List of Courier Companies in the USA

Last updated 21 October 2026

There are 40,009 courier companies in the USA, one in every 1,596 US companies. Most of them are small: nine in ten have one to four people, and only 351 firms employ 50 people or more. One in sixteen courier firms is based in Houston, Atlanta, Miami, Charlotte and Chicago. Below you find the largest courier firms in the USA, the cities where they cluster, how many started this year and which are the oldest. The full list with addresses, phone numbers and email is in our US company database or through the Company Data API.

40,009 companies indexed · Data counted on 21 October 2026

Companies40,0091 in1,596 US companiesCities5,094Largest cityHouston 777Sole traders6%Employees1-4 (92%)Revenue< $100K (62%)Email9%Phone46%Website15%

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	Company Name	Country	City	Address 1	State/Province	Postal Code	Website	Founding Year	Yearly Revenue in U.S. Dollars	Employees Total	Business Legal Type - Description	Number of Companies in Group	Company Registration Number
1	United Parcel Service, INC.	USA	Atlanta	55 Glenlake Pkwy	Fulton	30328-3498	ups.*****	1907	$88,661,000,000	460,000	Corporation	3336	3070406
2	Tforce Holdings USA INC.	USA	Dallas	5429 Lyndon B Johnson Fwy Ste 1000	Dallas	75240-2664	kforce.*****	2011	$1,611,844,211	815	Corporation	950	N/A
3	Ontrac Logistics, INC.	USA	Chantilly	14850 Thompson Rd	Fairfax County	20151-1029	ontrac.*****	2022	$498,678,006	2,500	Corporation	112	2034717
4	United Parcel Service Oasis Supply CORPORATION	USA	Atlanta	55 Glenlake Pkwy	Fulton	30328-3474	ups.*****	1998	$441,596,050	216	Corporation	3336	2794144
5	Need IT Now Delivers, LLC	USA	Flushing	3718 57th St	Queens	11377-2440	nindelivers.*****	2022	$133,043,873	134	Corporation	36144	6173375
6	Crosscountry Courier, INC.	USA	Bismarck	1929 Hancock Dr	Burleigh	58502	ccfs.*****	1980	$94,727,970	585	Corporation	19	450355620
7	General Logistics Systems Us, INC.	USA	San Ramon	4000 Exec Pkwy Ste 295	Contra Costa	94583	gso.*****	1993	$92,145,884	1,900	Corporation	415	1929612
8	World Courier INC.	USA	New Hyde Park	1313 4th Ave	Nassau	11040-5541	worldcourier.*****	1983	$70,020,889	390	Corporation	31	304398
9	Abc Legal Services, LLC	USA	Seattle	1099 Stewart St Ste 700	King	98104	abclegal.*****	2025	$58,643,458	225	Corporation	36	911153514
10	Courier EXPRESS/ATLANTA, INC.	USA	Marietta	2051 Franklin Way Se	Cobb	30067-8712	courierexpress.*****	1990	$48,923,537	85	Corporation	18	J507391
11	International Bonded Couriers, INC.	USA	Miami	8401 Nw 17th St	Miami-dade	33191-1005	ibcinc.*****	1980	$48,652,886	240	Corporation	14	668892
12	Southerncross Construction, INC.	USA	Raleigh	1121 Situs Ct Ste 300	Wake	27606-4164	southerncrossnc.*****	2019	$40,372,684	29	Corporation	2	1367223
13	Tforce Logistics West, LLC	USA	Dallas	14881 Quorum Dr Ste 700	Dallas	75254-7069	tforcelogistics.*****	1995	$29,123,348	180	Corporation	950	2558773
14	Dropoff, INC.	USA	Austin	4301 W William Cannon Dr	Travis	78749	dropoff.*****	2013	$26,224,934	120	Corporation	5	5452843
15	Jet Delivery, INC.	USA	La Verne	2169 Wright Ave	Los Angeles	91750-5835	jetdelivery.*****	1950	$24,717,788	100	Corporation	3	0272965
16	Directlink Logistics, INC.	USA	Greensboro	202 Base Leg Rd	Guilford	27409-1858	godirectlinklogistics.*****	2000	$24,643,040	265	Corporation	13	F359562
17	Unity Courier Service, INC.	USA	Los Angeles	3231 Fletcher Dr	Los Angeles	90065-2919	unitycourier.*****	2022	$24,261,571	700	Corporation	950	1282300
18	Neighborfavor INC.	USA	Austin	2416 E 6th St	Travis	78702-3933	favordelivery.*****	2018	$24,108,307	330	Corporation	546	5418715
19	Express Courier International, INC.	USA	Franklin	238 Bedford Way	Williamson	37064-5526	expressdelivers.*****	2014	$24,012,983	245	Corporation	27	000088906
20	Courier Plus, INC.	USA	Bend	2728 Nw Potts Ct Ste 100	Deschutes	97703-2281	dutchie.*****	2016	$22,825,556	174	Corporation	2	6944396
21	Modco, INC.	USA	Louisville	4617 Allmond Ave Ste A	Jefferson	40209-1400	zipexpress.*****	1978	$19,000,000	45	Corporation	4	0152469
22	Clearpath Deliveries L.L.C.	USA	Washington	1905 33rd St Se	District of Columbia	20020-2456	N/A	2018	$18,380,298	2	Corporation	2	L00006106553
23	Star Chain, INC.	USA	Roswell	11735 Pointe Pl	Fulton	30076-4636	starchainusa.*****	2016	$16,751,477	107	Corporation	10	16073023
24	Wift, LLC	USA	Waxahachie	5925 E Fm 875	Ellis	75167-8156	N/A	2011	$16,613,876	80	Corporation	N/A	0801460439
25	Venecia Logistica, LLC	USA	Tampa	12191 W Linebaugh Ave Pmb 590	Hillsborough	33626-1732	N/A	2020	$16,593,759	80	Corporation	N/A	L20000140459

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Largest courier firms in the USA

The biggest firms by staff and by revenue, the largest in Houston, the biggest newcomers of 2026 and the oldest firms. Click a name for the record.

United Parcel Service is the largest courier firm in the USA by headcount. 351 firms employ 50 people or more; 131 employ 100 or more.

1Atlanta460,000 staff
2Westport1,060 staff
3Chicago750 staff
4Los Angeles700 staff
5Lincoln Park456 staff
6New York437 staff
7New Hyde Park390 staff
8San Diego360 staff
9Austin330 staff
10Woburn325 staff

By employee size · 39,819 firms with a known headcount

Employees	Firms	%
1-4	36,515	92%
5-9	1,950	5%
10-19	609	2%
20-49	394	1.0%
50-99	220	0.6%
100-199	89	0.2%
200-499	37	<0.1%
500-999	3	<0.1%
1,000+	2	<0.1%

92% have 1 to 4 people; 394 have 20 to 49; 351 have 50 or more.

By yearly revenue (USD)

Revenue	Firms	%
< $100K	23,143	62%
$100K-$500K	13,332	36%
$500K-$1M	601	2%
$1M-$5M	342	0.9%
$5M-$10M	58	0.2%
$10M-$50M	29	<0.1%
$50M-$100M	3	<0.1%
$100M-$500M	3	<0.1%
$500M+	2	<0.1%

62% under $100,000; 342 between $1M and $5M; 95 above $5M.

Firm sizes in the USA

Of the 39,819 US courier firms with a known headcount, 36,515 (92%) have one to four people, 1,950 have five to nine, 1,003 have ten to 49 and 351 have 50 or more. Most firms turn over under $100,000 a year (23,143, 62%).

EU size bands · the grey line shows all US companies

Micro under 1038,465 97%
Small 10 to 491,003 3%
Medium 50 to 249346 0.9%
Large 250+5 <0.1%

Grey line: the share among all US companies (96% have under ten staff).

firms turn over more than $5 million a year; 37 more than $10 million.

4,798

firms were entered in 2026.

How many courier companies are there in the USA?

Courier companies and courier firms in the USA

40,009

21 October 2026

There are 40,009 courier companies and courier firms in the USA in our data (21 October 2026). That is one in every 1,596 US companies. About 23 new firms are entered in the register every working day this year (4,798 so far in 2026).

Structure

Single-site firms: 37,250 93%
Head offices: 423
Branch offices: 2,336

Classification

Our platform filter is SIC 4215.

29,701 of the 40,009 are corporations and LLCs (74%); 2,206 are sole traders. They come from the state business registers and our US register data, through the Company Data API.

Where in the USA?

Houston has the most courier companies in the USA (777), ahead of Atlanta (569), Miami (525), Charlotte (359) and Chicago (326). Together the five hold one in sixteen of them. Relative to their size, Memphis, Columbia and Charlotte have the most: 2.4 to 2.4 times the national share.

Cities by number of firms

5,094 US cities have at least one courier firm; 777 have ten or more; 1,972 have exactly one. Click a city to set the lens.

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Where they cluster

Courier firms per 100 companies, in cities with at least 100 of them. The national share is 0.06. Memphis has 2.4 times the national share.

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Dashed line: the national share. A filled dot is twice the national share or more.

By county 1,317 counties

County	Firms	%
Los Angeles	1,141	3%
Harris	959	2%
Miami-Dade	916	2%
Orange	713	2%
Fulton	698	2%
Maricopa	687	2%
Cook	606	2%
Jefferson	604	2%
Broward	570	1%
Dallas	542	1%

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Courier firms in Houston

Houston has 777 courier companies and courier firms, <0.1% of all 881,247 Houston companies and 41% above the national share. Nearly all Houston firms have fewer than five people; 4 have 50 or more. 61 new firms were entered in 2026, 12 date from before 1990.

Size

1-4 staff: 722 · 93%
5-9: 33 · 4%
10-19: 12 · 2%
20-49: 5 · 0.6%
50+: 4 · 0.5%

Legal form

Sole traders: 155 · 20%
Partnerships: 13 · 2%
Corporations and LLCs: 459 · 59%
Other or none: 150 · 19%

Of the US total: 1.9%
Of all Houston companies: <0.1%
Against the national share: 1.4×

New

Entered 2026 so far: 61
Entered 2025: 105
Of USA's 2026 entries: 1.3%

Old

Before 1990: 12 · 2%
1990 or later: 765 · 98%
Of USA's pre-1990 firms: 2.5%

Reachable

Email: 57 · 7%
Phone: 290 · 37%
Website: 89 · 11%

Revenue (USD)

Under $100K: 516 · 68%
$100K-$500K: 225 · 30%
$500K-$1M: 8 · 1%
$1M and more: 8 · 1%

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How they compare

Next to related industries

There are 19 trucking companies for every courier firm in the USA.

Industry	Firms	Website	1-4 staff
Trucking Companies	769,333	10%	92%
Courier Companies	40,009	15%	91%
Taxi Companies	33,160	21%	95%
Towing Services Companies	22,160	68%	83%
Trucks and Industrial Vehicle Dealers	3,072	95%	46%
Cold Storages and Refrigerated Warehouses	2,549	68%	42%

In other countries

The USA has more courier firms than Hungary or India.

Country	Firms	Per 1,000 cos.
Brazil	313,950	10.9
The USA	40,009	0.6
Hungary	26,105	20.0
India	15,789	0.4
Norway	12,117	6.1

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How reachable are they?

Courier firms are harder to reach than the average US company: 46% list a phone number and 15% a website.

Email3,511 9%
Phone18,339 46%
Website6,174 15%

Grey line: all US companies (email 15%, phone 42%, website 24%).

The full list with these fields is in our US company database.

Newcomers in the USA in 2026

4,798 courier firms were entered in the US register so far in 2026, about 23 a working day, after 6,323 in 2025. The USA as a whole saw 2,970,531 new companies in 2026, so this industry takes 0.2% of the inflow.

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2,4512023
3,8622024
6,3232025
4,7982026 so far

4,738 of this year's 4,798 are corporations and LLCs.

The biggest newcomers of 2026

The year is the register entry; an established firm that changes legal form appears as new.

1Tampa100 staff
2Newton20 staff
3Baltimore13 staff
4Fort Lauderdale11 staff
5Albuquerque10 staff

The oldest firms in the USA

Our data holds 1 US courier firms from before 1900, 10 from before 1950 and 474 from before 1990.

1892
1. Thompson
1907
1. Kansas City
1907
1. Atlanta
1911
1. Crosby
1920
1. Seattle
1921
1. San Diego

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US courier firms date from before 1990

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Sole traders or corporations: how they are organised

One in eighteen US courier firms work as sole traders, against 5% of all US companies. Three in four are corporations and LLCs.

Sole traders2,2066%
Partnerships2990.7%
Corporations and LLCs29,70174%
No form on record or other7,80320%

Single-site: 93%
Head offices: 423
Branches: 2,336

All US companies: 5% sole traders, 1% partnerships, 68% corporations and LLCs.

Frequently asked questions

How many courier companies are there in the USA?

There are 40,009 courier companies and courier firms in the USA in our data, counted on 21 October 2026. That is one in every 1,596 US companies.

Which is the largest courier firm in the USA?

United Parcel Service in Atlanta, with 460,000 staff.

Which US city has the most courier companies?

Houston, with 777, ahead of Atlanta (569), Miami (525), Charlotte (359) and Chicago (326). Relative to its size, Memphis has the most: 2.4 times the national share.

How many courier firms are there in Houston?

777, which is <0.1% of all 881,247 Houston companies and 41% above the national share.

How big is a typical courier firm?

Small. 92% of the 39,819 firms with a known headcount have one to four people; 351 have 50 or more. Most turn over under $100,000 a year.

Are US courier companies sole traders or companies?

One in eighteen (2,206) are sole traders, 0.7% are partnerships and 74% (29,701) are corporations and LLCs.

How many courier firms started in 2026?

4,798 were entered in the US register so far in 2026, after 6,323 in 2025. 4,738 of them are corporations and LLCs.

What is the oldest courier firm in the USA?

Thompson Courier in Thompson, 1892, followed by United Parcel Kansas City in Kansas City (1907) and United Parcel Service in Atlanta (1907). 1 firm dates from before 1900.

Which industry code covers courier companies?

Our platform filters them on SIC 4215 (courier services, except by air).

Can I download the full list?

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