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NAICS 483
Water transportation

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Employers: 2002
Table includes only establishments of firms with payroll. Nonemployers are shown below. 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.
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NAICS
code
Description Estab-
lish-
ments
Revenue
($1,000)
Annual
payroll
($1,000)
Paid
employees
Go to this NAICS 48-49 Transportation & warehousing 199,618 382,152,040 115,988,733 3,650,859
  483 Water transportation 1,890 23,331,333 3,194,391 66,153
Go to this NAICS 4831 Deep sea, coastal, & Great Lakes water transportation 1,314 19,787,711 2,329,100 47,897
Go to this NAICS 4832 Inland water transportation 576 3,543,622 865,291 18,256

 

Nonemployers: 2002
Data based on 2002 Nonemployer Statistics. Table includes only firms subject to federal income tax. Nonemployers are businesses with no paid employees. Introductory text includes scope and methodology. For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.
NAICS
code
NAICS Title
All firms Nonemployers Employers
Establish-
ments
Receipts ($1,000) Establishments Receipts Establish-
ments
Revenue ($1,000)
Number % of all $1,000 % of all
N = Not available
48-49 Transportation & warehousing 1,008,617 422,849,549 808,999 80.2 40,697,509 9.6 199,618 382,152,040
483 Water transportation 8,224 23,752,407 6,334 77.0 421,074 1.8 1,890 23,331,333

 

Definition: NAICS 483   Water transportation

Industries in the Water Transportation subsector provide water transportation of passengers and cargo using water craft, such as ships, barges, and boats.

The subsector is composed of two industry groups: (1) one for deep sea, coastal, and Great Lakes; and (2) one for inland water transportation. This split typically reflects the difference in equipment used.

Scenic and sightseeing water transportation services are not included in this subsector but are included in Subsector 487, Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation. Although these activities use water craft, they are different from the activities included in water transportation. Water sightseeing does not usually involve place-to-place transportation; the passenger's trip starts and ends at the same location.

 

Historical comparability

Comparable   NAICS 483, Water transportation, is comparable between 2002 and 1997.

For comparisons with data before 1997, see the Bridge Between 1997 NAICS and 1987 SIC.

 

Comparative Statistics: 2002 and 1997

Data are in current dollars and have not been adjusted for inflation. Table includes only establishments of firms with payroll. Introductory text includes scope, methodology, non-sampling error, and confidentiality protection. "% change" rows show percent change between 1997 and 2002.

(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.

1997
NAICS
code
1997 NAICS Description Year Establishments Revenue ($1,000) Annual payroll ($1,000) Paid employees
483 Water transportation 2002 1,890 23,331,333 3,194,391 66,153
1997 1,921 24,019,168 2,834,114 72,857
% change -1.6 -2.9 12.7 -9.2

 

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Geographic Distribution -- Water transportation: 2002

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Table includes only establishments of firms with payroll. Nonemployers are shown above. 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.
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tries
Description Estab-
lish-
ments
Revenue
($1,000)
Revenue
% of
U.S.
Revenue
per capita
($)
Annual
payroll
($1,000)
Paid
employees
See other industries in this state United States 1,890 23,331,333 100.00 81 3,194,391 66,153
See other industries in this state Florida 235 8,807,749 37.75 528 530,007 12,212
See other industries in this state California 136 2,750,471 11.79 79 303,895 6,171
See other industries in this state Louisiana 319 1,621,057 6.95 363 488,444 11,509
See other industries in this state Washington 104 1,284,650 5.51 212 175,104 3,184
See other industries in this state Texas 147 1,004,716 4.31 46 259,221 4,730
See other industries in this state Virginia 52 468,599 2.01 64 125,635 1,969
See other industries in this state Massachusetts 51 334,361 1.43 52 91,120 1,859
See other industries in this state Mississippi 22 145,011 0.62 51 32,963 819
See other industries in this state Pennsylvania 30 137,584 0.59 11 34,608 773
See other industries in this state Alaska 53 136,348 0.58 213 40,074 750
See other industries in this state Alabama 26 85,444 0.37 19 23,483 415
See other industries in this state Hawaii 22 82,825 0.35 67 22,205 466
See other industries in this state South Carolina 21 65,942 0.28 16 6,564 171
See other industries in this state North Carolina 29 60,536 0.26 7 5,631 147
See other industries in this state Iowa 5 57,837 0.25 20 12,682 235
See other industries in this state West Virginia 6 31,977 0.14 18 10,559 421
See other industries in this state Wisconsin 7 16,508 0.07 3 3,705 81
See other industries in this state Maine 19 16,274 0.07 13 2,889 100
  All other states, including those below 606 6,223,444 26.67   1,025,602 20,141
See other industries in this state     New York 133 D     D (2500-4999)
See other industries in this state     Illinois 50 D     D (1000-2499)
See other industries in this state     Indiana 9 D     D (1000-2499)
See other industries in this state     Kentucky 25 D     D (1000-2499)
See other industries in this state     New Jersey 85 D     D (1000-2499)
See other industries in this state     Ohio 43 D     D (1000-2499)
See other industries in this state     Oregon 21 D     D (1000-2499)
See other industries in this state     Tennessee 19 D     D (1000-2499)
See other industries in this state     Connecticut 31 D     D (500-999)
See other industries in this state     Maryland 43 D     D (500-999)
See other industries in this state     Michigan 36 D     D (500-999)
See other industries in this state     Missouri 16 D     D (500-999)
See other industries in this state     Georgia 30 D     D (250-499)
See other industries in this state     Minnesota 13 D     D (250-499)
See other industries in this state     Delaware 13 D     D (100-249)
See other industries in this state     Arizona 2 D     D (20-99)
See other industries in this state     Arkansas 3 D     D (20-99)
See other industries in this state     Nevada 3 D     D (20-99)
See other industries in this state     Oklahoma 4 D     D (20-99)
See other industries in this state     Rhode Island 14 D     D (20-99)
See other industries in this state     Utah 1 D     D (20-99)
See other industries in this state     Vermont 4 D     D (20-99)
See other industries in this state     District of Columbia 2 D     D (1-19)
See other industries in this state     Kansas 2 D     D (1-19)
See other industries in this state     Nebraska 1 D     D (1-19)
See other industries in this state     New Hampshire 1 D     D (1-19)
See other industries in this state     Wyoming 2 D     D (1-19)

 

Products Lines for Water transportation
Product
code
Product description Sales of
this line
($000)
Percent of
industry sales
(%)
Graph
40000 Industry total 23,331,333 100.00
44040 Deep sea water transportation of passengers, except ferry 7,298,743 31.28
44000 Deep sea water transportation of freight 6,246,445 26.77
44010 Coastal or intercoastal water transportation of freight 3,599,358 15.43
44030 Inland waterways transportation of freight 2,560,471 10.97
44110 Towing services 1,294,758 5.55
-Other 2,331,558 9.99

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Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Water transportation
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to pdf
Series number Title Link to AFF or Drill-down
tables
Contents Geography
link to PDF EC02-00C-COMP Comparative Statistics Link to drill-down tables 2002 and 1997 data side by side on a comparable NAICS 1997 basis US, states
link to PDF EC02-48SL-LS Product Lines Link to data in AFF Product Lines by Kind of Business US
link to PDF EC02-48SS-SZ Establishment and Firm Size Link to data in AFF Revenue Size of Establishments US
Link to data in AFF Employment Size of Establishments US
Link to data in AFF Single Unit & Multiunit Firms US
Link to data in AFF Revenue Size of Firms US
Link to data in AFF Employment Size of Firms US
Link to data in AFF Concentration by Largest Firms US
Link to data in AFF Legal Form of Organization US
link to PDF EC02-48I-01 Industry Series   Preliminary data now superseded US
link to    
PDF EC02-48A Geographic Area Series Link
to data in AFF Summary Statistics US, states, metros
link to PDF SB02-00A Survey of Business Owners Link
to data in AFF Business Ownership by Gender, Hispanic or Latino Origin, and Race US
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Data from the Other Census Bureau Programs -- NAICS 483
Hypertext Tables Title (with link to data) Frequency Contents Geography
  Annual Capital Expenditures Survey Annual Capital expenditures for structures and equipment for companies with paid employees US
  County Business Patterns Annual Employees; payroll; number of establishments by employment size of establishment US, states, metro areas, counties
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industry Nonemployer Statistics Annual Number of establishments and sales of firms with no paid employees US, states, metro areas, counties
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industry Statistics of U.S. Businesses Annual Number of firms, employees, payroll, (and revenue, for 2002 only) by employment-size of the enterprise US, states, metro areas
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