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NAICS 488390
Other support activities for 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
488	Support activities for transportation	33,942	57,414,131	16,202,043	465,616
4883	Support activities for water transportation	2,366	8,811,911	2,603,719	63,992
48839	Other support activities for water transportation	807	1,579,958	504,475	13,278
488390	Other support activities for water transportation	807	1,579,958	504,475	13,278

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
488	Support activities for transportation	92,016	59,852,985	58,074	63.1	2,438,854	4.1	33,942	57,414,131
4883	Support activities for water transportation	N	N	N	N	N	N	2,366	8,811,911
48839	Other support activities for water transportation	N	N	N	N	N	N	807	1,579,958
488390	Other support activities for water transportation	N	N	N	N	N	N	807	1,579,958

Definition: NAICS 488390 Other support activities for water transportation

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing services to water transportation (except port and harbor operations; marine cargo handling services; and navigational services to shipping).

Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--

Ship painting--are classified in Industry 238320, Painting and Wall Covering Contractors;
Providing ship janitorial services--are classified in Industry 561720, Janitorial Services;
Operating port, harbor, or canal facilities--are classified in Industry 488310, Port and Harbor Operations;
Providing stevedoring and other marine cargo handling services--are classified in Industry 488320, Marine Cargo Handling;
Providing navigational services to shipping--are classified in Industry 488330, Navigational Services to Shipping; and
Providing ship overhauling or repairs in a shipyard--are classified in U.S. Industry 336611, Ship Building and Repairing.

Historical comparability

NAICS 488390, Other support activities for 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.
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.
488390	Other support activities for water transportation	2002	807	1,579,958	504,475	13,278
		1997	869	656,194	207,487	6,415
		% change	-7.1	140.8	143.1	107.0

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Geographic Distribution -- Other support activities for 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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ments

Revenue
($1,000)

Revenue
% of
U.S.

Revenue
per capita
($)

Annual
payroll
($1,000)

Paid
employees

United States

807

1,579,958

100.00

5.48

504,475

13,278

Virginia

284,048

17.98

38.99

61,950

1,729

Louisiana

101

267,024

16.90

59.73

98,185

2,580

California

239,154

15.14

6.83

79,955

1,995

Texas

212,779

13.47

9.78

76,490

1,976

Florida

158

138,166

8.74

8.28

34,822

1,010

New Jersey

60,789

3.85

7.09

23,944

547

Washington

43,861

2.78

7.23

18,231

395

Illinois

29,208

1.85

2.32

12,331

309

Kentucky

26,130

1.65

6.39

8,598

273

Pennsylvania

7,837

0.50

0.64

3,119

115

Tennessee

4,825

0.31

0.83

1,657

100

Hawaii

4,622

0.29

3.75

1,685

North Carolina

4,156

0.26

0.50

1,729

Rhode Island

3,662

0.23

3.43

1,041

Minnesota

1,680

0.11

0.33

319

Maine

1,000

0.06

0.77

338

All other states, including those below

196

251,017

15.89

80,081

2,054

Oregon

(500-999)

New York

(250-499)

Alabama

(100-249)

Maryland

(100-249)

Ohio

(100-249)

South Carolina

(100-249)

Wisconsin

(100-249)

Alaska

(20-99)

Connecticut

(20-99)

Georgia

(20-99)

Massachusetts

(20-99)

Michigan

(20-99)

Mississippi

(20-99)

Missouri

(20-99)

Products Lines for Other support activities for water transportation
Product code	Product description	Sales of this line ($000)	Percent of industry sales (%)
40000	Industry total	1,579,958	100.00
44110	Towing services	21,775	1.38
44140	Marine cargo handling, including stevedoring	10,605	0.67
	-Other	1,547,578	97.95

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Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Other support activities for 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-08	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 488390
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	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