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Freight Forwarding Brokerages & Agencies in Delaware

Author.Name IBISWorld United States Last Updated: April 2025 NAICS DE48851

Freight Forwarding Brokerages & Agencies in Delaware industry analysis

The Freight Forwarding Brokerages & Agencies industry in Delaware is expected to decline an annualized -x.x% to $x.x million over the five years to 2025, while the national industry will likely grow at x.x% during the same period. Industry establishments increased an annualized x.x% to xxx locations. Industry employment has increased an annualized x.x% to x,xxx workers, while industry wages have increased an annualized x.x% to $x.x million.

Over the five years to 2030, the industry is expected to grow an annualized x.x% to $x.x million, while the national industry is expected to grow x.x%. Industry establishments are forecast to grow x.x% to xxx locations. Industry employment is expected to increase an annualized x.x% to x,xxx workers, while industry wages are forecast to increase x% to $x.x million.

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About the Freight Forwarding Brokerages & Agencies in Delaware Market Research Report

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Definition of the Freight Forwarding Brokerages & Agencies in Delaware?

Freight forwarding brokerages and agencies coordinate the transport of goods between shippers and carriers. These businesses, commonly referred to as freight forwarders, marine shipping agents, or customs brokers, provide services that cover various transportation modes. Although they operate as intermediaries, the cost of arranging shipments is not counted as industry revenue.

What’s included in the Freight Forwarding Brokerages & Agencies in Delaware?

The Freight Forwarding Brokerages & Agencies in Delaware includes domestic freight transportation arrangement services, international freight forwarding and customs brokerage services, non-vessel operating common carrier services and storage and distribution services. Related terms covered in the Freight Forwarding Brokerages & Agencies in Delaware industry report includes when carriers fill trucks with merchandise from several companies, as opposed to one company. combining multiple shipments enables carriers to be more efficient, shipments that don't occupy the space of a single standard cargo container, a strategy implemented to improve profitability by reducing inventory and purchasing only the raw materials needed for the immediate term and provision of transportation activities from door to door through the vertical integration of the supply chain.

Industry Performance of the Freight Forwarding Brokerages & Agencies industry in Delaware

Benchmark the Freight Forwarding Brokerages & Agencies in Delaware industry performance with all DE county and national performance.

Freight Forwarding Brokerages & Agencies in Delaware

#41 in Highest Revenue 0.1% of state's GDP
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Freight Forwarding Brokerages & Agencies in the US


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Key Drivers of the Freight Forwarding Brokerages & Agencies industry in Delaware

See how key industry drivers, such as population, new business formation, per capita disposable income, research and development expenditure, e-commerce sales and freight transportation services index are impacting Freight Forwarding Brokerages & Agencies in Delaware

Delaware Economic Indicators

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New Business Formation
Per Capita Disposable Income

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US Key External Drivers

Research and development expenditure
E-commerce sales
Freight transportation services index

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County Data of the Freight Forwarding Brokerages & Agencies industry in Delaware

Access proprietary data on county in the Freight Forwarding Brokerages & Agencies in Delaware, such as New Castle County, Sussex County and Kent County. Data includes figures on revenue, establishments, employees and wages by counties.

Key Statistics of the Freight Forwarding Brokerages & Agencies industry in Delaware

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What is the market size of the Freight Forwarding Brokerages & Agencies industry in Delaware in 2025?

The market size of the Freight Forwarding Brokerages & Agencies industry in Delaware is $206.1m in 2025.

How many businesses are there in the Freight Forwarding Brokerages & Agencies industry in Delaware in 2025?

There are 299 businesses in the Freight Forwarding Brokerages & Agencies industry in Delaware, which has been growing at an average annual rate of 8.2% from 2020 to 2025.

Has the Freight Forwarding Brokerages & Agencies industry in Delaware grown or declined over the past 5 years?

The market size of the Freight Forwarding Brokerages & Agencies industry in Delaware has been declining at an average annual rate of -1.2% from 2020 to 2025.

How many employees in the Freight Forwarding Brokerages & Agencies industry in Delaware in 2025?

There are 1,074 employees in the Freight Forwarding Brokerages & Agencies industry in Delaware, which has been growing at an average annual rate of 2.4% from 2020 to 2025.