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NAICS 4854
School and employee bus 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
485	Transit & ground passenger transportation	17,260	18,849,918	7,675,316	398,383
4854	School & employee bus transportation	4,515	5,928,085	2,609,852	174,681
48541	School & employee bus transportation	4,515	5,928,085	2,609,852	174,681

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)

48-49	Transportation & warehousing	1,008,617	422,849,549	808,999	80.2	40,697,509	9.6	199,618	382,152,040
485	Transit & ground passenger transportation	180,129	23,500,586	162,869	90.4	4,650,668	19.8	17,260	18,849,918
4854	School & employee bus transportation	11,294	6,095,310	6,779	60.0	167,225	2.7	4,515	5,928,085
48541	School & employee bus transportation	11,294	6,095,310	6,779	60.0	167,225	2.7	4,515	5,928,085

Definition: NAICS 4854 School and employee bus transportation

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing buses and other motor vehicles to transport pupils to and from school or employees to and from work.

Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--

Operating local and suburban bus transit systems--are classified in U.S. Industry 485113, Bus and Other Motor Vehicle Transit Systems;
Providing interurban and rural bus transportation--are classified in Industry 485210, Interurban and Rural Bus Transportation; and
Providing buses for charter--are classified in Industry 485510, Charter Bus Industry.

Historical comparability

NAICS 4854, School and employee bus transportation, is comparable between 2002 and 1997.

In comparisons with data before 1997, 1997 NAICS 4854 is nearly comparable to SIC 415. 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.
4854	School & employee bus transportation	2002	4,515	5,928,085	2,609,852	174,681
		1997	4,484	4,392,783	1,877,956	151,664
		% change	0.7	35.0	39.0	15.2

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Geographic Distribution -- School and employee bus 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-
lish-
ments

Revenue
($1,000)

Revenue
% of
U.S.

Revenue
per capita
($)

Annual
payroll
($1,000)

Paid
employees

United States

4,515

5,928,085

100.00

2,609,852

174,681

New York

398

1,336,568

22.55

633,280

32,788

Pennsylvania

678

606,614

10.23

249,778

21,160

Illinois

220

488,706

8.24

193,848

13,569

New Jersey

247

453,063

7.64

213,941

15,190

California

123

411,196

6.94

183,492

9,652

Massachusetts

208

344,009

5.80

146,874

9,333

Wisconsin

257

263,270

4.44

110,230

9,027

Connecticut

130

241,449

4.07

114,383

7,487

Minnesota

231

237,226

4.00

101,487

7,541

Missouri

154

193,958

3.27

89,222

6,640

Maryland

436

159,471

2.69

57,730

3,813

Kansas

119,385

2.01

54,079

4,373

Texas

94,056

1.59

48,518

3,400

Ohio

78,729

1.33

36,828

2,829

Oregon

76,154

1.28

27,776

2,224

Michigan

73,914

1.25

32,626

1,742

New Hampshire

69,514

1.17

29,032

2,022

Florida

138

62,832

1.06

34,246

1,753

Washington

58,101

0.98

25,222

1,391

New Mexico

53,361

0.90

23,903

1,906

Rhode Island

52,279

0.88

17,128

1,210

Tennessee

172

49,156

0.83

15,803

1,531

Indiana

34,566

0.58

15,140

1,281

Delaware

113

32,944

0.56

12,077

1,051

Alaska

32,000

0.54

14,123

781

Idaho

28,609

0.48

12,317

1,182

Montana

27,819

0.47

8,955

1,035

Hawaii

27,421

0.46

12,123

1,029

Georgia

20,872

0.35

9,684

771

Vermont

18,160

0.31

7,766

635

Maine

17,946

0.30

8,418

555

Nebraska

16,916

0.29

7,032

613

Iowa

15,167

0.26

6,544

619

North Dakota

11,738

0.20

5,066

484

South Carolina

11,570

0.20

6,615

580

South Dakota

10,591

0.18

3,958

436

Alabama

9,452

0.16

3,937

348

Mississippi

5,795

0.10

1,973

187

Louisiana

3,865

0.07

786

All other states, including those below

79,643

1.34

33,912

2,452

Arizona

(250-499)

Colorado

(250-499)

Kentucky

(250-499)

North Carolina

(250-499)

Virginia

(250-499)

Oklahoma

(100-249)

Products Lines for School and employee bus transportation
Product code	Product description	Sales of this line ($000)	Percent of industry sales (%)
40000	Industry total	5,928,085	100.00
41070	School bus service or other motor vehicles for public schools	5,156,444	86.98
41080	School bus or other vehicles for private & parochial schools	291,153	4.91
41130	Employee bus service	168,590	2.84
	-Other	311,898	5.26

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Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- School and employee bus 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
EC02-48SX-SB	Miscellaneous Subjects	Revenue-Generating Equipment for Passenger Transportation	US, states
EC02-48I-07	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 4854
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
Nonemployer Statistics	Annual	Number of establishments and sales of firms with no paid employees	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