Office and Administrative Support Occupations | 15% | |||
| Material Recording, Scheduling, Dispatching, and Distributing Workers | 6% | |||
| Dispatchers | 5% | |||
| Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance | 5% | |||
| Transportation and Material Moving Occupations | 75% | |||
| Motor Vehicle Operators | 70% | |||
| Driver/Sales Workers and Truck Drivers | 6% | |||
| Passenger Vehicle Drivers | 63% | |||
| Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity | 8% | |||
| Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs | 50% | |||
Special Needs Transportation Competitor Landscape & Key Companies [PREMIUM]
The most influential companies in the Special Needs Transportation 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 Special Needs Transportation 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 Special Needs Transportation industry. |
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Latest Industry News
- Pennsylvania has $80 million for special local transportation work - A federal program that in the past has allowed Pittsburgh to fill in gaps in sidewalks and New Castle to establish a bicycle-pedestrian route over a five-block area has $80 (07/09/2025)
- Marion County School Superintendent accepts latest round of federal funding freezes - Dana Walls attended Monday’s school board meeting, worried about the recent funding freeze President Donald Trump ordered on school districts across the country, including Marion County Schools. Her eight year old daughter is a special needs student, (07/09/2025)
- Consultant: 90-page report, 100+ recommendations for improving special education in Unit 4 - According to a complaint filed with ISBE in January and approved seven months later by Unit 4, the Armstrongs’ non-verbal daughter was confined to a small, barricaded space “surrounded by plexiglass,” without access to the technology she needs to communicate, while a student at Champaign Central High School. (07/09/2025)
- Greenwich parent says her daughter's summer school bus drove her to Stamford: 'Unacceptable' - Over an hour after her daughter got on the bus to go to the first day of summer school, a Greenwich mom said she got an alarming phone call. (07/08/2025)
- New JCPS superintendent makes first school visit and talks transportation - The new superintendent at JCPS has officially started. Brian Yearwood replaced Marty Pollio, who recently retired from the district. On Monday, Yearwood visited Auburndale Elementary School, a summer learning site where kids are focusing on literacy and math to combat students' "summer slide." (07/08/2025)
- Editorial: Get back in the car, legislators. We’re not there yet - Legislators and Gov. Tina Kotek must prepare for a targeted legislative special session to pass a more modest transportation funding package that wins substantial bipartisan support and considers needs across geography and mode of transportation, (07/06/2025)
- Oregon lawmakers fail to pass transportation funding bill: What happens now? - Oregon lawmakers concluded the 2025 legislative session on Friday night without passing any transportation funding. So, what happens now? (07/01/2025)
- Transport van crashes into tree in Brooklyn, injuring 14 people - A transport van carrying adults with special needs, and a chaperone crashed into a tree in Brooklyn, injuring more than a dozen people. (07/01/2025)
- Executive Insights: Transportation - Nashville Business Journal Market President and Publisher Lori Becker recently hosted a panel discussion with Robbie Hayes, Director of HNTB, and Andy Lucyshyn, Regional Transportation Leader at Gresham Smith, (06/27/2025)
- CT House approves omnibus housing bill following compromises - The CT House on Tuesday night passed an omnibus housing bill focused on zoning, transit-oriented development, parking, homelessness and more. (05/28/2025)
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