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Table 6-2: Transportation and Warehousing Establishments and Employment in the United States: 1999
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Total transportation and warehousing |
187,339 |
3,627,057 |
116,682,214 |
Air transportation |
5,285 |
582,838 |
24,414,357 |
Water transportation |
1,950 |
71,844 |
3,039,510 |
Truck transportation |
108,749 |
1,384,178 |
43,626,168 |
Transit and ground passenger transportation |
16,254 |
370,022 |
6,729,332 |
Pipeline transportation |
2,550 |
48,149 |
3,032,689 |
Scenic and sightseeing transportation |
2,267 |
22,877 |
540,702 |
Support activities for transportation |
31,392 |
440,175 |
14,915,625 |
Couriers and messengers |
11,938 |
578,368 |
16,725,960 |
Warehousing and storage |
6,954 |
128,606 |
3,657,871 |
1 The transportation and
warehousing sector (North American Industrial Classification System [NAICS]
48 and 49) includes industries providing transportation of passengers and
cargo, warehousing and storage for goods, scenic and sightseeing
transportation, and support activities related to modes of
transportation. Establishments in
these industries use transportation equipment or transportation related
facilities as a productive asset. The
type of equipment depends on the mode of transportation. The modes of transportation comprise air,
rail, water, road, and pipeline.
SOURCE FOR DATA ON THIS PAGE: U.S.
Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, 1999
County Business Patterns, Washington, DC: May
2001, available at http://www.census.gov/epcd/cbp/map/99data/06/999.txt as
of Oct. 25, 2001.
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