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NAICS 492210
Local messengers and local delivery

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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
492	Couriers & messengers	12,655	58,164,869	17,175,401	561,514
4922	Local messengers & local delivery	5,273	3,344,348	995,159	46,593
49221	Local messengers & local delivery	5,273	3,344,348	995,159	46,593
492210	Local messengers & local delivery	5,273	3,344,348	995,159	46,593

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
492	Couriers & messengers	152,100	60,980,079	139,445	91.7	2,815,210	4.6	12,655	58,164,869
4922	Local messengers & local delivery	N	N	N	N	N	N	5,273	3,344,348
49221	Local messengers & local delivery	N	N	N	N	N	N	5,273	3,344,348
492210	Local messengers & local delivery	N	N	N	N	N	N	5,273	3,344,348

Definition: NAICS 492210 Local messengers and local delivery

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing local messenger and delivery services of small items within a single metropolitan area or within an urban center. These establishments generally provide point-to-point pickup and delivery and do not operate as part of an intercity courier network.

Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--

Providing local letter and parcel delivery services as part of an intercity courier network--are classified in Industry 492110, Couriers;
Operating the National Postal Service or providing postal services on a contract basis (except the bulk transportation of mail)--are classified in Industry 491110, Postal Service; and
Providing the bulk transportation of mail on a contract basis to and from Postal Service establishments--are classified in Industry Group 4841, General Freight Trucking.

Historical comparability

NAICS 492210, Local messengers and local delivery, 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.
492210	Local messengers & local delivery	2002	5,273	3,344,348	995,159	46,593
		1997	5,384	3,519,100	1,241,737	67,413
		% change	-2.1	-5.0	-19.9	-30.9

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Geographic Distribution -- Local messengers and local delivery: 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-
lish-
ments

Revenue
($1,000)

Revenue
% of
U.S.

Revenue
per capita
($)

Annual
payroll
($1,000)

Paid
employees

United States

5,273

3,344,348

100.00

995,159

46,593

California

603

474,805

14.20

165,595

8,794

New York

524

470,284

14.06

168,578

7,861

Texas

383

280,549

8.39

70,724

2,728

Florida

417

218,167

6.52

43,413

1,904

Ohio

176

170,089

5.09

35,386

1,464

New Jersey

233

165,080

4.94

54,234

2,324

Illinois

242

139,623

4.17

43,760

1,897

Pennsylvania

155

98,472

2.94

25,280

1,048

Virginia

131

89,653

2.68

25,859

1,142

Maryland

140

89,226

2.67

18,815

761

Minnesota

127

88,930

2.66

24,178

1,139

Georgia

113

83,343

2.49

19,176

747

Washington

109

77,007

2.30

26,074

1,100

Missouri

130

69,217

2.07

19,182

970

North Carolina

128

63,637

1.90

15,476

782

Colorado

54,616

1.63

18,829

962

Wisconsin

54,497

1.63

20,922

949

Michigan

133

43,837

1.31

11,773

509

Iowa

38,798

1.16

11,684

692

Connecticut

37,670

1.13

7,483

299

Oregon

35,799

1.07

10,841

604

Indiana

111

31,834

0.95

9,762

547

Kentucky

24,741

0.74

9,690

597

Kansas

18,738

0.56

6,416

350

Louisiana

17,938

0.54

5,127

250

West Virginia

17,183

0.51

6,024

331

Nevada

16,709

0.50

6,960

384

Oklahoma

16,417

0.49

4,058

259

South Carolina

12,783

0.38

3,867

237

Hawaii

11,625

0.35

4,171

210

Alabama

11,465

0.34

4,370

247

Maine

11,105

0.33

2,696

168

New Mexico

10,063

0.30

3,641

184

Idaho

6,764

0.20

2,391

126

South Dakota

6,551

0.20

2,115

118

Montana

5,900

0.18

2,265

117

Vermont

5,711

0.17

1,822

142

Mississippi

5,212

0.16

1,990

Alaska

5,028

0.15

1,831

All other states, including those below

489

265,282

7.93

78,701

3,454

Arizona

113

(1000-2499)

Massachusetts

100

(500-999)

Tennessee

(250-499)

Arkansas

(100-249)

Delaware

(100-249)

District of Columbia

(100-249)

Nebraska

(100-249)

North Dakota

(100-249)

Utah

(100-249)

New Hampshire

(20-99)

Rhode Island

(20-99)

Wyoming

(20-99)

Products Lines for Local messengers and local delivery
Product code	Product description	Sales of this line ($000)	Percent of industry sales (%)
40000	Industry total	3,344,348	100.00
42020	Courier and messenger services, including parcel delivery	3,234,457	96.71
42000	Local motor carrier revenue	73,112	2.19
	-Other	36,779	1.10

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Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Local messengers and local delivery
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 492210
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