More data	NAICS code	Description		Estab- lish- ments	Revenue ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
	48-49	Transportation & warehousing %% **		952	3,434,581	737,958	28,630
	481	Air transportation %%		17	D	D	(2500-4999)
	482	Rail Transportation (not covered in the Economic Census)		N	N	N	N
	483	Water transportation		9	D	D	(500-999)
	484	Truck transportation		425	656,752	161,428	5,696
	485	Transit & ground passenger transportation		80	101,132	40,356	2,196
	486	Pipeline transportation		13	D	D	(500-999)
	487	Scenic & sightseeing transportation		23	D	D	(100-249)
	488	Support activities for transportation		219	247,114	69,714	2,142
	491	Postal Service (not covered in the Economic Census)		N	N	N	N
	492	Couriers & messengers		121	697,651	263,826	12,065
	493	Warehousing & storage		45	74,423	16,624	608

Transportation and Warehousing by Industry
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NAICS code	Description		Estab- lish- ments	Revenue ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
48-49	Transportation & warehousing %% **		952	3,434,581	737,958	28,630
NAICS code	Description		Estab- lish- ments	Revenue ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
481	Air transportation %%		17	D	D	(2500-4999)
4811	Scheduled air transportation %%		11	D	D	(2500-4999)
NAICS code	Description		Estab- lish- ments	Revenue ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
482	Rail Transportation (not covered in the Economic Census)		N	N	N	N
NAICS code	Description		Estab- lish- ments	Revenue ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
483	Water transportation		9	D	D	(500-999)
NAICS code	Description		Estab- lish- ments	Revenue ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
484	Truck transportation		425	656,752	161,428	5,696
4841	General freight trucking		164	349,789	94,636	3,075
48411	General freight trucking, local		98	124,671	36,607	1,410
4841101	General freight trucking without storage, local, truckload		45	32,688	8,922	305
4841102	General freight trucking w/o storage, local, less than truckload		43	75,491	20,381	844
48412	General freight trucking, long-distance		66	225,118	58,029	1,665
484121	General freight trucking, long-distance, truckload		41	61,366	15,289	509
484122	General freight trucking, long-distance, less than truckload		25	163,752	42,740	1,156
4842	Specialized freight trucking		261	306,963	66,792	2,621
48421	Used household & office goods moving		114	188,983	36,648	1,404
4842101	Used household & office goods moving, local, without storage		53	19,668	7,103	400
4842102	Used household & office goods moving, long-distance		34	135,934	17,418	605
4842103	Used household & office goods moving, local, with storage		27	33,381	12,127	399
48422	Specialized freight (except used goods) trucking, local		121	87,955	19,109	947
4842203	Dump trucking		50	33,579	5,849	234
4842204	Specialized trucking without storage, local		54	23,455	5,971	490
48423	Specialized freight (except used goods) trucking, long-distance		26	30,025	11,035	270
4842303	Other specialized trucking, long-distance		17	23,887	9,100	200
NAICS code	Description		Estab- lish- ments	Revenue ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
485	Transit & ground passenger transportation		80	101,132	40,356	2,196
4853	Taxi & limousine service		33	18,331	7,223	419
48532	Limousine service		26	9,846	3,906	238
4855	Charter bus industry		15	15,830	4,586	256
4859	Other transit & ground passenger transportation		18	36,806	14,769	786
485991	Special needs transportation		11	14,510	8,394	469
NAICS code	Description		Estab- lish- ments	Revenue ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
486	Pipeline transportation		13	D	D	(500-999)
NAICS code	Description		Estab- lish- ments	Revenue ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
487	Scenic & sightseeing transportation		23	D	D	(100-249)
4872	Scenic & sightseeing transportation, water		22	18,096	4,941	222
4872102	Charter fishing & party fishing boats		14	D	D	(20-99)
NAICS code	Description		Estab- lish- ments	Revenue ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
488	Support activities for transportation		219	247,114	69,714	2,142
4881	Support activities for air transportation		24	30,760	11,003	519
48819	Other support activities for air transportation		15	13,542	5,365	201
4884	Support activities for road transportation		69	D	D	(500-999)
48841	Motor vehicle towing		65	43,616	15,026	598
4885	Freight transportation arrangement		109	155,431	41,484	927
4885101	Freight forwarding		45	93,182	20,065	501
4885102	Arrangement of transportation of freight & cargo		64	62,249	21,419	426
NAICS code	Description		Estab- lish- ments	Revenue ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
491	Postal Service (not covered in the Economic Census)		N	N	N	N
NAICS code	Description		Estab- lish- ments	Revenue ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
492	Couriers & messengers		121	697,651	263,826	12,065
4921	Couriers		60	609,393	228,257	9,572
4921101	Courier services (except by air)		30	433,867	178,048	7,763
4921102	Air courier services		30	175,526	50,209	1,809
4922	Local messengers & local delivery		61	88,258	35,569	2,493
NAICS code	Description		Estab- lish- ments	Revenue ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
493	Warehousing & storage		45	74,423	16,624	608
49311	General warehousing & storage		27	29,884	7,648	284
4931101	General warehousing & storage (except in foreign trade zones)		27	29,884	7,648	284
49319	Other warehousing & storage		12	D	D	(100-249)

D = Withheld to avoid disclosure; N = Not available

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