Bayonne, NJ
$1,600,000
Bayonne, NJ
$1,600,000
Springfield, OH
$65,000
Bellefontaine, OH
$80,000
Miami, FL
$185,000
Miami-Dade County, FL
$853,000
Sacramento, CA
$995,000
Irving, TX
$1,350,000
Bloomington, CA
$1,295,000
Springfield, OH
$60,000
Enon, OH
$33,000
Available in Multiple Locations
$65,000
Vero Beach, FL
$317,108
Sacramento, CA
$1,750,000
Bloomington, CA
$827,000
Manassas, VA
$1,054,000
Pflugerville, TX
$879,000
C. Hedges
Chelsis Financial
Serving Marion County, IN
Established in 1998, Chelsis Financial offers business owners a complimentary review to assess business value and to inform the decision to sell based on an independently validated asking price. All inquiries are highly confidential, leading to a quiet transfer of ownership. Confidentially connecting business owners with active merger & acquisition partners and motivated buyers is our business! - C. Ross Hedges, Principal
East Syracuse, NY
$975,000
Port Saint Lucie, FL
$61,440
Ventura County, CA
$62,400
Broward County, FL
$758,000
Boynton Beach, FL
$302,004
Nokomis, FL
$102,180
Boca Raton, FL
$86,280
Dallas, TX
$13,000,000
Maine
$720,000
Tolland County, CT
$900,000
Boynton Beach, FL
$90,948
Cape Coral, FL
$555,575
Brandon, FL
$73,380
Los Angeles County, CA
$58,800
San Antonio, TX
$70,000
Saint Paul, MN
$1,355,000
Broward County, FL
$360,000
Portland, OR
$1,800,000
New York, NY
$40,000
Fort Lauderdale, FL
$149,000
Michigan
$1,800,000
Lakeland, FL
$298,000
Indianapolis, IN
$20,000
Tennessee
$255,000
Virginia
$1,000,000
South Carolina
$1,200,000
Ohio
$750,000
Rhode Island
$1,400,000
stuart rifkin
Rifkin Associates
Serving Albemarle County, VA
Rifkin Associates has been operating in central Virginia since 1992. Business brokerage, commercial real estate and consulting. We've bought and sold dozens of business and helped so many business owners along the way.
Ocean County, NJ
$189,000
Sarasota County, FL
$149,900
Renton, WA
$80,000
Bradenton, FL
$219,480
Sarasota County, FL
$78,000
Tarrant County, TX
$154,800
Cape Coral, FL
$72,000
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
Number of Businesses Analyzed |
1,016 |
Median Asking Price |
$171,900 |
Median Reported Revenue |
$533,260 |
Median Reported Earnings |
$104,050 |
Financials based on businesses that listed an asking price, annual revenue, and seller's discretionary earnings. |
Business Route Valuation Multiples
Range |
Revenue |
Earnings (SDE) |
Lower Quartile |
0.28 |
1.02 |
Median |
0.63 |
1.84 |
Upper Quartile |
0.82 |
3.20 |
Revenue and earnings multiples based on reported revenue, seller's discretionary earnings, and asking price. |
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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