Operate · the United States
Underwriting: Interurban and Rural Bus Transportation
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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NOT SCORED. 65 of 100 rubric points are evidenced deterministically from public records; 10 have no producer. The ±3.1 interval measured elsewhere on this site is ARBITER's sampling variance and does not apply to a SQL query, which returns the same answer every time it runs.
IndustryNAICS 485210
Scopethe United States
RubricO1.0-20260804
Pricedfree — no account, no gate
7th percentile of 287 industries
Where this industry stands
| Net formation, 5yr | Percentile | Reads as | Signal strength |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.60% | 7th of 287 | shrinking hard | ρ 0.57 across 4 backtested windows, 42.6pp decile separation |
SBA 7(a) acquisition loans · FY2010–FY2026
Can you borrow to buy one
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Acquisition loans approved | 18 |
| Median loan | $1,245,808 |
| Mean rate | 7.93% |
| Mean term | 125 months |
| Charged off | — |
256 firms · Census SUSB 2022
What firms here actually earn
| Revenue band ($000) | Firms | Share | Cumulative | Labour share of revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| <100 | 28 | 10.9% | 10.9% | 30.2% |
| 100-499 | 84 | 32.8% | 43.8% | 39.5% |
| 500-999 | 35 | 13.7% | 57.4% | 28.2% |
| 1,000-2,499 | 45 | 17.6% | 75.0% | 34.4% |
| 2,500-4,999 | 19 | 7.4% | 82.4% | 25.8% |
| 5,000-7,499 | 11 | 4.3% | 86.7% | 36.7% |
| 7,500-9,999 | 11 | 4.3% | 91.0% | 39.0% |
| 10,000-14,999 | 12 | 4.7% | 95.7% | 27.9% |
| 15,000-19,999 | 3 | 1.2% | 96.9% | 43.7% |
| 75,000-99,999 | 3 | 1.2% | 98.0% | 19.6% |
| 100,000+ | 5 | 2.0% | 100.0% | 45.5% |
SBA 7(a) · FY2010–FY2026
Can an acquisition here be financed?
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| SBA acquisition loans on record | 18 |
| Median loan | $1,245,808 |
| Typical rate | 7.93% |
| Typical term | 125 months |
| Total approved | $20,471,100 |
Take this away
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| download the document → | One self-contained file — no stylesheet, no fonts, no scripts. Works offline, prints, and carries a content hash anyone can verify at /verify without an account. |
| JSON → | The same figures as data, with every source and gap attached. |
65 of 100 rubric points evidenced
What this report can and cannot underwrite
| Dimension | Weight | Evidence | Predicts? | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O1 · Demand density and recurrence | 25 | evidenced | predictive · ρ +0.57 | US Census County Business Patterns |
| O2 · Payment evidence | 15 | partial | not backtested | USASpending.gov — US federal government work, public domain |
| O3 · Licence gate favourability | 15 | evidenced | not backtested | CareerOneStop / ARC, U.S. Department of Labor |
| O4 · Labour availability | 15 | evidenced | not backtested | BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2024 |
| O5 · Incumbent weakness | 10 | no producer | not backtested | none |
| O6 · Margin structure | 10 | partial | not backtested | US Census Statistics of U.S. Businesses 2022 |
| O7 · Ceiling | 10 | evidenced | DESCRIPTIVE ONLY · ρ +0.05 | US Census Business Dynamics Statistics — public domain |
Every licensed occupation in this industry
| Occupation | Share here | Concentration | Jurisdictions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity | 51.75% | 540.9× | 28 of 56 |
| Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs | 3.7% | 24.2× | 27 of 56 |
| Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance | 3.47% | 26.6× | 5 of 56 |
| Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists | 5.49% | 31.3× | 1 of 56 |
| Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment | 2.94% | 10.2× | 1 of 56 |
What this report cannot tell you
| Gap |
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| licence titles in this scope — none matched 'Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity', though it is licensed in 28 jurisdictions nationally. The title differs locally, or the record is held municipally. |
| occupation mix for NAICS 485210 — 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 485200, a broader grouping. Establishment counts are for 485210 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 28 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 |