Industry Statistics Sampler: NAICS 492

Industry Statistics Sampler:
NAICS 492
Couriers and messengers

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2002 Economic Census Industry Series Reports

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2002 NAICS	Report title	Report number	Release date (PDF)	Full report		Tables only
2002 NAICS	Report title	Report number	Release date (PDF)	Link to PDF	Size in kb	Link to PDF	Size in kb
492	Couriers and Messengers	EC02-48I-06	09/10/2004		387		200

NAICS Hierarchy: 1997

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Indus-
try
Detail NAICS
code NAICS Title
(and link to definition) Estab-
lish-
ments Revenue
($1,000) Annual
payroll
($1,000) Paid
employees

48-49 Transportation & warehousing 178,025 318,245,044 82,346,182 2,920,777

492 Couriers & messengers 10,887 39,812,433 14,071,630 530,839

4921 Couriers 5,503 36,293,333 12,829,893 463,426

4922 Local messengers & local delivery 5,384 3,519,100 1,241,737 67,413

NAICS code	NAICS Title (and link to definition)	Estab- lish- ments	Revenue ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
48-49	Transportation & warehousing	178,025	318,245,044	82,346,182	2,920,777
492	Couriers & messengers	10,887	39,812,433	14,071,630	530,839
4921	Couriers	5,503	36,293,333	12,829,893	463,426
4922	Local messengers & local delivery	5,384	3,519,100	1,241,737	67,413

Table includes only establishments with payroll.

NAICS 492: Couriers and Messengers . Industries in the Couriers and Messengers subsector provide intercity and/or local delivery of parcels. These articles can be described as those that may be handled by one person without using special equipment. This allows the collection, pick-up, and delivery operations to be done with limited labor costs and minimal equipment. Sorting and transportation activities, where necessary, are generally mechanized. The restriction to small parcels partly distinguishes these establishments from those in the transportation industries. The complete network of courier services establishments also distinguishes these transportation services from local messenger and delivery establishments in this subsector. This includes the establishments that perform intercity transportation as well as establishments that, under contract to them, perform local pick-up and delivery. Messengers, which usually deliver within a metropolitan or single urban area, may use bicycle, foot, small truck, or van.

Geographic Distribution -- Couriers and messengers: 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

United States 10,887 39,812,433 100.00 14,071,630 530,839

California 1,306 5,277,958 13.26 1,867,814 76,945

New York 916 3,149,758 7.91 1,065,210 41,027

Texas 789 2,486,149 6.24 766,524 29,710

Illinois 444 2,408,955 6.05 800,938 36,348

Kentucky 128 2,064,866 5.19 410,808 7,518

Florida 790 2,008,899 5.05 659,136 23,696

New Jersey 427 1,948,695 4.89 586,041 21,880

Pennsylvania 324 1,761,169 4.42 662,056 24,192

Ohio 315 1,569,454 3.94 863,147 29,617

Michigan 282 1,245,723 3.13 501,368 16,031

Georgia 263 1,094,200 2.75 356,146 14,905

Tennessee 304 1,090,888 2.74 397,418 12,233

North Carolina 261 891,994 2.24 335,221 13,748

Massachusetts 246 828,105 2.08 301,755 10,804

Virginia 292 786,042 1.97 267,800 10,353

Indiana 187 776,382 1.95 292,502 11,942

Maryland 232 776,070 1.95 322,299 10,288

Minnesota 211 747,090 1.88 266,653 10,979

Colorado 200 736,301 1.85 270,807 10,517

Arizona 181 712,445 1.79 248,838 10,797

Missouri 297 679,711 1.71 243,041 9,001

Washington 227 655,196 1.65 254,718 9,904

Wisconsin 216 574,542 1.44 227,549 8,591

Connecticut 111 551,435 1.39 216,177 7,130

Louisiana 134 443,120 1.11 173,080 6,874

Oregon 128 440,201 1.11 171,380 6,267

Kansas 120 393,476 0.99 163,442 6,244

Arkansas 82 376,472 0.95 149,306 5,763

South Carolina 107 354,650 0.89 123,149 5,274

Alabama 111 354,228 0.89 150,422 5,240

Utah 73 347,510 0.87 138,782 5,177

Iowa 136 302,577 0.76 120,531 4,934

Oklahoma 114 291,805 0.73 102,149 3,861

Nebraska 97 284,870 0.72 119,289 4,566

Alaska 60 159,023 0.40 64,919 1,156

District of Columbia 49 116,073 0.29 21,799 781

Nevada 85 105,698 0.27 28,105 1,168

Hawaii 54 83,146 0.21 32,075 1,229

Mississippi 61 64,644 0.16 19,529 983

New Mexico 51 61,111 0.15 18,379 844

Maine 42 59,223 0.15 17,044 706

West Virginia 52 46,209 0.12 14,740 706

Rhode Island 50 44,607 0.11 12,706 518

Idaho 68 43,524 0.11 13,501 730

Vermont 24 41,602 0.10 9,639 633

South Dakota 47 36,310 0.09 10,169 523

Montana 53 22,995 0.06 8,850 411

North Dakota 33 20,849 0.05 7,770 357

Wyoming 31 12,323 0.03 4,544 237

All other states, including those below 76 484,160 1.22 192,365 7,501

New Hampshire 59 D D (5000-9999)

Delaware 17 D D (500-999)

State	Estab- lish- ments	Revenue ($1,000)	Revenue % of U.S.	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
United States	10,887	39,812,433	100.00	14,071,630	530,839
California	1,306	5,277,958	13.26	1,867,814	76,945
New York	916	3,149,758	7.91	1,065,210	41,027
Texas	789	2,486,149	6.24	766,524	29,710
Illinois	444	2,408,955	6.05	800,938	36,348
Kentucky	128	2,064,866	5.19	410,808	7,518
Florida	790	2,008,899	5.05	659,136	23,696
New Jersey	427	1,948,695	4.89	586,041	21,880
Pennsylvania	324	1,761,169	4.42	662,056	24,192
Ohio	315	1,569,454	3.94	863,147	29,617
Michigan	282	1,245,723	3.13	501,368	16,031
Georgia	263	1,094,200	2.75	356,146	14,905
Tennessee	304	1,090,888	2.74	397,418	12,233
North Carolina	261	891,994	2.24	335,221	13,748
Massachusetts	246	828,105	2.08	301,755	10,804
Virginia	292	786,042	1.97	267,800	10,353
Indiana	187	776,382	1.95	292,502	11,942
Maryland	232	776,070	1.95	322,299	10,288
Minnesota	211	747,090	1.88	266,653	10,979
Colorado	200	736,301	1.85	270,807	10,517
Arizona	181	712,445	1.79	248,838	10,797
Missouri	297	679,711	1.71	243,041	9,001
Washington	227	655,196	1.65	254,718	9,904
Wisconsin	216	574,542	1.44	227,549	8,591
Connecticut	111	551,435	1.39	216,177	7,130
Louisiana	134	443,120	1.11	173,080	6,874
Oregon	128	440,201	1.11	171,380	6,267
Kansas	120	393,476	0.99	163,442	6,244
Arkansas	82	376,472	0.95	149,306	5,763
South Carolina	107	354,650	0.89	123,149	5,274
Alabama	111	354,228	0.89	150,422	5,240
Utah	73	347,510	0.87	138,782	5,177
Iowa	136	302,577	0.76	120,531	4,934
Oklahoma	114	291,805	0.73	102,149	3,861
Nebraska	97	284,870	0.72	119,289	4,566
Alaska	60	159,023	0.40	64,919	1,156
District of Columbia	49	116,073	0.29	21,799	781
Nevada	85	105,698	0.27	28,105	1,168
Hawaii	54	83,146	0.21	32,075	1,229
Mississippi	61	64,644	0.16	19,529	983
New Mexico	51	61,111	0.15	18,379	844
Maine	42	59,223	0.15	17,044	706
West Virginia	52	46,209	0.12	14,740	706
Rhode Island	50	44,607	0.11	12,706	518
Idaho	68	43,524	0.11	13,501	730
Vermont	24	41,602	0.10	9,639	633
South Dakota	47	36,310	0.09	10,169	523
Montana	53	22,995	0.06	8,850	411
North Dakota	33	20,849	0.05	7,770	357
Wyoming	31	12,323	0.03	4,544	237
All other states, including those below	76	484,160	1.22	192,365	7,501
New Hampshire	59	D		D	(5000-9999)
Delaware	17	D		D	(500-999)

D = Withheld to avoid disclosure; N = Not available

Other Data from the 1997 Economic Census

Hypertext
tables Link
to pdf Series number Title Contents

EC97T48S-LS Source of Revenue Includes revenue by industry by source or type of revenue for the U.S.

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.

EC97T48S-SB Miscellaneous Subjects Includes topics that vary from industry to industry

EC97T48S-SM Summary Republication of key tables from other reports

EC97X-CS3 Bridge Between NAICS and SIC (national only) Defines comparability of individual industries.

EC97X-CS2 Comparative Statistics (U.S. and states) 1997 and 1992 data side by side on a comparable SIC basis

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.

Series number	Title	Contents
EC97T48S-LS	Source of Revenue	Includes revenue by industry by source or type of revenue for the U.S.
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.
EC97T48S-SB	Miscellaneous Subjects	Includes topics that vary from industry to industry
EC97T48S-SM	Summary	Republication of key tables from other reports
EC97X-CS3	Bridge Between NAICS and SIC (national only)	Defines comparability of individual industries.
EC97X-CS2	Comparative Statistics (U.S. and states)	1997 and 1992 data side by side on a comparable SIC basis
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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Data from the Other Census Bureau Programs

Hypertext Tables Title (with link to data) Frequency Smallest Geography Contents

Annual Capital Expenditures Survey Annual U.S. Capital expenditures for structures and equipment for companies with paid employees

County Business Patterns Annual County, metro area, ZIP Employees; payroll; number of establishments by employment size of establishment

E-Commerce Statistics Annual U.S. Total sales and e-commerce sales, receipts or value of shipments

Nonemployer Statistics Annual State, metro area, county Number of establishments and sales of firms with no paid employees

Statistics of U.S. Businesses Annual State, metro area Number of firms, employees, payroll, and revenue by employment-size of the enterprise

Title (with link to data)	Frequency	Smallest Geography	Contents
Annual Capital Expenditures Survey	Annual	U.S.	Capital expenditures for structures and equipment for companies with paid employees
County Business Patterns	Annual	County, metro area, ZIP	Employees; payroll; number of establishments by employment size of establishment
E-Commerce Statistics	Annual	U.S.	Total sales and e-commerce sales, receipts or value of shipments
Nonemployer Statistics	Annual	State, metro area, county	Number of establishments and sales of firms with no paid employees
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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