1997 Economic Census:
Comparative Statistics for the United States
1987 SIC Basis: Transportation, Communications and Utilities

 
Transportation, Communications and Utilities - Industries Ranked by Growth in Revenue 1992 to 1997
Includes only establishments with payroll. Data are in current dollars and have not been adjusted for inflation. Introductory text includes scope and methodology. For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table. An alternate display has fewer columns.

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
N=Comparable data not available D=Withheld to avoid disclosure

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Source: 1997 Economic Census, Comparative Statistics

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