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NAICS 487
Scenic and sightseeing 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.
Indus-
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Detail
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
  487 Scenic & sightseeing transportation 2,523 1,858,979 526,353 22,516
Go to this NAICS 4871 Scenic & sightseeing transportation, land 591 636,371 191,664 8,748
Go to this NAICS 4872 Scenic & sightseeing transportation, water 1,748 1,002,203 286,035 12,088
Go to this NAICS 4879 Scenic & sightseeing transportation, other 184 220,405 48,654 1,680

 

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
487 Scenic & sightseeing transportation 6,708 2,007,467 4,185 62.4 148,488 7.4 2,523 1,858,979

 

Definition: NAICS 487   Scenic and sightseeing transportation

Industries in the Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation subsector utilize transportation equipment to provide recreation and entertainment. These activities have a production process distinct from passenger transportation carried out for the purpose of other types of for-hire transportation. This process does not emphasize efficient transportation; in fact, such activities often use obsolete vehicles,such as steam trains, to provide some extra ambience. The activity is local in nature, usually involving a same-day return to the point of departure.

The Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation subsector is separated into three industries based on the mode: land, water, and other.

Activities that are recreational in nature and involve participation by the customer,such as white-water rafting, are generally excluded from this subsector, unless they impose an impact on part of the transportation system. Charter boat fishing, for example, is included in the Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation, Water industry.

 

Historical comparability

Comparable   NAICS 487, Scenic and sightseeing 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
487 Scenic & sightseeing transportation 2002 2,523 1,858,979 526,353 22,516
1997 2,325 1,893,436 492,482 23,907
% change 8.5 -1.8 6.9 -5.8

 

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Geographic Distribution -- Scenic and sightseeing 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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Indus-
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 2,523 1,858,979 100.00 6.45 526,353 22,516
See other industries in this state Hawaii 170 280,745 15.10 227.65 78,991 3,555
See other industries in this state California 273 209,107 11.25 5.97 57,188 2,953
See other industries in this state Florida 394 145,899 7.85 8.75 40,998 2,184
See other industries in this state Alaska 161 134,245 7.22 209.58 26,364 511
See other industries in this state Washington 65 81,226 4.37 13.38 28,077 840
See other industries in this state Nevada 23 80,086 4.31 36.92 19,298 604
See other industries in this state Texas 79 56,732 3.05 2.61 19,910 983
See other industries in this state Pennsylvania 44 52,858 2.84 4.29 13,493 652
See other industries in this state Virginia 47 28,375 1.53 3.89 7,945 393
See other industries in this state South Carolina 62 26,822 1.44 6.54 7,900 465
See other industries in this state North Carolina 80 25,121 1.35 3.02 6,005 352
See other industries in this state Colorado 34 20,000 1.08 4.44 5,177 230
See other industries in this state Wisconsin 36 18,762 1.01 3.45 3,962 193
See other industries in this state Alabama 28 8,036 0.43 1.79 1,491 86
See other industries in this state Montana 10 3,760 0.20 4.13 777 31
See other industries in this state Mississippi 18 3,282 0.18 1.15 899 95
See other industries in this state New Mexico 5 3,216 0.17 1.73 1,030 37
See other industries in this state West Virginia 9 2,501 0.13 1.39 807 44
See other industries in this state South Dakota 10 2,086 0.11 2.74 712 25
See other industries in this state North Dakota 3 1,033 0.06 1.63 220 34
  All other states, including those below 972 675,087 36.31   205,109 8,249
See other industries in this state     Louisiana 44 D     D (1000-2499)
See other industries in this state     New York 146 D     D (1000-2499)
See other industries in this state     Arizona 39 D     D (500-999)
See other industries in this state     Illinois 45 D     D (500-999)
See other industries in this state     Massachusetts 75 D     D (500-999)
See other industries in this state     District of Columbia 7 D     D (250-499)
See other industries in this state     Georgia 27 D     D (250-499)
See other industries in this state     Maryland 53 D     D (250-499)
See other industries in this state     Minnesota 21 D     D (250-499)
See other industries in this state     Missouri 27 D     D (250-499)
See other industries in this state     New Jersey 106 D     D (250-499)
See other industries in this state     Tennessee 21 D     D (250-499)
See other industries in this state     Kentucky 16 D     D (100-249)
See other industries in this state     Maine 46 D     D (100-249)
See other industries in this state     Michigan 42 D     D (100-249)
See other industries in this state     Ohio 43 D     D (100-249)
See other industries in this state     Oregon 43 D     D (100-249)
See other industries in this state     Rhode Island 22 D     D (100-249)
See other industries in this state     Arkansas 11 D     D (20-99)
See other industries in this state     Connecticut 21 D     D (20-99)
See other industries in this state     Idaho 5 D     D (20-99)
See other industries in this state     Indiana 15 D     D (20-99)
See other industries in this state     Iowa 6 D     D (20-99)
See other industries in this state     Kansas 8 D     D (20-99)
See other industries in this state     Nebraska 7 D     D (20-99)
See other industries in this state     New Hampshire 27 D     D (20-99)
See other industries in this state     Oklahoma 3 D     D (20-99)
See other industries in this state     Utah 16 D     D (20-99)
See other industries in this state     Vermont 7 D     D (20-99)
See other industries in this state     Delaware 15 D     D (1-19)
See other industries in this state     Wyoming 8 D     D (1-19)

 

Products Lines for Scenic and sightseeing transportation
Product
code 		Product description Sales of
this line
($000)		 Percent of
industry sales
(%)		 Graph
40000 Industry total 1,858,979 100.00
44080 Excursion and sightseeing boat, including dinner cruises 754,775 40.60
41090 Sightseeing bus excursions 446,129 24.00
44090 Charter fishing or party fishing boats 224,561 12.08
45030 Sightseeing domestic passenger revenue 204,390 10.99
41120 Scenic railroad or steam train 112,139 6.03
-Other 116,985 6.29

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Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Scenic and sightseeing transportation
Link
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-03 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 487
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
Link to table for this industry Nonemployer Statistics Annual Number of establishments and sales of firms with no paid employees US, states, metro areas, counties
Link to table for this 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
For more data sets, check a broader NAICS category, such as NAICS 48-49 To broader NAICS

 

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