The minimum wage as of federal law in the US is $7.25 an hour, in Arizona it’s $13.85 an hour. Buy land in Arizona, since it is the cheapest state to buy land in (Average price of $4,164 per acre)
As of April 2023, Gravel prices in the US is around $10 to $50 per ton. Hire workers for Arizona minimum wage to break rocks down into gravel, and sell it to construction companies.
Doing the shipping yourself will net you even more money per sale, so hire a fleet of dump trucks as well. Arizona gas prices are around $3.79 a gallon. A Kenworth T880 has the best MPG (Mile Per Gallon) at about 7. Assuming the delivery site is 50 miles away, that’s only $27.07 dollars of gas.
