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NAICS 493
Warehousing and storage

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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
493	Warehousing & storage	12,671	16,547,657	17,183,289	565,533
4931	Warehousing & storage	12,671	16,547,657	17,183,289	565,533

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)

48-49	Transportation & warehousing	1,008,617	422,849,549	808,999	80.2	40,697,509	9.6	199,618	382,152,040
493	Warehousing & storage	18,968	16,944,450	6,297	33.2	396,793	2.3	12,671	16,547,657
4931	Warehousing & storage	18,968	16,944,450	6,297	33.2	396,793	2.3	12,671	16,547,657

Definition: NAICS 493 Warehousing and storage

This industry group includes establishments classified in the following NAICS industries: 49311, General Warehousing and Storage; 49312, Refrigerated Warehousing and Storage; 49313, Farm Product Warehousing and Storage; and 49319, Other Warehousing and Storage.

Historical comparability

NAICS 493, Warehousing and storage, is comparable between 2002 and 1997.

For comparisons with data before 1997, see the Bridge Between 1997 NAICS and 1987 SIC.

Comparable statistics are not available between 1997 and 2002.

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Geographic Distribution -- Warehousing and storage: 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

12,671

16,547,657

100.00

17,183,289

565,533

California

1,489

2,542,654

15.37

2,310,445

60,019

Texas

1,003

1,724,213

10.42

1,254,086

38,071

New Jersey

668

1,236,594

7.47

144

950,085

29,602

Illinois

607

905,207

5.47

937,274

27,158

Pennsylvania

514

758,578

4.58

890,257

32,473

Ohio

620

724,704

4.38

1,069,647

36,009

Georgia

524

699,931

4.23

810,420

27,198

Tennessee

391

575,604

3.48

609,819

24,556

Florida

546

539,492

3.26

623,747

20,613

New York

533

535,704

3.24

641,012

21,679

Washington

288

439,987

2.66

290,460

8,819

Missouri

311

438,150

2.65

338,379

10,854

North Carolina

429

371,937

2.25

514,941

18,004

Indiana

290

356,445

2.15

421,185

16,840

Massachusetts

262

349,560

2.11

448,903

14,856

Wisconsin

272

349,197

2.11

324,395

12,751

Michigan

354

346,670

2.09

419,750

13,345

Louisiana

182

301,782

1.82

155,968

5,169

Iowa

150

282,711

1.71

165,844

5,282

Virginia

273

282,587

1.71

408,132

17,706

Maryland

220

265,011

1.60

336,022

10,303

Kentucky

198

248,274

1.50

331,394

11,673

Arkansas

147

215,505

1.30

133,625

5,186

South Carolina

241

206,482

1.25

220,712

9,370

Mississippi

154

176,966

1.07

165,672

5,327

Minnesota

181

172,854

1.04

150,528

5,077

Oregon

172

165,663

1.00

236,725

6,797

Kansas

108

153,984

0.93

146,228

4,514

Alabama

175

148,689

0.90

204,794

8,222

Connecticut

119

119,363

0.72

333,221

8,210

Colorado

174

115,630

0.70

215,848

7,546

Nevada

115

95,207

0.58

158,045

6,036

Nebraska

77,277

0.47

79,478

3,393

Oklahoma

106

61,438

0.37

61,938

2,604

Idaho

55,397

0.33

40,034

1,315

Utah

102

53,393

0.32

91,366

3,543

Delaware

44,541

0.27

49,188

1,796

West Virginia

40,687

0.25

52,375

1,798

New Hampshire

35,080

0.21

26,719

852

Hawaii

28,533

0.17

29,311

965

Maine

23,134

0.14

81,955

3,120

North Dakota

20,125

0.12

4,457

181

New Mexico

19,030

0.12

22,525

877

South Dakota

16,568

0.10

7,852

312

Montana

8,617

0.05

3,527

137

Wyoming

4,900

0.03

12,996

276

Vermont

4,165

0.03

12,211

551

All other states, including those below

230

209,437

1.27

389,794

14,548

Arizona

173

(10k-24k)

Rhode Island

(2500-4999)

Alaska

(250-499)

District of Columbia

(250-499)

Products Lines for Warehousing and storage
Product code	Product description	Sales of this line ($000)	Percent of industry sales (%)
40000	Industry total	16,547,657	100.00
42030	Contract warehousing and storage	6,575,754	39.74
42040	Public warehousing and storage	4,756,336	28.74
42060	Packing/packaging services related to motor carrier & storage	748,517	4.52
	-Other	4,467,050	27.00

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Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Warehousing and storage
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-05	Industry Series	Preliminary data now superseded	US
BE02-00I-1	Business Expenses	Sales & Operating Expenses by Kind of Business (1997 NAICS Basis)	US
BE02-00I-1	Business Expenses	Relative Standard Errors for Sales & Operating Expenses by Kind of Business (1997 NAICS Basis)	US
EC02-48A	Geographic Area Series	Summary Statistics	US, states, metros
EC02-48A	Geographic Area Series	Enterprise Support Statistics	US
SB02-00A	Survey of Business Owners	Business Ownership by Gender, Hispanic or Latino Origin, and Race	US

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Data from the Other Census Bureau Programs -- NAICS 493
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
E-Commerce Statistics	Annual	Total sales and e-commerce sales, receipts or value of shipments	US
Nonemployer Statistics	Annual	Number of establishments and sales of firms with no paid employees	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