Aurora, IL
$120,000
Aurora, IL
$120,000

Kerr County, TX
$127,200

San Diego County, CA
$110,400
New York, NY
$69,500
Philadelphia, PA
$165,000
Greenville, SC
$159,000
Wilmington, DE
$160,000
Phoenix, AZ
$169,000
Saint Augustine, FL
$320,000
DeKalb County, GA
$65,400
Available in Multiple Locations
$50,000
Lake County, CA
$408,000
Chambers County, TX
$30,000
$100,000
Nashville, TN
Phoenix, AZ
$210,000
Palm Beach County, FL
$35,880
Daniel Green
First Choice Business Brokers
Serving Bucks County, PA
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Queens County, NY
$50,000
Ohio
$165,000
Pennsylvania
$1,800,000
Florida
$225,000
Thurston County, WA
$135,000
Available Nationwide
$125,000
San Diego County, CA
$56,250
Palm Beach County, FL
$81,600
$1,095,000
Bloomington, CA
Riverside County, CA
$13,000
Arcadia, CA
$795,000
Paducah, KY
$1,417,000
Yonkers, NY
$265,000
Englewood, NJ
$265,000
Secaucus, NJ
$200,000
Sparta, NJ
$275,000
Available in Multiple Locations
$45,000
Hillsborough County, FL
$42,000
Sacramento County, CA
$98,400
$50,000
Los Angeles, CA
Guilderland, NY
$155,000
Pflugerville, TX
$990,000
Available Nationwide
$50,000
Hampton, VA
$1,099,000
Santa Ana, CA
$130,000
New York
$579,000
Hillsborough County, FL
$274,400
Columbus, OH
$165,000
Robert Devaney
My Broker LLC
Serving Plymouth County, MA
Discounted Commissions
Akron, OH
$20,000
Jacksonville, FL
$170,000
Houston, TX
$169,000
Maine
$1,450,000
Available in Multiple Locations
$500,000
Toledo, OH
$52,000
Los Angeles County, CA
$1,152,000
Phoenix, AZ
$209,000
Phoenix, AZ
$249,000
Georgia
$1,300,000
Frisco, TX
$125,000
Illinois
$200,000
Bensalem, PA
$210,000
Toms River, NJ
$450,000
Available Nationwide
$65,000
Business routes fall into many categories, but the most listed for sale on BizBuySell are pool service routes, delivery routes (FedEx and Amazon are the most common), ATM routes, and food delivery routes.
If you are looking to buy or sell a business route, you will need to understand how these businesses are expected to perform financially, and how they are valued in the business for sale market. To provide some context, we have aggregated and analyzed business routes for sale listing data to uncover average financials, and valuation metrics.
Market Overview
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Number of Businesses Analyzed |
1,016 |
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Median Asking Price |
$171,900 |
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Median Reported Revenue |
$533,260 |
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Median Reported Earnings |
$104,050 |
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Financials based on businesses that listed an asking price, annual revenue, and seller's discretionary earnings. |
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Business Route Valuation Multiples
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Range |
Revenue |
Earnings (SDE) |
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Lower Quartile |
0.28 |
1.02 |
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Median |
0.63 |
1.84 |
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Upper Quartile |
0.82 |
3.20 |
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Revenue and earnings multiples based on reported revenue, seller's discretionary earnings, and asking price. |
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Read the Report: Route Business Valuation Multiples & Benchmarks
FAQs
How much does it cost to buy a business route?
Prices vary depending on the scale and profitability, but the median asking price for a business route in the U.S. is approximately $171,900.
How much do business route owners earn?
Business routes vary in scale, but owners report median annual sales of $533,260 and annual owner earnings of $104,050. These figures are based on businesses that have listed their annual revenue and seller's discretionary earnings.
How do I value a business route?
Valuing a business route involves considering several factors, including locations served, annual sales, profit, and growth (or decline) trends. Brokers, business owners, and business buyers will typically rely on valuation multiples to gauge business value relative to similar businesses in the market. Revenue multiples among business routes listed for sale range from 0.28 to 0.82, with the median at 0.63. Earnings multiples range from 1.02 to 3.20, with the median at 1.84. These values suggest the average business route in the U.S. may sell for around 0.63 times its annual revenue, and 1.84 times its annual owner's earnings.
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