2002 Economic Census
Transportation and Warehousing
Massachusetts

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Transportation and Warehousing - by subsector

Data based on Geographic Area Series reports. Table includes only establishments of firms with payroll. Nonemployers are shown separately. Introductory text includes scope, methodology, non-sampling error, and confidentiality protection. For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.
More data	NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Revenue ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
D = Withheld to avoid disclosing data of individual companies; data are included in higher level totals (1) Data for NAICS 481111 do not include large certificated passenger carriers that report to the Office of Airline Information, U.S. Department of Transportation.
	48-49	Transportation & warehousing	3,597	5,919,533	2,186,001	71,350
	481	Air transportation	90	381,091	51,397	1,219
	482	Rail Transportation (not covered in the Economic Census)	X	X	X	X
	483	Water transportation	51	334,361	91,120	1,859
	484	Truck transportation	1,548	2,059,884	656,307	17,361
	485	Transit & ground passenger transportation	730	851,173	351,680	18,544
	486	Pipeline transportation	14	D	D	(100-249)
	487	Scenic & sightseeing transportation	75	D	D	(500-999)
	488	Support activities for transportation	585	738,728	220,243	6,119
	491	Postal Service (not covered in the Economic Census)	X	X	X	X
	492	Couriers & messengers	242	D	D	(10k-24k)
	493	Warehousing & storage	262	349,560	448,903	14,856

Transportation and Warehousing - by industry

Data based on Geographic Area Series reports. Table includes only establishments of firms with payroll. Nonemployers are shown separately. Introductory text includes scope, methodology, non-sampling error, and confidentiality protection. For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Revenue ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
D = Withheld to avoid disclosing data of individual companies; data are included in higher level totals (1) Data for NAICS 481111 do not include large certificated passenger carriers that report to the Office of Airline Information, U.S. Department of Transportation.
481	Air transportation	90	381,091	51,397	1,219
4811	Scheduled air transportation	51	D	D	(500-999)
481111	Scheduled passenger air transportation	45	D	D	(500-999)
481112	Scheduled freight air transportation	6	D	D	(20-99)
4812	Nonscheduled air transportation	39	D	D	(250-499)
481211	Nonscheduled chartered passenger air transportation	33	D	D	(250-499)
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Revenue ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
482	Rail Transportation (not covered in the Economic Census)	X	X	X	X
482111	Line-Haul Railroads	X	X	X	X
482112	Short Line Railroads	X	X	X	X
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Revenue ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
483	Water transportation	51	334,361	91,120	1,859
4831	Deep sea, coastal, & Great Lakes water transportation	35	327,436	88,430	1,730
483111	Deep sea freight transportation	8	D	D	(500-999)
483113	Coastal & Great Lakes freight transportation	15	140,743	36,998	991
483114	Coastal & Great Lakes passenger transportation	10	D	D	(100-249)
4832	Inland water transportation	16	6,925	2,690	129
483212	Inland water passenger transportation	11	D	D	(20-99)
4832122	Other water passenger transportation (including water taxi)	8	D	D	(1-19)
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Revenue ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
484	Truck transportation	1,548	2,059,884	656,307	17,361
4841	General freight trucking	708	1,183,777	398,611	9,956
48411	General freight trucking, local	378	361,030	137,933	3,901
4841101	General freight trucking without storage, local, truckload	217	207,424	69,748	2,028
4841102	General freight trucking w/o storage, local, less than truckload	133	121,947	51,107	1,409
4841103	General freight trucking with storage, local, truckload	15	16,758	10,574	336
4841104	General freight trucking with storage, local, less than truckload	13	14,901	6,504	128
48412	General freight trucking, long-distance	330	822,747	260,678	6,055
484121	General freight trucking, long-distance, truckload	228	454,437	124,008	3,165
484122	General freight trucking, long-distance, less than truckload	102	368,310	136,670	2,890
4842	Specialized freight trucking	840	876,107	257,696	7,405
48421	Used household & office goods moving	237	294,357	104,371	3,433
4842101	Used household & office goods moving, local, without storage	105	83,064	32,898	1,130
4842102	Used household & office goods moving, long-distance	70	122,140	33,271	1,035
4842103	Used household & office goods moving, local, with storage	62	89,153	38,202	1,268
48422	Specialized freight (except used goods) trucking, local	499	352,691	95,452	2,695
4842201	Hazardous materials trucking (except waste), local	39	27,561	8,616	225
4842202	Agricultural products trucking without storage, local	38	16,132	3,780	92
4842203	Dump trucking	304	157,890	38,182	1,174
4842204	Specialized trucking without storage, local	101	118,315	33,409	879
4842205	Specialized trucking, with storage, local	17	32,793	11,465	325
48423	Specialized freight (except used goods) trucking, long-distance	104	229,059	57,873	1,277
4842301	Hazardous materials trucking (except waste), long-distance	13	20,502	8,916	168
4842302	Agricultural products trucking, long-distance	13	3,371	609	22
4842303	Other specialized trucking, long-distance	78	205,186	48,348	1,087
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Revenue ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
485	Transit & ground passenger transportation	730	851,173	351,680	18,544
4851	Urban transit systems	36	91,938	47,894	1,689
485113	Bus & motor vehicle transit systems	31	D	D	(1000-2499)
4852	Interurban & rural bus transportation	22	44,520	20,598	614
4853	Taxi & limousine service	314	214,953	69,062	3,485
48531	Taxi service	152	62,018	21,124	1,425
48532	Limousine service	162	152,935	47,938	2,060
4854	School & employee bus transportation	208	344,009	146,874	9,333
4855	Charter bus industry	25	54,037	20,335	700
4859	Other transit & ground passenger transportation	125	101,716	46,917	2,723
485991	Special needs transportation	90	82,515	40,913	2,259
485999	All other transit & ground passenger transportation	35	19,201	6,004	464
4859991	Scheduled airport shuttle service	22	D	D	(250-499)
4859992	All other passenger transportation	13	D	D	(20-99)
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Revenue ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
486	Pipeline transportation	14	D	D	(100-249)
4862	Pipeline transportation of natural gas	14	D	D	(100-249)
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Revenue ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
487	Scenic & sightseeing transportation	75	D	D	(500-999)
4871	Scenic & sightseeing transportation, land	17	D	D	(100-249)
4872	Scenic & sightseeing transportation, water	53	34,937	11,141	438
4872101	Excursion & sightseeing boats (including dinner cruises)	34	31,082	10,261	394
4872102	Charter fishing & party fishing boats	19	3,855	880	44
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Revenue ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
488	Support activities for transportation	585	738,728	220,243	6,119
4881	Support activities for air transportation	74	111,837	39,438	1,341
48811	Airport operations	32	61,117	22,296	833
488111	Air traffic control	8	D	D	(20-99)
488119	Other airport operations	24	D	D	(500-999)
48819	Other support activities for air transportation	42	50,720	17,142	508
4882	Support activities for rail transportation	13	D	D	(100-249)
4883	Support activities for water transportation	21	D	D	(100-249)
48832	Marine cargo handling	6	D	D	(100-249)
48839	Other support activities for water transportation	9	D	D	(20-99)
4884	Support activities for road transportation	157	87,341	28,007	1,093
48841	Motor vehicle towing	141	78,657	25,599	996
48849	Other support activities for road transportation	16	8,684	2,408	97
4885	Freight transportation arrangement	289	474,101	133,679	3,156
4885101	Freight forwarding	140	317,268	78,044	1,794
4885102	Arrangement of transportation of freight & cargo	149	156,833	55,635	1,362
4889	Other support activities for transportation	31	D	D	(100-249)
488991	Packing & crating	28	18,197	4,851	179
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Revenue ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
491	Postal Service (not covered in the Economic Census)	X	X	X	X
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Revenue ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
492	Couriers & messengers	242	D	D	(10k-24k)
4921	Couriers	142	D	D	(5000-9999)
4921101	Courier services (except by air)	84	D	D	(5000-9999)
4921102	Air courier services	58	D	D	(2500-4999)
4922	Local messengers & local delivery	100	D	D	(500-999)
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Revenue ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
493	Warehousing & storage	262	349,560	448,903	14,856
49311	General warehousing & storage	177	251,547	375,216	12,679
49312	Refrigerated warehousing & storage	37	D	D	(500-999)
49313	Farm product warehousing & storage	9	D	D	(100-249)
49319	Other warehousing & storage	39	D	D	(1000-2499)
4931901	Household goods warehousing & storage	17	D	D	(500-999)
4931902	Specialized goods warehousing & storage	22	D	D	(500-999)