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Table 6-2:
Transportation and Warehousing Establishments and Employment in the
United States: 1999
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Total
transportation and warehousing |
187,339 |
3,627,057 |
116,682,214 |
Air
transportation |
5,285 |
582,838 |
24,414,357 |
Water
transportation |
1,950 |
71,844 |
3,039,510 |
Truck
transportation |
108,749 |
1,384,178 |
43,626,168 |
Transit
and ground passenger transportation |
16,254 |
370,022 |
6,729,332 |
Pipeline
transportation |
2,550 |
48,149 |
3,032,689 |
Scenic
and sightseeing transportation |
2,267 |
22,877 |
540,702 |
Support
activities for transportation |
31,392 |
440,175 |
14,915,625 |
Couriers
and messengers |
11,938 |
578,368 |
16,725,960 |
Warehousing
and storage |
6,954 |
128,606 |
3,657,871 |
1 The transportation and warehousing
sector (North American Industrial Classification System [NAICS] 48 and 49)
includes industries providing transportation of passengers and cargo,
warehousing and storage for goods, scenic and sightseeing transportation, and
support activities related to modes of transportation. Establishments in these industries use
transportation equipment or transportation related facilities as a productive
asset. The type of equipment depends
on the mode of transportation. The
modes of transportation comprise air, rail, water, road, and pipeline.
SOURCE FOR
DATA ON THIS PAGE: U.S.
Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, 1999 County Business Patterns, Washington, DC: May 2001, available at
http://www.census.gov/epcd/cbp/view/cbpview.html as of Oct. 25, 2001.
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