2002 Economic Census
Transportation and Warehousing
North Carolina

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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	5,507	7,895,233	2,927,986	96,013
	481	Air transportation	75	277,490	60,972	1,556
	482	Rail Transportation (not covered in the Economic Census)	X	X	X	X
	483	Water transportation	29	60,536	5,631	147
	484	Truck transportation	3,497	4,729,503	1,590,264	49,499
	485	Transit & ground passenger transportation	298	163,728	71,793	3,657
	486	Pipeline transportation	21	126,745	13,050	199
	487	Scenic & sightseeing transportation	80	25,121	6,005	352
	488	Support activities for transportation	781	882,675	278,935	9,076
	491	Postal Service (not covered in the Economic Census)	X	X	X	X
	492	Couriers & messengers	297	1,257,498	386,395	13,523
	493	Warehousing & storage	429	371,937	514,941	18,004

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	75	277,490	60,972	1,556
4811	Scheduled air transportation	28	205,986	45,620	1,258
481111	Scheduled passenger air transportation	18	116,402	26,021	758
481112	Scheduled freight air transportation	10	89,584	19,599	500
4812	Nonscheduled air transportation	47	71,504	15,352	298
481211	Nonscheduled chartered passenger air transportation	32	41,054	8,589	193
481219	Other nonscheduled air transportation	13	D	D	(20-99)
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	29	60,536	5,631	147
4831	Deep sea, coastal, & Great Lakes water transportation	20	51,218	5,119	128
483111	Deep sea freight transportation	8	D	D	(20-99)
483113	Coastal & Great Lakes freight transportation	7	4,126	1,048	28
4832	Inland water transportation	9	9,318	512	19
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Revenue ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
484	Truck transportation	3,497	4,729,503	1,590,264	49,499
4841	General freight trucking	1,903	3,474,832	1,217,895	36,121
48411	General freight trucking, local	637	340,070	114,680	4,266
4841101	General freight trucking without storage, local, truckload	461	245,170	76,888	2,649
4841102	General freight trucking w/o storage, local, less than truckload	145	77,879	26,310	1,160
4841103	General freight trucking with storage, local, truckload	18	13,931	10,361	414
4841104	General freight trucking with storage, local, less than truckload	13	3,090	1,121	43
48412	General freight trucking, long-distance	1,266	3,134,762	1,103,215	31,855
484121	General freight trucking, long-distance, truckload	982	1,885,570	552,534	17,484
484122	General freight trucking, long-distance, less than truckload	284	1,249,192	550,681	14,371
4842	Specialized freight trucking	1,594	1,254,671	372,369	13,378
48421	Used household & office goods moving	224	253,379	82,158	3,153
4842101	Used household & office goods moving, local, without storage	63	50,014	15,556	653
4842102	Used household & office goods moving, long-distance	113	177,971	57,238	2,120
4842103	Used household & office goods moving, local, with storage	48	25,394	9,364	380
48422	Specialized freight (except used goods) trucking, local	1,051	578,889	169,316	6,389
4842201	Hazardous materials trucking (except waste), local	54	89,842	32,519	937
4842202	Agricultural products trucking without storage, local	240	71,149	21,047	942
4842203	Dump trucking	563	326,126	85,571	3,311
4842204	Specialized trucking without storage, local	184	79,946	26,910	1,085
4842205	Specialized trucking, with storage, local	10	11,826	3,269	114
48423	Specialized freight (except used goods) trucking, long-distance	319	422,403	120,895	3,836
4842301	Hazardous materials trucking (except waste), long-distance	39	43,309	14,548	480
4842302	Agricultural products trucking, long-distance	101	42,136	10,245	423
4842303	Other specialized trucking, long-distance	179	336,958	96,102	2,933
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Revenue ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
485	Transit & ground passenger transportation	298	163,728	71,793	3,657
4851	Urban transit systems	29	50,072	42,264	1,529
485113	Bus & motor vehicle transit systems	26	48,984	41,812	1,520
4852	Interurban & rural bus transportation	13	D	D	(100-249)
4853	Taxi & limousine service	116	22,967	6,339	557
48531	Taxi service	75	15,204	4,562	399
48532	Limousine service	41	7,763	1,777	158
4854	School & employee bus transportation	32	D	D	(250-499)
4855	Charter bus industry	44	31,548	7,372	471
4859	Other transit & ground passenger transportation	64	25,908	8,748	587
485991	Special needs transportation	44	D	D	(250-499)
485999	All other transit & ground passenger transportation	20	D	D	(250-499)
4859991	Scheduled airport shuttle service	11	D	D	(20-99)
4859992	All other passenger transportation	9	D	D	(100-249)
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Revenue ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
486	Pipeline transportation	21	126,745	13,050	199
4862	Pipeline transportation of natural gas	7	D	D	(20-99)
4869	Other pipeline transportation	14	D	D	(100-249)
48691	Pipeline transportation of refined petroleum products	14	D	D	(100-249)
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Revenue ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
487	Scenic & sightseeing transportation	80	25,121	6,005	352
4871	Scenic & sightseeing transportation, land	16	10,829	1,986	148
4872	Scenic & sightseeing transportation, water	60	13,404	3,828	194
4872101	Excursion & sightseeing boats (including dinner cruises)	10	5,385	1,880	95
4872102	Charter fishing & party fishing boats	50	8,019	1,948	99
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Revenue ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
488	Support activities for transportation	781	882,675	278,935	9,076
4881	Support activities for air transportation	111	210,022	76,046	2,715
48811	Airport operations	46	85,355	27,757	1,241
488119	Other airport operations	42	D	D	(1000-2499)
48819	Other support activities for air transportation	65	124,667	48,289	1,474
4882	Support activities for rail transportation	16	18,680	9,082	211
4883	Support activities for water transportation	27	66,152	28,739	1,328
48832	Marine cargo handling	10	38,385	22,307	1,115
48839	Other support activities for water transportation	7	4,156	1,729	61
4884	Support activities for road transportation	227	82,480	28,596	1,212
48841	Motor vehicle towing	201	67,112	23,167	962
48849	Other support activities for road transportation	26	15,368	5,429	250
4885	Freight transportation arrangement	368	492,515	131,549	3,341
4885101	Freight forwarding	136	243,687	52,955	1,418
4885102	Arrangement of transportation of freight & cargo	232	248,828	78,594	1,923
4889	Other support activities for transportation	32	12,826	4,923	269
488991	Packing & crating	31	D	D	(250-499)
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	297	1,257,498	386,395	13,523
4921	Couriers	169	1,193,861	370,919	12,741
4921101	Courier services (except by air)	89	D	D	(5000-9999)
4921102	Air courier services	80	D	D	(2500-4999)
4922	Local messengers & local delivery	128	63,637	15,476	782
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Revenue ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
493	Warehousing & storage	429	371,937	514,941	18,004
49311	General warehousing & storage	283	275,353	416,233	14,460
49312	Refrigerated warehousing & storage	26	45,891	11,023	529
49313	Farm product warehousing & storage	37	14,854	9,293	301
49319	Other warehousing & storage	83	35,839	78,392	2,714
4931901	Household goods warehousing & storage	26	4,823	35,686	1,240
4931902	Specialized goods warehousing & storage	57	31,016	42,706	1,474