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1997 Economic Census:
Transportation and Warehousing
United States
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NAICS
code |
Description |
Estab-
lish-
ments |
Revenue
($1,000) |
Annual
payroll
($1,000) |
Paid
employees |
|---|
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48-49 |
Transportation & warehousing |
178,025
| 318,245,044
| 82,346,182
| 2,920,777
|
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481 |
Air transportation %% |
3,598
| 20,249,033
| 2,748,050
| 89,125
|
|
482 |
Rail Transportation (not covered in the Economic Census) |
N
| N
| N
| N
|
|
483 |
Water transportation |
1,921
| 24,019,168
| 2,834,114
| 72,857
|
|
484 |
Truck transportation |
103,798
| 141,225,398
| 38,471,272
| 1,293,790
|
|
485 |
Transit & ground passenger transportation |
16,013
| 13,792,414
| 5,549,498
| 339,579
|
|
486 |
Pipeline transportation |
2,311
| 26,836,992
| 2,660,576
| 49,280
|
|
487 |
Scenic & sightseeing transportation |
2,325
| 1,893,436
| 492,482
| 23,907
|
|
488 |
Support activities for transportation |
30,675
| 39,758,245
| 12,592,441
| 411,640
|
|
491 |
Postal Service (not covered in the Economic Census) |
N
| N
| N
| N
|
|
492 |
Couriers & messengers |
10,887
| 39,812,433
| 14,071,630
| 530,839
|
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493 |
Warehousing & storage |
6,497
| 10,657,925
| 2,926,119
| 109,760
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Transportation and Warehousing
by Industry
Introductory text includes scope and methodology.
Table includes only establishments with payroll.
Nonemployers are shown separately.
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 |
| 48-49 |
Transportation & warehousing |
178,025
| 318,245,044
| 82,346,182
| 2,920,777
|
NAICS
code |
Description |
Estab-
lish-
ments |
Revenue
($1,000) |
Annual
payroll
($1,000) |
Paid
employees |
| 481 |
Air transportation %% |
3,598
| 20,249,033
| 2,748,050
| 89,125
|
| 4811 |
Scheduled air transportation %% |
1,798
| 16,284,929
| 1,920,912
| 65,988
|
| 481111 |
Scheduled passenger air transportation |
1,434
| 12,196,148
| 1,308,073
| 42,754
|
| 481112 |
Scheduled freight air transportation |
364
| 4,088,781
| 612,839
| 23,234
|
| 4812 |
Nonscheduled air transportation |
1,800
| 3,964,104
| 827,138
| 23,137
|
| 481211 |
Nonscheduled chartered passenger air transportation |
1,365
| 2,702,834
| 535,643
| 15,175
|
| 481212 |
Nonscheduled chartered freight air transportation |
165
| 770,188
| 148,939
| 4,009
|
| 481219 |
Other nonscheduled air transportation |
270
| 491,082
| 142,556
| 3,953
|
NAICS
code |
Description |
Estab-
lish-
ments |
Revenue
($1,000) |
Annual
payroll
($1,000) |
Paid
employees |
| 482 |
Rail Transportation (not covered in the Economic Census) |
N
| N
| N
| N
|
NAICS
code |
Description |
Estab-
lish-
ments |
Revenue
($1,000) |
Annual
payroll
($1,000) |
Paid
employees |
| 483 |
Water transportation |
1,921
| 24,019,168
| 2,834,114
| 72,857
|
| 4831 |
Deep sea, coastal, & Great Lakes water transportation |
1,308
| 20,338,893
| 2,197,603
| 54,300
|
| 483111 |
Deep sea freight transportation |
487
| 11,570,718
| 841,598
| 18,542
|
| 483112 |
Deep sea passenger transportation |
80
| 3,908,143
| 380,310
| 12,266
|
| 483113 |
Coastal & Great Lakes freight transportation |
616
| 4,677,942
| 925,457
| 21,690
|
| 4831131 |
Coastal & intercoastal freight transportation |
292
| 3,114,639
| 538,088
| 12,547
|
| 4831132 |
Great Lakes - St. Lawrence Seaway freight transportation |
32
| 519,863
| 109,804
| 1,614
|
| 4831133 |
Coastal & intercoastal towing service |
292
| 1,043,440
| 277,565
| 7,529
|
| 483114 |
Coastal & Great Lakes passenger transportation |
125
| 182,090
| 50,238
| 1,802
|
| 4831141 |
Coastal & Great Lakes - St. Lawrence Seaway passenger trans |
64
| 89,597
| 19,836
| 923
|
| 4831142 |
Coastal & Great Lakes - St. Lawrence Seaway ferry transportation |
61
| 92,493
| 30,402
| 879
|
| 4832 |
Inland water transportation |
613
| 3,680,275
| 636,511
| 18,557
|
| 483211 |
Inland water freight transportation |
383
| 3,387,148
| 552,417
| 15,663
|
| 4832111 |
Inland waterways freight transportation (except towing) |
222
| 2,821,121
| 396,093
| 10,628
|
| 4832112 |
Inland waterways towing transportation |
161
| 566,027
| 156,324
| 5,035
|
| 483212 |
Inland water passenger transportation |
230
| 293,127
| 84,094
| 2,894
|
| 4832121 |
Inland waterways ferry transportation |
76
| 121,992
| 40,352
| 1,017
|
| 4832122 |
Other water passenger transportation (including water taxi) |
154
| 171,135
| 43,742
| 1,877
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NAICS
code |
Description |
Estab-
lish-
ments |
Revenue
($1,000) |
Annual
payroll
($1,000) |
Paid
employees |
| 484 |
Truck transportation |
103,798
| 141,225,398
| 38,471,272
| 1,293,790
|
| 4841 |
General freight trucking |
44,781
| 88,425,515
| 25,722,129
| 819,507
|
| 48411 |
General freight trucking, local |
15,460
| 12,273,276
| 3,522,120
| 134,777
|
| 4841101 |
General freight trucking without storage, local, truckload |
10,296
| 7,783,545
| 1,934,702
| 73,967
|
| 4841102 |
General freight trucking w/o storage, local, less than truckload |
4,249
| 3,324,800
| 1,231,827
| 47,246
|
| 4841103 |
General freight trucking with storage, local, truckload |
542
| 678,272
| 199,953
| 7,468
|
| 4841104 |
General freight trucking with storage, local, less than truckload |
373
| 486,659
| 155,638
| 6,096
|
| 48412 |
General freight trucking, long-distance |
29,321
| 76,152,239
| 22,200,009
| 684,730
|
| 484121 |
General freight trucking, long-distance, truckload |
23,111
| 51,142,148
| 12,690,093
| 425,758
|
| 484122 |
General freight trucking, long-distance, less than truckload |
6,210
| 25,010,091
| 9,509,916
| 258,972
|
| 4842 |
Specialized freight trucking |
59,017
| 52,799,883
| 12,749,143
| 474,283
|
| 48421 |
Used household & office goods moving |
9,100
| 12,583,701
| 2,943,948
| 121,550
|
| 4842101 |
Used household & office goods moving, local, without storage |
3,259
| 1,198,983
| 395,383
| 20,858
|
| 4842102 |
Used household & office goods moving, long-distance |
3,555
| 9,111,477
| 1,741,891
| 65,734
|
| 4842103 |
Used household & office goods moving, local, with storage |
2,286
| 2,273,241
| 806,674
| 34,958
|
| 48422 |
Specialized freight (except used goods) trucking, local |
35,478
| 19,715,790
| 4,754,288
| 188,106
|
| 4842201 |
Hazardous materials trucking (except waste), local |
1,434
| 1,267,441
| 366,278
| 10,951
|
| 4842202 |
Agricultural products trucking without storage, local |
8,065
| 2,785,495
| 629,234
| 29,925
|
| 4842203 |
Dump trucking |
17,440
| 9,748,351
| 2,083,930
| 81,553
|
| 4842204 |
Specialized trucking without storage, local |
7,996
| 5,131,564
| 1,435,503
| 56,450
|
| 4842205 |
Specialized trucking with storage, local |
543
| 782,939
| 239,343
| 9,227
|
| 48423 |
Specialized freight (except used goods) trucking, long-distance |
14,439
| 20,500,392
| 5,050,907
| 164,627
|
| 4842301 |
Hazardous materials trucking (except waste), long-distance |
2,043
| 3,840,724
| 918,360
| 28,396
|
| 4842302 |
Agricultural products trucking, long-distance |
5,389
| 3,693,332
| 789,921
| 32,371
|
| 4842303 |
Other specialized trucking, long-distance |
7,007
| 12,966,336
| 3,342,626
| 103,860
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NAICS
code |
Description |
Estab-
lish-
ments |
Revenue
($1,000) |
Annual
payroll
($1,000) |
Paid
employees |
| 485 |
Transit & ground passenger transportation |
16,013
| 13,792,414
| 5,549,498
| 339,579
|
| 4851 |
Urban transit systems |
618
| 1,518,683
| 973,297
| 32,946
|
| 485111 |
Mixed mode transit systems |
28
| 51,567
| 24,112
| 759
|
| 485112 |
Commuter rail systems |
16
| D
| D
| (2500-4999)
|
| 485113 |
Bus & motor vehicle transit systems |
542
| 1,152,525
| 744,397
| 27,448
|
| 485119 |
Other urban transit systems |
32
| D
| D
| (500-999)
|
| 4852 |
Interurban & rural bus transportation |
407
| 1,147,432
| 549,727
| 19,900
|
| 4853 |
Taxi & limousine service |
6,418
| 3,154,521
| 880,626
| 57,282
|
| 48531 |
Taxi service |
3,184
| 1,280,597
| 392,759
| 27,850
|
| 48532 |
Limousine service |
3,234
| 1,873,924
| 487,867
| 29,432
|
| 4854 |
School & employee bus transportation |
4,484
| 4,392,783
| 1,877,956
| 151,664
|
| 4854101 |
School bus service |
4,326
| 4,233,836
| 1,810,695
| 147,441
|
| 4854102 |
Employee bus service |
158
| 158,947
| 67,261
| 4,223
|
| 4855 |
Charter bus industry |
1,531
| 1,768,199
| 548,026
| 31,483
|
| 4855101 |
Charter bus service, local |
482
| 459,953
| 143,572
| 8,694
|
| 4855102 |
Charter bus service, interstate/interurban |
1,049
| 1,308,246
| 404,454
| 22,789
|
| 4859 |
Other transit & ground passenger transportation |
2,555
| 1,810,796
| 719,866
| 46,304
|
| 485991 |
Special needs transportation |
1,789
| 1,141,413
| 486,676
| 31,791
|
| 485999 |
All other transit & ground passenger transportation |
766
| 669,383
| 233,190
| 14,513
|
| 4859991 |
Scheduled airport shuttle service |
534
| 601,988
| 217,633
| 13,435
|
| 4859992 |
All other passenger transportation |
232
| 67,395
| 15,557
| 1,078
|
NAICS
code |
Description |
Estab-
lish-
ments |
Revenue
($1,000) |
Annual
payroll
($1,000) |
Paid
employees |
| 486 |
Pipeline transportation |
2,311
| 26,836,992
| 2,660,576
| 49,280
|
| 4861 |
Pipeline transportation of crude oil |
382
| 4,364,552
| 479,510
| 7,960
|
| 4862 |
Pipeline transportation of natural gas |
1,450
| 19,626,833
| 1,870,950
| 35,789
|
| 4862101 |
Natural gas transmission |
1,036
| 11,212,984
| 1,092,389
| 20,157
|
| 4862102 |
Natural gas transmission & distribution (transmission) |
414
| 8,413,849
| 778,561
| 15,632
|
| 4869 |
Other pipeline transportation |
479
| 2,845,607
| 310,116
| 5,531
|
| 48691 |
Pipeline transportation of refined petroleum products |
448
| 2,516,124
| 290,125
| 5,156
|
| 48699 |
All other pipeline transportation |
31
| 329,483
| 19,991
| 375
|
NAICS
code |
Description |
Estab-
lish-
ments |
Revenue
($1,000) |
Annual
payroll
($1,000) |
Paid
employees |
| 487 |
Scenic & sightseeing transportation |
2,325
| 1,893,436
| 492,482
| 23,907
|
| 4871 |
Scenic & sightseeing transportation, land |
454
| 557,598
| 169,632
| 8,227
|
| 4871101 |
Sightseeing buses |
307
| 462,186
| 145,734
| 6,858
|
| 4871102 |
Horse drawn cabs & carriages |
83
| 14,094
| 4,678
| 525
|
| 4871103 |
Scenic railroads |
64
| 81,318
| 19,220
| 844
|
| 4872 |
Scenic & sightseeing transportation, water |
1,692
| 1,128,625
| 282,848
| 14,185
|
| 4872101 |
Excursion & sightseeing boats (including dinner cruises) |
654
| 861,001
| 224,067
| 10,827
|
| 4872102 |
Charter fishing & party fishing boats |
1,038
| 267,624
| 58,781
| 3,358
|
| 4879 |
Scenic & sightseeing transportation, other |
179
| 207,213
| 40,002
| 1,495
|
| 4879901 |
Sightseeing airplanes and helicopters |
166
| 199,691
| 36,919
| 1,408
|
| 4879902 |
Aerial tramways (scenic or sightseeing) & cable lifts |
13
| 7,522
| 3,083
| 87
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NAICS
code |
Description |
Estab-
lish-
ments |
Revenue
($1,000) |
Annual
payroll
($1,000) |
Paid
employees |
| 488 |
Support activities for transportation |
30,675
| 39,758,245
| 12,592,441
| 411,640
|
| 4881 |
Support activities for air transportation |
4,231
| 9,153,236
| 2,820,064
| 115,456
|
| 48811 |
Airport operations |
1,831
| 3,293,605
| 1,106,114
| 62,138
|
| 488111 |
Air traffic control |
114
| 43,450
| 21,152
| 502
|
| 4881111 |
Nongovernment air traffic control |
114
| 43,450
| 21,152
| 502
|
| 488119 |
Other airport operations |
1,717
| 3,250,155
| 1,084,962
| 61,636
|
| 4881191 |
Airport operation & terminal services |
1,699
| 3,243,149
| 1,082,677
| 61,547
|
| 4881192 |
Vacuuming of runways |
18
| 7,006
| 2,285
| 89
|
| 48819 |
Other support activities for air transportation |
2,400
| 5,859,631
| 1,713,950
| 53,318
|
| 4882 |
Support activities for rail transportation |
816
| 2,066,746
| 514,558
| 18,865
|
| 4882101 |
Support activities incidental to rail transportation |
816
| 2,066,746
| 514,558
| 18,865
|
| 4883 |
Support activities for water transportation |
2,525
| 7,514,764
| 2,763,271
| 72,480
|
| 48831 |
Port & harbor operations |
168
| 889,125
| 237,681
| 6,802
|
| 4883101 |
Operation of port & waterfront terminals |
168
| 889,125
| 237,681
| 6,802
|
| 48832 |
Marine cargo handling |
623
| 4,456,243
| 1,941,364
| 48,463
|
| 48833 |
Navigational services to shipping |
865
| 1,513,202
| 376,739
| 10,800
|
| 4883301 |
Tugboat service (including fleeting & harbor service) |
361
| 1,014,026
| 248,953
| 7,989
|
| 4883302 |
Navigational services |
461
| 377,596
| 96,378
| 2,142
|
| 4883303 |
Marine salvaging & wrecking (including dismantling of ships) |
43
| 121,580
| 31,408
| 669
|
| 48839 |
Other support activities for water transportation |
869
| 656,194
| 207,487
| 6,415
|
| 4883901 |
Other services incidental to water transportation |
640
| 444,499
| 133,263
| 4,389
|
| 4883902 |
Marine cargo inspectors & surveyors |
217
| 206,958
| 73,171
| 1,977
|
| 4883903 |
Ship scaling |
12
| 4,737
| 1,053
| 49
|
| 4884 |
Support activities for road transportation |
6,424
| 2,683,193
| 900,997
| 44,325
|
| 48841 |
Motor vehicle towing |
5,893
| 2,295,188
| 747,355
| 36,845
|
| 48849 |
Other support activities for road transportation |
531
| 388,005
| 153,642
| 7,480
|
| 4884901 |
Terminal or maintenance facilities for motor vehicle pass trans |
26
| 15,253
| 5,190
| 220
|
| 4884902 |
Motor freight terminal & joint terminal maint facility trans |
14
| 12,989
| 3,955
| 120
|
| 4884903 |
Fixed facilities & inspection & weighing serv for motor trans veh |
165
| 140,108
| 48,106
| 1,751
|
| 4884904 |
Support activities incidental to road transportation |
326
| 219,655
| 96,391
| 5,389
|
| 4885 |
Freight transportation arrangement |
15,782
| 16,250,758
| 5,014,641
| 141,488
|
| 4885101 |
Freight forwarding |
6,630
| 8,294,389
| 2,384,719
| 69,130
|
| 4885102 |
Arrangement of transportation of freight & cargo |
9,152
| 7,956,369
| 2,629,922
| 72,358
|
| 4889 |
Other support activities for transportation |
897
| 2,089,548
| 578,910
| 19,026
|
| 488991 |
Packing & crating |
795
| D
| D
| (5000-9999)
|
| 488999 |
All other support activities for transportation |
102
| D
| D
| (5000-9999)
|
| 4889991 |
Other support activities for transportation |
64
| D
| D
| (5000-9999)
|
| 4889992 |
Arrangement of carpools & vanpools |
38
| 22,140
| 6,805
| 283
|
NAICS
code |
Description |
Estab-
lish-
ments |
Revenue
($1,000) |
Annual
payroll
($1,000) |
Paid
employees |
| 491 |
Postal Service (not covered in the Economic Census) |
N
| N
| N
| N
|
NAICS
code |
Description |
Estab-
lish-
ments |
Revenue
($1,000) |
Annual
payroll
($1,000) |
Paid
employees |
| 492 |
Couriers & messengers |
10,887
| 39,812,433
| 14,071,630
| 530,839
|
| 4921 |
Couriers |
5,503
| 36,293,333
| 12,829,893
| 463,426
|
| 4921101 |
Courier services (except by air) |
2,362
| 19,289,602
| 8,234,379
| 317,630
|
| 4921102 |
Air courier services |
3,141
| 17,003,731
| 4,595,514
| 145,796
|
| 4922 |
Local messengers & local delivery |
5,384
| 3,519,100
| 1,241,737
| 67,413
|
NAICS
code |
Description |
Estab-
lish-
ments |
Revenue
($1,000) |
Annual
payroll
($1,000) |
Paid
employees |
| 493 |
Warehousing & storage |
6,497
| 10,657,925
| 2,926,119
| 109,760
|
| 49311 |
General warehousing & storage |
3,921
| 5,321,389
| 1,623,028
| 62,784
|
| 4931101 |
General warehousing & storage (except in foreign trade zones) |
3,918
| 5,320,671
| 1,622,917
| 62,777
|
| 49312 |
Refrigerated warehousing & storage |
877
| 2,270,327
| 609,584
| 22,121
|
| 4931201 |
Refrigerated products warehousing |
872
| 2,268,823
| 609,335
| 22,109
|
| 49313 |
Farm product warehousing & storage |
486
| 673,198
| 118,542
| 5,280
|
| 49319 |
Other warehousing & storage |
1,213
| 2,393,011
| 574,965
| 19,575
|
| 4931901 |
Household goods warehousing & storage |
317
| 451,574
| 141,630
| 6,158
|
| 4931902 |
Specialized goods warehousing & storage |
896
| 1,941,437
| 433,335
| 13,417
|
D = Withheld to avoid disclosure; N = Not available
Source: 1997 Economic Census
Questions?
Last revised: February 19, 2004
