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NAICS 492110
Couriers

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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.
Indus- try Detail	NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Revenue ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
D = Withheld to avoid disclosing data of individual companies; data are included in higher level totals;
	48-49	Transportation & warehousing	199,618	382,152,040	115,988,733	3,650,859
	492	Couriers & messengers	12,655	58,164,869	17,175,401	561,514
	4921	Couriers	7,382	54,820,521	16,180,242	514,921
	49211	Couriers	7,382	54,820,521	16,180,242	514,921
	492110	Couriers	7,382	54,820,521	16,180,242	514,921
	4921101	Courier services (except by air)	3,517	D	D	(100,000+)
	4921102	Air courier services	3,865	D	D	(100,000+)

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)
D = Withheld to avoid disclosing data of individual companies; data are included in higher level totals; 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
492	Couriers & messengers	152,100	60,980,079	139,445	91.7	2,815,210	4.6	12,655	58,164,869
4921	Couriers	N	N	N	N	N	N	7,382	54,820,521
49211	Couriers	N	N	N	N	N	N	7,382	54,820,521
492110	Couriers	N	N	N	N	N	N	7,382	54,820,521

Definition: NAICS 492110 Couriers

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing air, surface, or combined courier delivery services of parcels generally between metropolitan areas or urban centers. The establishments of this industry form a network including courier local pick-up and delivery to serve their customers' needs.

Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--

Providing messenger and delivery services within a metropolitan area or within an urban center--are classified in Industry 492210, Local Messengers and Local Delivery; and
Providing the truck transportation of palletized general freight--are classified in Industry Group 4841, General Freight Trucking.

Historical comparability

NAICS 492110, Couriers, 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.
492110	Couriers	2002	7,382	54,820,521	16,180,242	514,921
		1997	5,503	36,293,333	12,829,893	463,426
		% change	34.1	51.0	26.1	11.1

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Geographic Distribution -- Couriers: 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

7,382

54,820,521

100.00

190

16,180,242

514,921

California

883

9,236,771

16.85

264

2,436,100

78,077

New York

530

3,185,046

5.81

166

924,682

27,922

Texas

508

3,133,716

5.72

144

881,202

31,780

Illinois

267

2,895,471

5.28

230

713,481

23,740

Florida

515

2,890,138

5.27

173

842,518

27,285

Kentucky

2,792,585

5.09

683

316,357

8,464

New Jersey

200

2,569,667

4.69

300

752,824

20,538

Pennsylvania

282

2,451,631

4.47

199

809,644

27,405

Ohio

212

1,929,503

3.52

169

959,237

28,018

Georgia

191

1,363,139

2.49

159

399,111

14,101

Indiana

150

1,231,117

2.25

200

361,386

14,678

North Carolina

169

1,193,861

2.18

144

370,919

12,741

Michigan

194

1,147,523

2.09

114

482,080

15,490

Wisconsin

140

1,055,450

1.93

194

256,074

8,425

Minnesota

129

1,020,160

1.86

203

264,110

8,823

Maryland

130

932,879

1.70

171

365,940

11,625

Virginia

178

895,133

1.63

123

287,116

9,197

Washington

143

888,710

1.62

146

304,124

9,480

Colorado

151

838,944

1.53

186

330,114

9,778

Missouri

148

815,234

1.49

144

273,914

8,649

Connecticut

736,518

1.34

213

234,612

7,152

Kansas

627,075

1.14

231

200,926

6,624

Oregon

551,938

1.01

157

183,242

5,924

South Carolina

454,468

0.83

111

144,487

5,191

Utah

434,713

0.79

187

128,051

4,199

Alabama

423,846

0.77

168,946

5,320

Louisiana

398,978

0.73

188,770

5,911

Iowa

391,049

0.71

133

137,635

4,304

Oklahoma

311,256

0.57

108,677

3,756

Alaska

216,923

0.40

339

88,664

1,664

Nevada

189,331

0.35

32,016

1,216

New Mexico

89,774

0.16

18,815

739

Hawaii

87,965

0.16

32,384

944

Mississippi

74,556

0.14

17,192

721

Maine

73,452

0.13

22,146

901

Idaho

69,810

0.13

18,710

819

West Virginia

56,785

0.10

15,180

594

Montana

51,429

0.09

12,983

549

Vermont

29,512

0.05

8,236

410

South Dakota

27,207

0.05

8,055

297

All other states, including those below

1,024

7,057,258

12.87

2,079,582

61,470

Tennessee

475

(10k-24k)

Arizona

134

(5000-9999)

Arkansas

(5000-9999)

Massachusetts

142

(5000-9999)

New Hampshire

(5000-9999)

Nebraska

(2500-4999)

District of Columbia

(500-999)

Delaware

(250-499)

North Dakota

(250-499)

Rhode Island

(250-499)

Wyoming

(100-249)

Products Lines for Couriers
Product code	Product description	Sales of this line ($000)	Percent of industry sales (%)
40000	Industry total	54,820,521	100.00
42020	Courier and messenger services, including parcel delivery	31,204,858	56.92
45220	Domestic air mail, revenue including air courier services	12,005,433	21.90
45200	Domestic air freight revenue, including air courier services	5,819,098	10.61
45230	International air mail revenue, including air courier services	4,286,604	7.82
	-Other	1,504,528	2.74

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Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Couriers
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-06	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 492110
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
Serviced Annual Survey: Truck Transportation, Messenger Services & Warehousing	Annual	Estimated revenue for employer and nonemployer firms	US
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