2002 Economic Census: Industry Ratios: Transportation and Warehousing

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Industry Ratios for Transportation and Warehousing - by subsector
Data based on 2002 Economic Census Geographic Area Series and Subject Series reports. Table includes only establishments of firms with payroll. Nonemployers are shown separately. See the Key to Column Headings for definition of terms, how these measures are used, and links to other information. Use buttons below or Search above to go to specific industries.
More data	Go to graphic snapshot	NAICS code	Description	Total revenue ($ millions)	Revenue per estab- lishment ($1,000)	Revenue per paid employee($)	Revenue per $ of payroll ($)	Revenue per capita ($)	Annual payroll per employee ($)	Estab- lishments per million residents
(1) Data for NAICS 481111 do not include large certificated passenger carriers that report to the Office of Airline Information, U.S. Department of Transportation.
More data	Go to graphic snapshot	NAICS code	Description	Total revenue ($ millions)	Revenue per estab- lishment ($1,000)	Revenue per paid employee($)	Revenue per $ of payroll ($)	Revenue per capita ($)	Annual payroll per employee ($)	Estab- lishments per million residents	48-49	Transportation & warehousing	382,152	1,914	104,675	3.29	1,326	31,770	693
		481	Air transportation	19,735	5,130	199,054	5.19	68	38,380	13
	Later	482	Rail Transportation (not covered in the Economic Census)	X
		483	Water transportation	23,331	12,345	352,687	7.30	80	48,288	7
		484	Truck transportation	164,219	1,458	114,421	3.44	569	33,270	391
		485	Transit & ground passenger transportation	18,850	1,092	47,316	2.46	65	19,266	60
		486	Pipeline transportation	22,031	10,069	598,843	8.90	76	67,318	8
		487	Scenic & sightseeing transportation	1,859	737	82,563	3.53	6	23,377	9
		488	Support activities for transportation	57,414	1,692	123,308	3.54	199	34,797	118
	Later	491	Postal Service (not covered in the Economic Census)	X
		492	Couriers & messengers	58,165	4,596	103,586	3.39	201	30,588	44
		493	Warehousing & storage	16,548	1,306	29,260	.96	57	30,384	44

Industry Ratios for Transportation and Warehousing - by industry
Data based on 2002 Economic Census Geographic Area Series and Subject Series reports. Table includes only establishments of firms with payroll. Nonemployers are shown separately. See the Key to Column Headings for definition of terms, how these measures are used, and links to other information. Use buttons below or Search above to go to specific industries.
Link to Industry Statistics Sampler	Go to graphic snapshot	NAICS code	Description	Total revenue ($ millions)	Revenue per estab- lishment ($1,000)	Revenue per paid employee($)	Revenue per $ of payroll ($)	Revenue per capita ($)	Annual payroll per employee ($)	Estab- lishments per million residents
(1) Data for NAICS 481111 do not include large certificated passenger carriers that report to the Office of Airline Information, U.S. Department of Transportation.
Link to Industry Statistics Sampler	Go to graphic snapshot	NAICS code	Description	Total revenue ($ millions)	Revenue per estab- lishment ($1,000)	Revenue per paid employee($)	Revenue per $ of payroll ($)	Revenue per capita ($)	Annual payroll per employee ($)	Estab- lishments per million residents		481	Air transportation	19,735	5,130	199,054	5.19	68	38,380	13
		4811	Scheduled air transportation	12,157	7,301	181,074	5.33	42	33,976	6
		481111	Scheduled passenger air transportation	8,922	6,927	201,641	5.45	30	37,001	4
		481112	Scheduled freight air transportation	3,235	8,580	141,316	5.02	11	28,130	1
		4812	Nonscheduled air transportation	7,578	3,473	236,766	4.97	26	47,618	8
		481211	Nonscheduled chartered passenger air transportation	5,562	3,779	239,856	5.01	19	47,903	5
		481212	Nonscheduled chartered freight air transportation	1,165	4,753	261,747	5.55	4	47,176	1
		481219	Other nonscheduled air transportation	851	1,831	194,915	4.19	2	46,559	2
Link to Industry Statistics Sampler	Go to graphic snapshot	NAICS code	Description	Total revenue ($ millions)	Revenue per estab- lishment ($1,000)	Revenue per paid employee($)	Revenue per $ of payroll ($)	Revenue per capita ($)	Annual payroll per employee ($)	Estab- lishments per million residents
Link to Industry Statistics Sampler	Go to graphic snapshot	NAICS code	Description	Total revenue ($ millions)	Revenue per estab- lishment ($1,000)	Revenue per paid employee($)	Revenue per $ of payroll ($)	Revenue per capita ($)	Annual payroll per employee ($)	Estab- lishments per million residents	Later	482	Rail Transportation (not covered in the Economic Census)	X
	Later	482111	Line-Haul Railroads	X
	Later	482112	Short Line Railroads	X
Link to Industry Statistics Sampler	Go to graphic snapshot	NAICS code	Description	Total revenue ($ millions)	Revenue per estab- lishment ($1,000)	Revenue per paid employee($)	Revenue per $ of payroll ($)	Revenue per capita ($)	Annual payroll per employee ($)	Estab- lishments per million residents
Link to Industry Statistics Sampler	Go to graphic snapshot	NAICS code	Description	Total revenue ($ millions)	Revenue per estab- lishment ($1,000)	Revenue per paid employee($)	Revenue per $ of payroll ($)	Revenue per capita ($)	Annual payroll per employee ($)	Estab- lishments per million residents		483	Water transportation	23,331	12,345	352,687	7.30	80	48,288	7
		4831	Deep sea, coastal, & Great Lakes water transportation	19,788	15,059	413,130	8.50	68	48,627	5
		483111	Deep sea freight transportation	6,533	14,453	512,647	8.75	22	58,596	2
		483112	Deep sea passenger transportation	7,919	89,987	707,669	18.63	27	37,995
		483113	Coastal & Great Lakes freight transportation	5,066	7,723	237,648	4.70	17	50,548	2
		483114	Coastal & Great Lakes passenger transportation	270	2,287	102,012	3.39	0	30,099
		4832	Inland water transportation	3,544	6,152	194,107	4.10	12	47,398	2
		483211	Inland water freight transportation	3,176	9,595	211,682	4.24	11	49,966	1
		4832111	Inland waterways freight transportation (except towing)	2,524	10,302	217,618	4.32	8	50,388	1
		4832112	Inland waterways towing transportation	652	7,583	191,466	3.95	2	48,529
		483212	Inland water passenger transportation	368	1,500	113,023	3.18	1	35,547	1
		4832121	Inland waterways ferry transportation	224	3,115	135,013	3.57	0	37,835
		4832122	Other water passenger transportation (including water taxi)	143	828	90,065	2.72	0	33,159	1
Link to Industry Statistics Sampler	Go to graphic snapshot	NAICS code	Description	Total revenue ($ millions)	Revenue per estab- lishment ($1,000)	Revenue per paid employee($)	Revenue per $ of payroll ($)	Revenue per capita ($)	Annual payroll per employee ($)	Estab- lishments per million residents
Link to Industry Statistics Sampler	Go to graphic snapshot	NAICS code	Description	Total revenue ($ millions)	Revenue per estab- lishment ($1,000)	Revenue per paid employee($)	Revenue per $ of payroll ($)	Revenue per capita ($)	Annual payroll per employee ($)	Estab- lishments per million residents		484	Truck transportation	164,219	1,458	114,421	3.44	569	33,270	391
		4841	General freight trucking	110,239	1,868	111,444	3.23	382	34,493	205
		48411	General freight trucking, local	17,353	810	99,643	3.22	60	30,944	74
		4841101	General freight trucking without storage, local, truckload	12,023	834	108,926	3.47	41	31,351	50
		4841102	General freight trucking w/o storage, local, less than truckload	3,947	705	86,558	2.89	13	29,958	19
		4841103	General freight trucking with storage, local, truckload	772	857	64,949	2.17	2	29,936	3
		4841104	General freight trucking with storage, local, less than truckload	612	1,186	97,118	2.96	2	32,863	2
		48412	General freight trucking, long-distance	92,886	2,472	113,965	3.23	322	35,252	130
		484121	General freight trucking, long-distance, truckload	65,031	2,165	117,010	3.66	225	32,008	104
		484122	General freight trucking, long-distance, less than truckload	27,855	3,697	107,438	2.55	96	42,205	26
		4842	Specialized freight trucking	53,980	1,007	121,026	3.96	187	30,558	186
		48421	Used household & office goods moving	12,638	1,462	113,865	4.09	43	27,861	30
		4842101	Used household & office goods moving, local, without storage	2,019	604	69,667	2.97	7	23,435	12
		4842102	Used household & office goods moving, long-distance	8,454	2,478	156,384	5.12	29	30,543	12
		4842103	Used household & office goods moving, local, with storage	2,166	1,147	77,456	2.84	7	27,260	7
		48422	Specialized freight (except used goods) trucking, local	22,383	677	112,248	3.82	77	29,418	115
		4842201	Hazardous materials trucking (except waste), local	2,019	1,281	106,988	2.75	7	38,898	5
		4842202	Agricultural products trucking without storage, local	3,198	441	100,789	3.99	11	25,235	25
		4842203	Dump trucking	11,268	662	126,646	4.47	39	28,334	59
		4842204	Specialized trucking without storage, local	5,188	786	99,557	3.29	18	30,263	23
		4842205	Specialized trucking, with storage, local	710	1,119	91,935	3.04	2	30,215	2
		48423	Specialized freight (except used goods) trucking, long-distance	18,958	1,591	139,792	4.06	65	34,443	41
		4842301	Hazardous materials trucking (except waste), long-distance	2,630	1,766	139,753	3.89	9	35,928	5
		4842302	Agricultural products trucking, long-distance	2,971	659	126,087	4.76	10	26,507	16
		4842303	Other specialized trucking, long-distance	13,357	2,258	143,264	3.96	46	36,149	21
Link to Industry Statistics Sampler	Go to graphic snapshot	NAICS code	Description	Total revenue ($ millions)	Revenue per estab- lishment ($1,000)	Revenue per paid employee($)	Revenue per $ of payroll ($)	Revenue per capita ($)	Annual payroll per employee ($)	Estab- lishments per million residents
Link to Industry Statistics Sampler	Go to graphic snapshot	NAICS code	Description	Total revenue ($ millions)	Revenue per estab- lishment ($1,000)	Revenue per paid employee($)	Revenue per $ of payroll ($)	Revenue per capita ($)	Annual payroll per employee ($)	Estab- lishments per million residents		485	Transit & ground passenger transportation	18,850	1,092	47,316	2.46	65	19,266	60
		4851	Urban transit systems	2,808	2,740	52,352	1.66	9	31,580	4
		485111	Mixed mode transit systems	D
		485112	Commuter rail systems	D
		485113	Bus & motor vehicle transit systems	2,272	2,480	47,973	1.63	7	29,399	3
		485119	Other urban transit systems	D
		4852	Interurban & rural bus transportation	1,531	3,014	80,142	2.69	5	29,834	2
		4853	Taxi & limousine service	4,248	608	64,287	3.59	14	17,926	24
		48531	Taxi service	1,602	510	54,171	3.39	5	15,964	11
		48532	Limousine service	2,647	688	72,480	3.71	9	19,515	13
		4854	School & employee bus transportation	5,928	1,313	33,937	2.27	20	14,941	16
		4855	Charter bus industry	1,762	1,410	60,140	3.12	6	19,291	4
		4859	Other transit & ground passenger transportation	2,572	865	46,285	2.45	8	18,924	10
		485991	Special needs transportation	1,855	904	45,007	2.33	6	19,348	7
		485999	All other transit & ground passenger transportation	718	777	49,950	2.82	2	17,709	3
		4859991	Scheduled airport shuttle service	472	853	45,468	2.62	1	17,329	2
		4859992	All other passenger transportation	246	663	61,602	3.29	0	18,696	1
Link to Industry Statistics Sampler	Go to graphic snapshot	NAICS code	Description	Total revenue ($ millions)	Revenue per estab- lishment ($1,000)	Revenue per paid employee($)	Revenue per $ of payroll ($)	Revenue per capita ($)	Annual payroll per employee ($)	Estab- lishments per million residents
Link to Industry Statistics Sampler	Go to graphic snapshot	NAICS code	Description	Total revenue ($ millions)	Revenue per estab- lishment ($1,000)	Revenue per paid employee($)	Revenue per $ of payroll ($)	Revenue per capita ($)	Annual payroll per employee ($)	Estab- lishments per million residents		486	Pipeline transportation	22,031	10,069	598,843	8.90	76	67,318	8
		4861	Pipeline transportation of crude oil	3,402	13,499	522,719	7.02	11	74,467	1
		4862	Pipeline transportation of natural gas	14,797	10,341	624,968	9.39	51	66,526	5
		4869	Other pipeline transportation	3,832	7,589	580,196	9.19	13	63,114	2
		48691	Pipeline transportation of refined petroleum products	3,414	7,294	555,177	8.74	11	63,530	2
		48699	All other pipeline transportation	418	11,308	917,570	15.96	1	57,507
Link to Industry Statistics Sampler	Go to graphic snapshot	NAICS code	Description	Total revenue ($ millions)	Revenue per estab- lishment ($1,000)	Revenue per paid employee($)	Revenue per $ of payroll ($)	Revenue per capita ($)	Annual payroll per employee ($)	Estab- lishments per million residents
Link to Industry Statistics Sampler	Go to graphic snapshot	NAICS code	Description	Total revenue ($ millions)	Revenue per estab- lishment ($1,000)	Revenue per paid employee($)	Revenue per $ of payroll ($)	Revenue per capita ($)	Annual payroll per employee ($)	Estab- lishments per million residents		487	Scenic & sightseeing transportation	1,859	737	82,563	3.53	6	23,377	9
		4871	Scenic & sightseeing transportation, land	636	1,077	72,745	3.32	2	21,909	2
		4872	Scenic & sightseeing transportation, water	1,002	573	82,909	3.50	3	23,663	6
		4872101	Excursion & sightseeing boats (including dinner cruises)	774	994	80,950	3.34	2	24,226	3
		4872102	Charter fishing & party fishing boats	228	236	90,321	4.19	0	21,532	3
		4879	Scenic & sightseeing transportation, other	220	1,198	131,193	4.53	0	28,961	1
Link to Industry Statistics Sampler	Go to graphic snapshot	NAICS code	Description	Total revenue ($ millions)	Revenue per estab- lishment ($1,000)	Revenue per paid employee($)	Revenue per $ of payroll ($)	Revenue per capita ($)	Annual payroll per employee ($)	Estab- lishments per million residents
Link to Industry Statistics Sampler	Go to graphic snapshot	NAICS code	Description	Total revenue ($ millions)	Revenue per estab- lishment ($1,000)	Revenue per paid employee($)	Revenue per $ of payroll ($)	Revenue per capita ($)	Annual payroll per employee ($)	Estab- lishments per million residents		488	Support activities for transportation	57,414	1,692	123,308	3.54	199	34,797	118
		4881	Support activities for air transportation	12,181	2,448	94,024	3.25	42	28,911	17
		48811	Airport operations	3,838	2,349	65,650	2.89	13	22,705	6
		488111	Air traffic control	71	471	61,013	1.36	0	44,754	1
		488119	Other airport operations	3,768	2,539	65,743	2.95	13	22,259	5
		48819	Other support activities for air transportation	8,343	2,496	117,360	3.45	28	34,016	12
		4882	Support activities for rail transportation	1,822	2,135	89,608	2.63	6	34,105	3
		4883	Support activities for water transportation	8,812	3,724	137,703	3.38	30	40,688	8
		48831	Port & harbor operations	1,132	5,099	206,029	4.86	3	42,421	1
		48832	Marine cargo handling	4,332	7,721	128,580	3.16	15	40,702	2
		48833	Navigational services to shipping and salvage	1,768	2,279	153,350	3.57	6	42,926	3
		48839	Other support activities for water transportation	1,580	1,958	118,991	3.13	5	37,993	3
		4884	Support activities for road transportation	4,003	505	71,437	2.95	13	24,195	28
		48841	Motor vehicle towing	3,097	451	68,717	2.94	10	23,352	24
		48849	Other support activities for road transportation	906	850	82,614	2.99	3	27,659	4
		4885	Freight transportation arrangement	27,656	1,676	163,995	4.03	95	40,728	57
		4885101	Freight forwarding	13,183	2,016	168,249	4.26	45	39,492	23
		4885102	Arrangement of transportation of freight & cargo	14,473	1,453	160,303	3.83	50	41,801	35
		4889	Other support activities for transportation	2,940	2,234	108,634	3.14	10	34,557	5
		488991	Packing & crating	D						4
		488999	All other support activities for transportation	D
Link to Industry Statistics Sampler	Go to graphic snapshot	NAICS code	Description	Total revenue ($ millions)	Revenue per estab- lishment ($1,000)	Revenue per paid employee($)	Revenue per $ of payroll ($)	Revenue per capita ($)	Annual payroll per employee ($)	Estab- lishments per million residents
Link to Industry Statistics Sampler	Go to graphic snapshot	NAICS code	Description	Total revenue ($ millions)	Revenue per estab- lishment ($1,000)	Revenue per paid employee($)	Revenue per $ of payroll ($)	Revenue per capita ($)	Annual payroll per employee ($)	Estab- lishments per million residents	Later	491	Postal Service (not covered in the Economic Census)	X
Link to Industry Statistics Sampler	Go to graphic snapshot	NAICS code	Description	Total revenue ($ millions)	Revenue per estab- lishment ($1,000)	Revenue per paid employee($)	Revenue per $ of payroll ($)	Revenue per capita ($)	Annual payroll per employee ($)	Estab- lishments per million residents
Link to Industry Statistics Sampler	Go to graphic snapshot	NAICS code	Description	Total revenue ($ millions)	Revenue per estab- lishment ($1,000)	Revenue per paid employee($)	Revenue per $ of payroll ($)	Revenue per capita ($)	Annual payroll per employee ($)	Estab- lishments per million residents		492	Couriers & messengers	58,165	4,596	103,586	3.39	201	30,588	44
		4921	Couriers	54,821	7,426	106,464	3.39	190	31,423	26
		4921101	Courier services (except by air)	D						12
		4921102	Air courier services	D						13
		4922	Local messengers & local delivery	3,344	634	71,778	3.36	11	21,359	18
Link to Industry Statistics Sampler	Go to graphic snapshot	NAICS code	Description	Total revenue ($ millions)	Revenue per estab- lishment ($1,000)	Revenue per paid employee($)	Revenue per $ of payroll ($)	Revenue per capita ($)	Annual payroll per employee ($)	Estab- lishments per million residents
Link to Industry Statistics Sampler	Go to graphic snapshot	NAICS code	Description	Total revenue ($ millions)	Revenue per estab- lishment ($1,000)	Revenue per paid employee($)	Revenue per $ of payroll ($)	Revenue per capita ($)	Annual payroll per employee ($)	Estab- lishments per million residents		493	Warehousing & storage	16,548	1,306	29,260	.96	57	30,384	44
		49311	General warehousing & storage	10,505	1,248	25,848	.85	36	30,496	29
		49312	Refrigerated warehousing & storage	2,908	2,362	64,280	1.98	10	32,406	4
		49313	Farm product warehousing & storage	763	1,082	69,940	2.29	2	30,488	2
		49319	Other warehousing & storage	2,372	1,025	23,037	.79	8	29,045	8
		4931901	Household goods warehousing & storage	424	572	7,691	.34	1	22,487	3
		4931902	Specialized goods warehousing & storage	1,948	1,238	40,734	1.11	6	36,607	5

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