Table 6-5: Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation Establishments and Employment: 2004,,, ,,, State,Number of establishments1,Number of employees,Annual payroll ($ thousands) Alabama,94,"1,702","29,658" Alaska,75,"1,317","24,970" Arizona,196,"7,288","176,959" Arkansas,60,964,"17,220" California,"1,446","37,565","868,331" Colorado,164,"4,593","104,333" Connecticut,346,"11,432","254,741" Delaware,159,"2,401","48,972" District of Columbia,35,"1,024","32,951" Florida,847,"13,494","305,469" Georgia,283,"3,444","69,632" Hawaii,96,"3,409","97,731" Idaho,87,"1,655","21,668" Illinois,894,"22,227","405,476" Indiana,239,"3,629","61,634" Iowa,99,"1,762","24,415" Kansas,148,"5,344","77,802" Kentucky,115,"1,935","30,206" Louisiana,163,W,W Maine,89,"1,310","22,049" Maryland,685,"8,730","161,920" Massachusetts,732,"17,545","369,223" Michigan,289,"4,745","100,298" Minnesota,472,"12,635","212,445" Mississippi,80,"1,731","25,710" Missouri,321,"9,387","131,907" Montana,119,"1,423","17,580" Nebraska,72,W,W Nevada,117,"11,572","253,321" New Hampshire,129,"3,066","53,376" New Jersey,"1,092","28,212","548,573" New Mexico,148,"3,110","46,720" New York,"2,658","62,562","1,491,212" North Carolina,289,"4,217","84,659" North Dakota,61,990,"11,508" Ohio,340,"7,528","135,795" Oklahoma,72,W,W Oregon,205,"4,330","68,196" Pennsylvania,"1,117","32,008","485,220" Rhode Island,102,"2,304","41,678" South Carolina,111,"1,397","22,925" South Dakota,69,910,"12,630" Tennessee,319,"5,334","119,007" Texas,577,"14,190","293,651" Utah,60,W,W Vermont,71,"1,450","24,719" Virginia,347,"6,620","158,633" Washington,219,"6,085","123,442" West Virginia,42,W,W Wisconsin,549,"14,295","214,240" Wyoming,33,472,"7,496" "United States, total","17,132","401,034","8,044,618" ,,, KEY: W = data withheld to avoid disclosure.,,, ,,, "1The transit and ground passenger transportation sector (North American Industrial Classification System [NAICS] 485) includes industries providing a variety of passenger transportation activities, such as urban transit systems; chartered bus, school bus, and interurban bus transportation; and taxis. These activities are distinguished based primarily on such production process factors as vehicle types, routes, and schedules. Scenic and sightseeing ground transportation services are excluded ",,, ,,, "SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, 2004 County Business Patterns, Washington, DC: 2006, available at http://www.census.gov/epcd/cbp/view/cbpview.html as of Sept. 26, 2006.",,, ,,, ,,, ,,, ,,