Operate · the United States

Underwriting: Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing

What public records can and cannot establish about running this business in the United States, dimension by dimension, with the gaps named.

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IndustryNAICS 324191
Scopethe United States
RubricO1.0-20260804
Pricedfree — no account, no gate
62th percentile of 287 industries

Where this industry stands

Net formation, 5yrPercentileReads asSignal strength
+0.91%62th of 287forming faster than it is dyingρ 0.57 across 4 backtested windows, 42.6pp decile separation
Economic Census 2022

What it costs to produce

MeasureValue
Margin on receipts40.3%
Computed asvalue added — receipts less cost of materials
Industry receipts$19.6bn
SBA 7(a) acquisition loans · FY2010–FY2026

Can you borrow to buy one

MeasureValue
Acquisition loans approved30
Median loan$660,936
Mean rate7.33%
Mean term124 months
Charged off—
212 firms · Census SUSB 2022

What firms here actually earn

Revenue band ($000)FirmsShareCumulativeLabour share of revenue
100-499199.0%9.0%20.6%
500-999136.1%15.1%17.4%
1,000-2,4992712.7%27.8%24.7%
2,500-4,999178.0%35.8%16.5%
5,000-7,499167.5%43.4%18.6%
7,500-9,999157.1%50.5%17.2%
10,000-14,999136.1%56.6%12.6%
15,000-19,99973.3%59.9%18.6%
20,000-24,99962.8%62.7%12.6%
25,000-29,99931.4%64.2%7.4%
30,000-34,99931.4%65.6%15.5%
35,000-39,99931.4%67.0%13.2%
50,000-74,99952.4%69.3%10.5%
75,000-99,99962.8%72.2%13.5%
100,000+5927.8%100.0%4.8%
SBA 7(a) · FY2010–FY2026

Can an acquisition here be financed?

MeasureValue
SBA acquisition loans on record30
Median loan$660,936
Typical rate7.33%
Typical term124 months
Total approved$19,724,300

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65 of 100 rubric points evidenced

What this report can and cannot underwrite

DimensionWeightEvidencePredicts?Source
O1 · Demand density and recurrence25evidencedpredictive · ρ +0.57US Census County Business Patterns
O2 · Payment evidence15partialnot backtestedUSASpending.gov — US federal government work, public domain
O3 · Licence gate favourability15evidencednot backtestedCareerOneStop / ARC, U.S. Department of Labor
O4 · Labour availability15evidencednot backtestedBLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2024
O5 · Incumbent weakness10no producernot backtestednone
O6 · Margin structure10partialnot backtestedUS Census Economic Census 2022
O7 · Ceiling10evidencedDESCRIPTIVE ONLY · ρ +0.05US Census Business Dynamics Statistics — public domain

Every licensed occupation in this industry

OccupationShare hereConcentrationJurisdictions
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers18.3%826.4×2 of 56
Industrial Machinery Mechanics3.3%12.0×1 of 56
Industrial Production Managers2.15%14.0×1 of 56
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers2.97%2.9×39 of 56
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers2.25%5.6×12 of 56
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand3.03%1.5×2 of 56

What this report cannot tell you

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licence gate — the only occupation matched is 'Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers' at 18.3% of this industry's employment, licensed in 2 of 56 jurisdictions. Reported, but too narrow to be read as this industry's barrier to entry.
licence titles in this scope — none matched 'Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers', though it is licensed in 2 jurisdictions nationally. The title differs locally, or the record is held municipally.
occupation mix for NAICS 324191 — the labour statistics carry no rows at this level, so everything about occupations here, including the defining occupation and its licence gate, is measured at NAICS 324100, a broader grouping. Establishment counts are for 324191 itself.
licence coverage — the register holds 54 of 56 US licensing jurisdictions, and 2,504 of its records carry no jurisdiction at all. A count of 2 is out of 54 searched, not out of 56. The unsearched jurisdictions are not evidence of no licence.
bonding_required_usd — no producer, and not estimated