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NAICS 48321
Inland water transportation

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Definition	Data from the Economic Census					Annual data
	Employers	Nonemployers	Compare to '97	States	Products, Size, etc.

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.
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Revenue ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees

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
4832	Inland water transportation	576	3,543,622	865,291	18,256
48321	Inland water transportation	576	3,543,622	865,291	18,256
483211	Inland water freight transportation	331	3,176,072	749,691	15,004
483212	Inland water passenger transportation	245	367,550	115,600	3,252

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)
		Establish- ments	Receipts ($1,000)	Number	% of all	$1,000	% of all	Establish- ments	Revenue ($1,000)
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
4832	Inland water transportation	N	N	N	N	N	N	576	3,543,622
48321	Inland water transportation	N	N	N	N	N	N	576	3,543,622

Definition: NAICS 48321 Inland water transportation

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing inland water transportation of passengers and/or cargo on lakes, rivers, or intracoastal waterways (except on the Great Lakes System).

Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--

Providing water transportation in deep sea, coastal, or on the Great Lakes System--are classified in Industry Group 4831, Deep Sea, Coastal and Great Lakes Water Transportation;
Providing scenic and sightseeing water transportation, such as harbor cruises--are classified in Industry 487210, Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation, Water; and
Operating floating casinos (i.e., gambling cruises, river boat gambling casinos)--are classified in Industry 713210, Casinos (except Casino Hotels).

Historical comparability

NAICS 48321, Inland water transportation, is comparable between 2002 and 1997.

In comparisons with data before 1997, 1997 NAICS 48321 corresponds to the sum of multiple SIC codes. 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.
1997 NAICS code	1997 NAICS Description	Year	Establishments	Revenue ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
(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.
48321	Inland water transportation	2002	576	3,543,622	865,291	18,256
		1997	613	3,680,275	636,511	18,557
		% change	-6.0	-3.7	35.9	-1.6

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Geographic Distribution -- Inland water transportation: 2002

Data for the Transportation & warehousing sector are published for the U.S., states and metropolitan areas

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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Description

Estab-
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Revenue
($1,000)

Revenue
% of
U.S.

Revenue
per capita
($)

Annual
payroll
($1,000)

Paid
employees

United States

576

3,543,622

100.00

865,291

18,256

Louisiana

124

601,397

16.97

135

178,795

3,940

Texas

448,704

12.66

151,254

2,110

Kentucky

307,695

8.68

72,201

1,878

Tennessee

295,864

8.35

54,556

1,155

Washington

139,323

3.93

28,323

514

Minnesota

105,960

2.99

18,746

239

Mississippi

83,397

2.35

22,772

577

Alabama

72,747

2.05

17,375

301

Pennsylvania

64,521

1.82

15,819

377

California

43,345

1.22

16,313

424

Florida

24,451

0.69

9,182

373

Virginia

19,282

0.54

4,727

101

Alaska

9,461

0.27

2,812

North Carolina

9,318

0.26

512

Massachusetts

6,925

0.20

2,690

129

South Carolina

1,521

0.04

374

All other states, including those below

166

1,309,711

36.96

268,840

6,017

Illinois

(1000-2499)

New York

(500-999)

Maryland

(250-499)

New Jersey

(250-499)

Missouri

(100-249)

Ohio

(100-249)

Connecticut

(20-99)

Hawaii

(20-99)

Products Lines for Inland water transportation
Product code	Product description	Sales of this line ($000)	Percent of industry sales (%)
40000	Industry total	3,543,622	100.00
44030	Inland waterways transportation of freight	2,553,536	72.06
44110	Towing services	447,682	12.63
44070	Inland water ferry transportation of passengers	197,684	5.58
	-Other	344,720	9.73

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Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Inland water transportation
Series number	Title	Contents	Geography
EC02-00C-COMP	Comparative Statistics	2002 and 1997 data side by side on a comparable NAICS 1997 basis	US, states
EC02-48SL-LS	Product Lines	Product Lines by Kind of Business	US
EC02-48SS-SZ	Establishment and Firm Size	Revenue Size of Establishments	US
		Employment Size of Establishments	US
		Single Unit & Multiunit Firms	US
		Revenue Size of Firms	US
		Employment Size of Firms	US
		Concentration by Largest Firms	US
		Legal Form of Organization	US
EC02-48I-01	Industry Series	Preliminary data now superseded	US
EC02-48A	Geographic Area Series	Summary Statistics	US, states, metros

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Data from the Other Census Bureau Programs -- NAICS 48321
Hypertext Tables	Title (with link to data)	Frequency	Contents	Geography
	County Business Patterns	Annual	Employees; payroll; number of establishments by employment size of establishment	US, states, metro areas, counties
	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