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Freight transportation arrangement
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2002 Economic Census Industry Series Report

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488 Support Activities for Transportation EC02-48I-08 10/26/2004 link to full pdf 422 link to tables-only pdf 234

NAICS Hierarchy: 1997

Introductory text includes scope and methodology. For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.
Indus-
try
Detail
NAICS
code
NAICS Title
(and link to definition)
Estab-
lish-
ments
Revenue
($1,000)
Annual
payroll
($1,000)
Paid
employees
Go to industry detail 48-49 Transportation & warehousing 178,025 318,245,044 82,346,182 2,920,777
Go to industry detail 488 Support activities for transportation 30,675 39,758,245 12,592,441 411,640
Go to industry detail 4885 Freight transportation arrangement 15,782 16,250,758 5,014,641 141,488
Go to industry detail 48851 Freight transportation arrangement 15,782 16,250,758 5,014,641 141,488
  488510 Freight transportation arrangement 15,782 16,250,758 5,014,641 141,488
  4885101 Freight forwarding 6,630 8,294,389 2,384,719 69,130
  4885102 Arrangement of transportation of freight & cargo 9,152 7,956,369 2,629,922 72,358

Table includes only establishments with payroll.

 

NAICS 488510: Freight Transportation Arrangement .   This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in arranging transportation of freight between shippers and carriers. These establishments are usually known as freight forwarders, marine shipping agents, or customs brokers and offer a combination of services spanning transportation modes.

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Historical Comparability - Bridge Between NAICS and SIC
Figures to the left of SIC codes indicate the percent of SIC receipts represented by that part; and link to a complementary table where other parts of the SIC are shown.
NAICS SIC Description Estab-
lish-
ments
Revenue
($1,000)
Paid
employees
Annual
payroll
($1,000)
488510 Almost Comparable Freight transportation arrangement 15,782 16,250,758 141,488 5,014,641
99% of 4731
Freight transportation arrangement
15,782 16,250,758 69,130 5,014,641
  4731
Freight forwarding
6,630 8,294,389 69,130 2,384,719
  4731
Arrangement of transportation of freight & cargo
9,152 7,956,369 72,358 2,629,922

%% Data do not include large certificated passenger carriers that report to the Office of Airline Statistics, U.S. Department of Transportation
** Railroad transportation and U.S. Postal Service industries are out of scope for the 1997 Economic Ce

=sum of SIC parts listed below the symbol

Comparative Statistics for 4-digit SICs: 1997 and 1992

Data are in current dollars and have not been adjusted for inflation. Introductory text includes methodology. Comparative statistics are also available for other industries. For descriptions of column headings and rows (SIC industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.
SIC 1987 SIC Description Year Establishments Revenue
($1,000)
Annual payroll
($1,000)
Paid employees
4731 Freight shipping services 1997 15,994 16,392,866 5,067,614 143,126
1992 12,553 9,158,618 3,232,854 106,979
% chg 27.4 79.0 56.8 33.8

 

Geographic Distribution -- Freight transportation arrangement: 1997

Data for the Transportation & warehousing sector are published for the U.S., states and metropolitan areas

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Other
Indus-
tries
State Estab-
lish-
ments
Revenue
($1,000)
Revenue
% of
U.S.
Annual
payroll
($1,000)
Paid
employees
Go to industry detail United States 15,782 16,250,758 100.00 5,014,641 141,488
Go to industry detail California 2,104 2,731,319 16.81 842,388 22,698
Go to industry detail New York 1,565 1,791,131 11.02 569,416 13,597
Go to industry detail Texas 1,650 1,514,972 9.32 515,965 17,289
Go to industry detail New Jersey 830 1,281,791 7.89 435,120 10,102
Go to industry detail Illinois 873 1,205,743 7.42 388,373 10,006
Go to industry detail Florida 1,595 1,080,646 6.65 304,417 9,893
Go to industry detail Pennsylvania 383 513,214 3.16 136,051 4,036
Go to industry detail Georgia 519 494,725 3.04 153,008 4,427
Go to industry detail Ohio 495 480,655 2.96 146,129 4,293
Go to industry detail Washington 459 472,653 2.91 151,580 4,326
Go to industry detail Michigan 312 390,609 2.40 116,548 3,770
Go to industry detail Massachusetts 316 325,606 2.00 101,777 2,737
Go to industry detail Connecticut 183 294,169 1.81 94,917 1,437
Go to industry detail Virginia 282 286,643 1.76 87,384 2,449
Go to industry detail Minnesota 253 269,648 1.66 80,738 2,157
Go to industry detail North Carolina 345 252,510 1.55 76,778 2,376
Go to industry detail Tennessee 249 244,030 1.50 88,173 2,629
Go to industry detail Wisconsin 166 230,864 1.42 45,078 1,357
Go to industry detail Maryland 256 230,202 1.42 78,728 2,282
Go to industry detail Arizona 209 195,451 1.20 39,961 1,380
Go to industry detail Oregon 215 194,146 1.19 57,008 1,633
Go to industry detail Louisiana 264 189,213 1.16 68,189 2,173
Go to industry detail Missouri 318 185,325 1.14 58,359 1,815
Go to industry detail Indiana 208 146,497 0.90 41,702 1,382
Go to industry detail South Carolina 171 141,159 0.87 40,792 1,306
Go to industry detail Colorado 166 137,150 0.84 30,731 940
Go to industry detail Kentucky 131 123,055 0.76 35,826 1,328
Go to industry detail Alabama 143 97,355 0.60 30,234 1,010
Go to industry detail Arkansas 101 78,180 0.48 22,374 686
Go to industry detail Kansas 105 75,632 0.47 19,904 664
Go to industry detail Utah 85 71,356 0.44 17,414 536
Go to industry detail Nevada 66 57,571 0.35 8,844 360
Go to industry detail Iowa 92 54,331 0.33 13,688 458
Go to industry detail Alaska 49 52,072 0.32 15,925 503
Go to industry detail Hawaii 63 43,811 0.27 10,687 318
Go to industry detail Oklahoma 84 41,851 0.26 12,202 452
Go to industry detail Mississippi 69 37,488 0.23 7,992 296
Go to industry detail Maine 52 33,940 0.21 6,826 306
Go to industry detail Idaho 37 32,876 0.20 6,929 232
Go to industry detail Nebraska 58 30,941 0.19 11,314 366
Go to industry detail Rhode Island 34 24,785 0.15 8,782 264
Go to industry detail Montana 38 23,948 0.15 5,320 262
Go to industry detail North Dakota 22 18,555 0.11 5,958 228
Go to industry detail District of Columbia 25 17,295 0.11 7,097 97
Go to industry detail New Hampshire 23 10,983 0.07 4,526 91
Go to industry detail Vermont 29 10,760 0.07 4,080 173
Go to industry detail Delaware 21 10,438 0.06 4,072 105
Go to industry detail New Mexico 30 9,336 0.06 1,573 91
Go to industry detail West Virginia 16 6,915 0.04 1,978 92
Go to industry detail South Dakota 16 6,503 0.04 1,535 62
Go to industry detail Wyoming 7 710   251 18

D = Withheld to avoid disclosure; N = Not available


 

Other Data from the 1997 Economic Census

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Series number Title Contents
  link to PDF EC97T48S-LS Source of Revenue Includes revenue by industry by source or type of revenue for the U.S.
  link to PDF EC97T48S-SZ Establishment and Firm Size Includes firms by revenue size, employment size, legal form of organization, number of units, and concentration in the largest companies for the U.S. Also includes establishments by revenue size and by employment size for the U.S.
  link to PDF EC97T48S-SB Miscellaneous Subjects Includes topics that vary from industry to industry
  link to PDF EC97T48S-SM Summary Republication of key tables from other reports
Link to Bridge tables  EC97X-CS3 Bridge Between NAICS and SIC (national only) Defines comparability of individual industries.
Link to Comparative Statistics  EC97X-CS2 Comparative Statistics (U.S. and states) 1997 and 1992 data side by side on a comparable SIC basis
Link to Nonemployer Statistics  EC97X-CS4 Nonemployer Statistics (U.S., states, counties, metros) Nonemployers account for 78 % of establishments and 8.5 % of receipts in this sector, but are excluded from the reports above.

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2002 Economic Census

2002 Questionnaire

TW-48801 Transportation services

 

Data from the Other Census Bureau Programs

Hypertext Tables Title (with link to data) Frequency Smallest Geography Contents
  County Business Patterns Annual County, metro area, ZIP Employees; payroll; number of establishments by employment size of establishment
Link to hypertext     
table Nonemployer Statistics Annual State, metro area, county Number of establishments and sales of firms with no paid employees
Link to hypertext table Statistics of U.S. Businesses Annual State, metro area Number of firms, employees, payroll, and revenue by employment-size of the enterprise

 

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Source: 1997 Economic Census

Last revised: December 02 2004   Questions?