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NAICS 485510
Charter bus industry

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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
4855	Charter bus industry	1,249	1,761,506	565,024	29,290
48551	Charter bus industry	1,249	1,761,506	565,024	29,290
485510	Charter bus industry	1,249	1,761,506	565,024	29,290

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
4855	Charter bus industry	4,656	1,917,320	3,407	73.2	155,814	8.1	1,249	1,761,506
48551	Charter bus industry	4,656	1,917,320	3,407	73.2	155,814	8.1	1,249	1,761,506
485510	Charter bus industry	4,656	1,917,320	3,407	73.2	155,814	8.1	1,249	1,761,506

Definition: NAICS 485510 Charter bus industry

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing buses for charter. These establishments provide bus services to meet customers' road transportation needs and generally do not operate over fixed routes and on regular schedules.

Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--

Providing scenic and local sightseeing transportation using buses--are classified in Industry 487110, Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation, Land; and
Providing interurban and rural bus transportation--are classified in Industry 485210, Interurban and Rural Bus Transportation.

Historical comparability

NAICS 485510, Charter bus industry, is comparable between 2002 and 1997.

In comparisons with data before 1997, 1997 NAICS 485510 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.
485510	Charter bus industry	2002	1,249	1,761,506	565,024	29,290
		1997	1,531	1,768,199	548,026	31,483
		% change	-18.4	-0.4	3.1	-7.0

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Geographic Distribution -- Charter bus industry: 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

1,249

1,761,506

100.00

6.11

565,024

29,290

California

146

238,352

13.53

6.81

78,269

4,142

Florida

168,064

9.54

10.07

44,331

2,105

New York

136,230

7.73

7.11

44,138

2,118

Pennsylvania

113,303

6.43

9.20

35,703

2,002

New Jersey

102,578

5.82

11.96

35,516

1,671

Illinois

72,584

4.12

5.76

23,788

1,222

Texas

71,362

4.05

3.28

21,662

1,307

Ohio

63,716

3.62

5.58

19,445

961

Massachusetts

54,037

3.07

8.40

20,335

700

Virginia

51,678

2.93

7.09

15,356

791

Nevada

47,298

2.69

21.80

19,880

896

Maryland

44,798

2.54

8.23

15,121

767

Minnesota

38,680

2.20

7.70

12,055

818

Wisconsin

38,380

2.18

7.06

13,462

809

Michigan

34,409

1.95

3.43

10,876

609

Connecticut

34,368

1.95

9.94

16,172

566

Indiana

31,769

1.80

5.16

9,358

579

North Carolina

31,548

1.79

3.79

7,372

471

Washington

29,099

1.65

4.79

10,299

550

Utah

28,329

1.61

12.18

7,119

404

Georgia

27,757

1.58

3.23

7,984

460

Alabama

21,802

1.24

4.87

7,775

560

Louisiana

18,348

1.04

4.10

6,808

316

Colorado

15,597

0.89

3.47

6,186

268

Oklahoma

14,092

0.80

4.04

3,982

203

Missouri

12,711

0.72

2.24

4,120

272

Nebraska

12,592

0.71

7.29

5,152

257

Kansas

12,576

0.71

4.63

4,249

237

South Carolina

11,646

0.66

2.84

2,581

171

Mississippi

10,609

0.60

3.71

2,704

177

Kentucky

10,524

0.60

2.57

3,980

197

Oregon

10,216

0.58

2.90

3,405

200

Iowa

10,073

0.57

3.43

2,849

231

Idaho

6,844

0.39

5.09

1,906

139

New Mexico

4,470

0.25

2.41

802

Montana

4,058

0.23

4.46

1,592

101

Arkansas

3,614

0.21

1.34

1,076

All other states, including those below

123,395

7.01

37,616

1,853

Tennessee

(500-999)

Arizona

(250-499)

Rhode Island

(100-249)

Products Lines for Charter bus industry
Product code	Product description	Sales of this line ($000)	Percent of industry sales (%)
40000	Industry total	1,761,506	100.00
41060	Interstate/interurban charter bus service	1,081,741	61.41
41050	Local charter bus service	454,147	25.78
41090	Sightseeing bus excursions	63,208	3.59
	-Other	162,410	9.22

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Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Charter bus industry
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-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 485510
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