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Underwriting: Port and Harbor Operations

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 488310
Scopethe United States
RubricO1.0-20260804
Pricedfree — no account, no gate
45th percentile of 287 industries

Where this industry stands

Net formation, 5yrPercentileReads asSignal strength
-0.09%45th of 287roughly in balanceρ 0.57 across 4 backtested windows, 42.6pp decile separation
SBA 7(a) acquisition loans · FY2017–FY2025

Can you borrow to buy one

MeasureValue
Acquisition loans approved7
Median loan$1,084,250
Mean rate8.3%
Mean term200 months
Charged off—
262 firms · Census SUSB 2022

What firms here actually earn

Revenue band ($000)FirmsShareCumulativeLabour share of revenue
<100103.8%3.8%46.3%
100-4996524.8%28.6%35.7%
500-999259.5%38.2%43.3%
1,000-2,4993714.1%52.3%27.0%
2,500-4,9992911.1%63.4%36.2%
5,000-7,49993.4%66.8%18.3%
7,500-9,999103.8%70.6%22.1%
10,000-14,99972.7%73.3%28.5%
15,000-19,99931.1%74.4%55.1%
20,000-24,99941.5%76.0%25.5%
25,000-29,99962.3%78.2%29.5%
40,000-49,99941.5%79.8%9.6%
75,000-99,99941.5%81.3%6.2%
100,000+4918.7%100.0%17.9%
SBA 7(a) · FY2017–FY2025

Can an acquisition here be financed?

MeasureValue
SBA acquisition loans on record7
Median loan$1,084,250
Typical rate8.3%
Typical term200 months
Total approved$8,293,000

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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 Statistics of U.S. Businesses 2022
O7 · Ceiling10evidencedDESCRIPTIVE ONLY · ρ +0.05US Census Business Dynamics Statistics — public domain

Every licensed occupation in this industry

OccupationShare hereConcentrationJurisdictions
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels9.17%414.1×21 of 56
Crane and Tower Operators3.22%119.5×15 of 56
Sailors and Marine Oilers9.67%506.3×8 of 56
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines5.43%46.2×2 of 56
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators4.98%9.6×1 of 56
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand14.0%7.0×2 of 56

What this report cannot tell you

Gap
licence titles in this scope — none matched 'Sailors and Marine Oilers', though it is licensed in 21 jurisdictions nationally. The title differs locally, or the record is held municipally.
occupation mix for NAICS 488310 — 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 488300, a broader grouping. Establishment counts are for 488310 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 21 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