1997 Economic Census: |
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SIC
1987 SIC Description
Establishments
Revenue
($1,000)
Paid employees
Annual payroll
($1,000)
1997
1992
% chg
1997
1992
% chg
1997
1992
% chg
1997
1992
% chg
4812
Radiotelephone
6,497
3,063
112.1
38,271,339
12,269,735
211.9
147,845
61,077
142.1
5,950,128
2,091,368
184.5
4899
Communication services, not elsewhere
classified
1,885
1,008
87.0
7,056,820
2,357,888
199.3
24,540
9,737
152.0
1,046,714
404,498
158.8
4729
Arrangement of passenger transportation, not elsewhere
classified
992
1,097
-9.6
4,199,909
1,743,663
140.9
21,004
13,322
57.7
843,194
395,506
113.2
4225
General warehousing and storage
10,912
6,753
61.6
7,846,325
3,919,158
100.2
81,450
49,091
65.9
1,918,952
983,107
95.2
4731
Freight shipping services
15,994
12,553
27.4
16,392,866
9,158,618
79.0
143,126
106,979
33.8
5,067,614
3,232,854
56.8
4119
Other local passenger transportation
8,995
7,140
26.0
8,147,039
4,604,037
77.0
179,736
115,625
55.4
3,183,251
1,786,101
78.2
4841
Cable and other pay television broadcasting
4,679
4,468
4.7
45,389,578
27,512,100
65.0
174,351
128,963
35.2
6,151,186
3,558,691
72.8
4785
Fixed facilities, inspection, and weighing
services
382
263
45.2
347,066
221,031
57.0
3,728
2,810
32.7
121,277
64,957
86.7
4832
Radio broadcasting
6,894
6,956
-0.9
10,648,134
6,865,419
55.1
126,673
112,385
12.7
3,604,481
2,547,700
41.5
4513
Air courier services
3,141
2,639
19.0
17,003,731
11,012,662
54.4
145,796
99,021
47.2
4,595,514
2,935,251
56.6
4493
Marinas
4,217
3,348
26.0
2,541,481
1,651,400
53.9
22,765
17,913
27.1
516,589
345,922
49.3
4212
Local trucking without storage
61,063
49,870
22.4
51,384,852
33,554,382
53.1
473,694
354,742
33.5
12,642,812
8,043,459
57.2
4581
Airport terminal services
4,340
3,252
33.5
9,350,148
6,167,556
51.6
121,210
79,953
51.6
2,881,298
1,796,333
60.4
4725
Tour operators
3,501
3,008
16.4
2,782,285
1,864,754
49.2
38,574
30,519
26.4
1,034,433
690,202
49.9
4142
Charter bus service, interstate/interurban
1,049
878
19.5
1,308,246
893,861
46.4
22,789
16,905
34.8
404,454
269,149
50.3
4489
Water transportation of passengers, not elsewhere
classified
808
843
-4.2
1,032,136
709,793
45.4
12,704
9,014
40.9
267,809
181,862
47.3
4499
Other water transportation services
1,270
1,118
13.6
1,398,067
970,602
44.0
8,857
9,385
-5.6
327,006
263,418
24.1
4724
Travel agencies
29,332
27,688
5.9
9,977,110
6,964,364
43.3
183,178
149,140
22.8
4,463,903
2,835,511
57.4
4833
Television broadcasting
1,895
1,593
19.0
29,777,076
21,363,523
39.4
123,042
109,370
12.5
6,264,436
4,428,676
41.5
4482
Ferry transportation
137
118
16.1
214,485
154,668
38.7
1,896
1,791
5.9
70,754
50,824
39.2
4813
Other telephone
22,286
21,667
2.9
217,859,458
159,310,360
36.8
852,109
867,168
-1.7
40,949,531
33,809,208
21.1
4941
Water supply
3,721
3,453
7.8
4,347,227
3,188,291
36.3
26,597
23,681
12.3
800,537
620,000
29.1
4412
Deep sea freight transportation
487
334
45.8
11,570,718
8,490,470
36.3
18,542
13,334
39.1
841,598
629,239
33.7
4213
Trucking, except local
47,315
40,821
15.9
105,764,108
78,357,536
35.0
915,091
758,435
20.7
28,992,807
20,974,464
38.2
4512
Scheduled air transportation %%
1,798
1,681
7.0
16,284,929
12,360,208
31.8
65,988
70,514
-6.4
1,920,912
1,961,918
-2.1
4222
Refrigerated products warehousing
872
929
-6.1
2,268,823
1,744,807
30.0
22,109
18,963
16.6
609,335
463,927
31.3
4121
Taxi service
3,184
3,337
-4.6
1,280,597
992,378
29.0
27,850
26,338
5.7
392,759
305,907
28.4
4449
Inland waterways freight transportation
222
195
13.8
2,821,121
2,196,881
28.4
10,628
9,176
15.8
396,093
293,390
35.0
4151
School bus service
4,326
4,260
1.5
4,233,836
3,315,313
27.7
147,441
130,093
13.3
1,810,695
1,379,955
31.2
4131
Interurban and rural bus transportation
407
607
-32.9
1,147,432
910,512
26.0
19,900
15,301
30.1
549,727
309,590
77.6
4613
Pipeline transportation of refined petroleum
products
448
358
25.1
2,516,124
2,009,975
25.2
5,156
5,578
-7.6
290,125
251,939
15.2
4141
Charter bus service, local
482
429
12.4
459,953
375,221
22.6
8,694
7,699
12.9
143,572
124,635
15.2
4481
Deep sea passenger transportation, except by
ferry
144
72
100.0
3,997,740
3,268,465
22.3
13,189
12,503
5.5
400,146
275,067
45.5
4173
Bus terminal and service facilities
26
19
36.8
15,253
12,497
22.1
220
196
12.2
5,190
4,496
15.4
4961
Steam and air-conditioning supply
83
69
20.3
573,063
479,823
19.4
1,767
1,647
7.3
80,995
69,796
16.0
4226
Other special warehousing and storage
1,221
1,452
-15.9
2,395,233
2,009,466
19.2
19,594
20,594
-4.9
575,325
550,618
4.5
4215
Courier services, except by air
7,746
5,966
29.8
22,808,702
19,334,322
18.0
385,043
307,061
25.4
9,476,116
7,396,148
28.1
4911
Electric services
6,212
5,374
15.6
169,783,807
145,585,669
16.6
359,235
425,285
-15.5
19,103,847
18,818,272
1.5
495
Sanitary services
6,056
5,064
19.6
17,165,878
15,156,045
13.3
103,025
92,467
11.4
3,559,546
2,839,499
25.4
4491
Marine cargo handling and operation of port and waterfront
terminals
791
871
-9.2
5,345,368
5,066,178
5.5
55,265
58,840
-6.1
2,179,045
1,841,419
18.3
4221
Farm product warehousing and storage
facilities
486
584
-16.8
673,198
656,468
2.5
5,280
6,497
-18.7
118,542
129,615
-8.5
4214
Local trucking with storage
3,744
4,512
-17.0
4,221,111
4,190,745
0.7
57,749
64,417
-10.4
1,401,608
1,345,954
4.1
4971
Irrigation systems
331
307
7.8
106,608
106,168
0.4
1,336
1,786
-25.2
24,871
38,240
-35.0
4612
Pipeline transportation of crude oil
382
405
-5.7
4,364,552
4,409,247
-1.0
7,960
10,355
-23.1
479,510
531,135
-9.7
4492
Towing and tugboat services
814
941
-13.5
2,623,493
2,681,907
-2.2
20,553
24,639
-16.6
682,842
689,085
-0.9
4432
Great Lakes - St. Lawrence Seaway freight
transportation
32
26
23.1
519,863
559,187
-7.0
1,614
1,255
28.6
109,804
81,347
35.0
4424
Coastal and intercoastal freight
transportation
292
281
3.9
3,114,639
3,457,663
-9.9
12,547
13,464
-6.8
538,088
518,623
3.8
4619
All other pipeline transportation
31
81
-61.7
329,483
643,834
-48.8
375
846
-55.7
19,991
38,011
-47.4
4231
Trucking terminal facilities
14
21
-33.3
12,989
27,482
-52.7
120
295
-59.3
3,955
8,359
-52.7
4822
Telegraph communications
183
489
-62.6
177,571
988,142
-82.0
1,483
5,536
-73.2
51,262
217,800
-76.5
4111
Local and suburban transit
1,152
1,135
1.5
D
1,545,488
N
(25k-49999)
42,756
N
D
1,011,284
N
4522
Nonscheduled air transportation
2,176
N
N
4,748,024
N
N
29,417
N
N
1,006,804
N
N
4741
Railroad car rental
124
125
-0.8
D
1,881,144
N
(1000-2499)
1,926
N
D
84,544
N
4783
Packing and crating
795
835
-4.8
D
522,478
N
(5000-9999)
8,123
N
D
154,523
N
4789
Transportation services, not elsewhere
classified
1,289
1,024
25.9
D
1,533,803
N
(25k-49999)
16,383
N
D
392,240
N
492
Gas production and distribution
3,931
3,968
-0.9
D
75,742,330
N
(100,000+)
147,923
N
D
6,172,159
N
493
Combination utility services
1,989
1,814
9.6
D
70,702,898
N
(100,000+)
222,223
N
D
10,597,189
N
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Source: 1997 Economic Census, Comparative Statistics
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