401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Blue Bird Corporation 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$116M
Total assets Near avg plan size
1,865
Participants Near avg headcount
91st
Percentile by assets National rank
$61,947
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Blue Bird 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Blue Bird Corporation · Georgia · Manufacturing

$116M in assets, 1,865 participants

Blue Bird Corporation's Blue Bird 401(k) Plan reported $116M in total assets and 1,865 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 91st percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.

  • #15,509 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Where Blue Bird 401(k) Plan sits by assets

Blue Bird 401(k) Plan sits in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, $116M for 1,865 participants (~$61,947/participant), up 8.3% in 2024.

#15,509
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
+8.3%
assets growth YoY
1.2×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Blue Bird 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Blue Bird 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500

$115,531,540 Top 9% higher than 91% of 123,620 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,050,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2024

Blue Bird 401(k) Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Blue Bird 401(k) Plan lands in the large band (1,865 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Blue Bird 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 1,646 in the plan year 2023 filing to 1,865 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Blue Bird 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $107M in the plan year 2023 filing to $116M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Blue Bird 401(k) Plan reported net income fell from $9M in the plan year 2023 filing to $9M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 580813156 · Blue Bird Corporation PY 2024 · 401(k)

Blue Bird 401(k) Plan · $116M · 1,865 · 91st

  • EIN $116M
  • RANK 1,865
  • PHOTO 91st
  • IND 401(k)
  • EOY near Geon Performance Solutions 401(k) Plan
  • 5500 ind #15509

Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with Manufacturing retirement plans → · Plans in Georgia →

Blue Bird 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Blue Bird 401(k) Plan$116MGeon Performance Solutions 401(k) PlanGeon Performance Solutions 4…$116MFast Retailing USA 401(k) Savings PlanFast Retailing USA 401(k) Sa…$116MSignature Medical Group, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing PlanSignature Medical Group, Inc…$115MSequoia Consulting Group 401(k) PlanSequoia Consulting Group 401…$115M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Blue Bird 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$107M
Net Assets (End of Year)$116M
Net Income$9M
Employer EIN580813156
Plan Effective Date1987-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Blue Bird Corporation)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Blue Bird Corporation plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$116M 42.02156626462733% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$100M$150M$200M$250M 202220232024 $199M $116M ▼ -42.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 2,121 $199M
2023 2 1,863 $223M
2024 1 1,865 $116M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Georgia

Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Blue Bird 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Georgia, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000000100000200000300000400000500000 -50510152025 Total assets ($B) Participants Blue Bird 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.11553154 · Participants: 1865Blue Bird 401(k) PlanThe Teamster - UPS National 401(k) Tax Deferred Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 19.309174243 · Participants: 452126The Teamster - UPS National 401(k) Tax Deferred Savings PlanDelta 401(k) Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 18.985170319 · Participants: 89836Delta 401(k) Retirement PlanDelta 401(k) Retirement Plan for Pilots, Total assets ($B): 15.928334925 · Participants: 14473Delta 401(k) Retirement Plan for PilotsUPS 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.192071511 · Participants: 95250UPS 401(k) Savings PlanThe Home Depot Futurebuilder, Total assets ($B): 14.149677171 · Participants: 398464The Home Depot Futurebuilder
Blue Bird 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Georgia, assets vs. participants
Compare Blue Bird 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Blue Bird 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Georgia, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Geon Performance Solutions 401(k) Plan in OH ($116M); by covered participants it is Barona Employees 401(k) Retirement Plan in CA (1,865 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($116M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,865 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Blue Bird 401(k) Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Blue Bird 401(k) Plan grew at a solid clip - up 8.3% during 2024, from $107M to $116M. Reported net income was $9M.
How have Blue Bird Corporation plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Blue Bird Corporation's sponsor-wide assets declined 42.0%, from $199M to $116M.
Where does Blue Bird 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Blue Bird 401(k) Plan ranks in the 91st percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Blue Bird 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Geon Performance Solutions 401(k) Plan in OH ($116M, 641 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Blue Bird 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Barona Employees 401(k) Retirement Plan in CA (1,865 participants, $134M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2024.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 580813156.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.