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NAICS 488410
Motor vehicle towing

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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
4884	Support activities for road transportation	7,927	4,003,111	1,355,836	56,037
48841	Motor vehicle towing	6,861	3,096,919	1,052,446	45,068
488410	Motor vehicle towing	6,861	3,096,919	1,052,446	45,068

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
4884	Support activities for road transportation	N	N	N	N	N	N	7,927	4,003,111
48841	Motor vehicle towing	N	N	N	N	N	N	6,861	3,096,919
488410	Motor vehicle towing	N	N	N	N	N	N	6,861	3,096,919

Definition: NAICS 488410 Motor vehicle towing

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in towing light or heavy motor vehicles, both local and long distance. These establishments may provide incidental services,such as storage and emergency road repair services.

Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--

Operating gasoline stations--are classified in Industry Group 4471, Gasoline Stations;
Providing automotive repair and maintenance--are classified in Industry Group 8111, Automotive Repair and Maintenance; and
Both retailing automotive parts and accessories, and repairing automobiles and known as automotive supply stores--are classified in Industry 441310, Automotive Parts and Accessories Stores.

Historical comparability

NAICS 488410, Motor vehicle towing, 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.
488410	Motor vehicle towing	2002	6,861	3,096,919	1,052,446	45,068
		1997	5,893	2,295,188	747,355	36,845
		% change	16.4	34.9	40.8	22.3

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Geographic Distribution -- Motor vehicle towing: 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.

Other
Indus-
tries

Description

Estab-
lish-
ments

Revenue
($1,000)

Revenue
% of
U.S.

Revenue
per capita
($)

Annual
payroll
($1,000)

Paid
employees

United States

6,861

3,096,919

100.00

1,052,446

45,068

California

1,093

756,800

24.44

267,691

10,202

Texas

472

228,558

7.38

80,265

3,518

Florida

421

139,431

4.50

42,734

2,034

Illinois

292

125,106

4.04

43,683

1,964

Michigan

273

120,833

3.90

43,292

1,867

New Jersey

250

106,503

3.44

35,023

1,380

Virginia

235

105,030

3.39

35,988

1,563

New York

307

102,736

3.32

32,210

1,517

Ohio

267

96,201

3.11

35,606

1,709

Washington

211

87,458

2.82

33,703

1,343

Georgia

201

83,995

2.71

28,045

1,260

Massachusetts

141

78,657

2.54

25,599

996

Maryland

184

69,176

2.23

24,536

1,049

North Carolina

201

67,112

2.17

23,167

962

Indiana

143

66,553

2.15

23,734

998

Minnesota

65,602

2.12

20,317

845

Pennsylvania

216

61,776

1.99

17,777

983

Oregon

108

55,915

1.81

18,393

787

Colorado

101

55,440

1.79

18,897

919

Missouri

120

48,754

1.57

16,175

689

Nevada

45,577

1.47

20,625

801

Tennessee

121

43,806

1.41

13,948

596

Kentucky

43,129

1.39

9,832

406

Wisconsin

35,369

1.14

12,300

604

Louisiana

109

33,421

1.08

10,376

524

Alabama

28,276

0.91

8,836

414

South Carolina

24,788

0.80

7,334

340

Oklahoma

23,616

0.76

8,310

377

Connecticut

23,080

0.75

7,538

258

Kansas

19,028

0.61

6,966

312

Mississippi

17,501

0.57

5,415

200

Utah

16,297

0.53

4,761

238

West Virginia

15,161

0.49

4,871

249

Arkansas

14,277

0.46

4,669

215

New Mexico

12,892

0.42

4,220

215

Idaho

11,963

0.39

3,070

159

Nebraska

10,250

0.33

3,612

197

Hawaii

9,630

0.31

2,884

156

Maine

8,309

0.27

2,253

133

Wyoming

7,121

0.23

2,201

119

Montana

6,944

0.22

1,756

108

Alaska

4,642

0.15

1,056

North Dakota

3,489

0.11

1,085

Vermont

2,659

0.09

633

All other states, including those below

317

114,058

3.68

37,060

1,712

Arizona

147

(500-999)

Iowa

(250-499)

New Hampshire

(100-249)

Rhode Island

(100-249)

Delaware

(20-99)

District of Columbia

(20-99)

South Dakota

(20-99)

Products Lines for Motor vehicle towing
Product code	Product description	Sales of this line ($000)	Percent of industry sales (%)
40000	Industry total	3,096,919	100.00
47030	Motor vehicle towing	2,895,215	93.49
	-Other	201,704	6.51

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Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Motor vehicle towing
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 488410
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