Market Insight: Emerging HUBZone Growth Trends on GSA Schedules (2020-2025)

By: Admin | Date: 2026-03-11

As federal agencies increase their focus on purchasing from HUBZone firms through GSA Schedules we have conducted an analysis of recent spending trends within the GSA Schedule system.

The data indicates that total HUBZone sales through GSA Schedule have reached over $1.66 billion, marking a 105% increase over the last five years. While traditional sectors remain strong, several emerging categories have seen their market share triple or quadruple during this period.

Top 10 HUBZone Growth Sectors by Industry

R	HUBZone	2025	2020	Growth
1	Security and Protection	41,112,727	7,540,318	445%
2	Facilities & Construction	111,282,028	25,901,138	330%
3	Human Capital	97,630,234	23,729,557	311%
4	Travel and Lodging	2,441,504	668,382	265%
5	Transportation and Logistics Services	141,595,694	43,918,755	222%
6	IT	867,500,441	382,700,345	127%
7	Professional Services	275,370,480	154,042,419	79%
8	Industrial Products and Services	89,715,636	106,270,684	-16%
9	Office Management	29,106,319	47,640,934	-39%
10	Textiles	8,117,123	19,849,548	-59%
	Totals	1,663,872,186	812,262,080	105%

Key Market Observations

The most significant momentum is currently in Security and Protection, which leads all categories with 445% growth. This is closely followed by Facilities & Construction 330% and Human Capital 311%. These triple-digit surges suggest that agencies are actively seeking HUBZone partners for specialized physical and administrative infrastructure projects.

Information Technology (IT) remains the anchor of the HUBZone Schedule market, accounting for $867.5 million in 2025 sales more than doubling its volume since 2020.

Conversely, categories such as Textiles, Office Management, and Industrial Products have seen a decrease in Schedule spending, indicating a consolidation of requirements into higher-growth service areas.

Strategic Positioning

For HUBZone-certified firms, these trends highlight a clear "path of least resistance" in sectors where agency demand is growing much faster than the historical baseline.

We are available to review these benchmarks in the context of your firm's specific service offerings or to discuss the process for capturing a larger share of this localized expenditure. Please let us know if you would like to schedule a brief technical discussion.