More data	NAICS code	Description		Estab- lish- ments	Revenue ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
	48-49	Transportation & warehousing %% **		2,902	5,556,994	1,647,173	58,037
	481	Air transportation %%		46	D	D	(500-999)
	482	Rail Transportation (not covered in the Economic Census)		N	N	N	N
	483	Water transportation		49	D	D	(1000-2499)
	484	Truck transportation		1,428	2,199,457	661,417	20,053
	485	Transit & ground passenger transportation		404	454,455	184,978	11,829
	486	Pipeline transportation		19	D	D	(250-499)
	487	Scenic & sightseeing transportation		47	D	D	(100-249)
	488	Support activities for transportation		569	D	D	(5000-9999)
	491	Postal Service (not covered in the Economic Census)		N	N	N	N
	492	Couriers & messengers		192	D	D	(10k-24999)
	493	Warehousing & storage		148	D	D	(2500-4999)

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 %% **		2,902	5,556,994	1,647,173	58,037
NAICS code	Description		Estab- lish- ments	Revenue ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
481	Air transportation %%		46	D	D	(500-999)
4811	Scheduled air transportation %%		21	D	D	(250-499)
481111	Scheduled passenger air transportation %%		17	D	D	(250-499)
4812	Nonscheduled air transportation		25	D	D	(250-499)
481211	Nonscheduled chartered passenger air transportation		18	57,021	7,577	158
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		49	D	D	(1000-2499)
4831	Deep sea, coastal, & Great Lakes water transportation		41	D	D	(1000-2499)
483111	Deep sea freight transportation		17	D	D	(100-249)
483113	Coastal & Great Lakes freight transportation		20	D	D	(500-999)
4831131	Coastal & intercoastal freight transportation		14	D	D	(500-999)
NAICS code	Description		Estab- lish- ments	Revenue ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
484	Truck transportation		1,428	2,199,457	661,417	20,053
4841	General freight trucking		607	1,363,521	421,223	11,979
48411	General freight trucking, local		262	191,993	54,776	1,917
4841101	General freight trucking without storage, local, truckload		170	D	D	(1000-2499)
4841102	General freight trucking w/o storage, local, less than truckload		79	D	D	(500-999)
48412	General freight trucking, long-distance		345	1,171,528	366,447	10,062
484121	General freight trucking, long-distance, truckload		263	D	D	(5000-9999)
484122	General freight trucking, long-distance, less than truckload		82	D	D	(2500-4999)
4842	Specialized freight trucking		821	835,936	240,194	8,074
48421	Used household & office goods moving		190	216,302	73,574	2,835
4842101	Used household & office goods moving, local, without storage		76	D	D	(250-499)
4842102	Used household & office goods moving, long-distance		58	D	D	(1000-2499)
4842103	Used household & office goods moving, local, with storage		56	D	D	(500-999)
48422	Specialized freight (except used goods) trucking, local		429	239,338	67,308	2,427
4842201	Hazardous materials trucking (except waste), local		17	D	D	(20-99)
4842202	Agricultural products trucking without storage, local		31	D	D	(100-249)
4842203	Dump trucking		260	D	D	(1000-2499)
4842204	Specialized trucking without storage, local		109	D	D	(500-999)
4842205	Specialized trucking with storage, local		12	D	D	(100-249)
48423	Specialized freight (except used goods) trucking, long-distance		202	380,296	99,312	2,812
4842301	Hazardous materials trucking (except waste), long-distance		53	D	D	(500-999)
4842302	Agricultural products trucking, long-distance		43	D	D	(250-499)
4842303	Other specialized trucking, long-distance		106	234,489	62,321	1,868
NAICS code	Description		Estab- lish- ments	Revenue ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
485	Transit & ground passenger transportation		404	454,455	184,978	11,829
4851	Urban transit systems		14	D	D	(250-499)
485113	Bus & motor vehicle transit systems		11	D	D	(100-249)
4853	Taxi & limousine service		200	D	D	(1000-2499)
48531	Taxi service		108	D	D	(250-499)
48532	Limousine service		92	D	D	(1000-2499)
4854	School & employee bus transportation		96	168,926	78,297	5,967
4854101	School bus service		91	D	D	(5000-9999)
4855	Charter bus industry		29	34,707	14,234	737
4855102	Charter bus service, interstate/interurban		27	D	D	(500-999)
4859	Other transit & ground passenger transportation		57	114,628	40,082	2,490
485991	Special needs transportation		41	D	D	(1000-2499)
485999	All other transit & ground passenger transportation		16	D	D	(250-499)
4859991	Scheduled airport shuttle service		13	D	D	(250-499)
NAICS code	Description		Estab- lish- ments	Revenue ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
486	Pipeline transportation		19	D	D	(250-499)
NAICS code	Description		Estab- lish- ments	Revenue ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
487	Scenic & sightseeing transportation		47	D	D	(100-249)
4872	Scenic & sightseeing transportation, water		38	D	D	(100-249)
4872102	Charter fishing & party fishing boats		32	D	D	(20-99)
NAICS code	Description		Estab- lish- ments	Revenue ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
488	Support activities for transportation		569	D	D	(5000-9999)
4881	Support activities for air transportation		55	D	D	(1000-2499)
48811	Airport operations		22	D	D	(1000-2499)
488119	Other airport operations		22	D	D	(1000-2499)
4881191	Airport operation & terminal services		22	D	D	(1000-2499)
48819	Other support activities for air transportation		33	D	D	(500-999)
4882	Support activities for rail transportation		18	49,349	7,846	348
4882101	Support activities incidental to rail transportation		18	49,349	7,846	348
4883	Support activities for water transportation		64	D	D	(2500-4999)
48832	Marine cargo handling		22	D	D	(1000-2499)
48833	Navigational services to shipping		16	D	D	(100-249)
48839	Other support activities for water transportation		21	D	D	(100-249)
4883901	Other services incidental to water transportation		14	D	D	(20-99)
4884	Support activities for road transportation		118	D	D	(500-999)
48841	Motor vehicle towing		110	D	D	(250-499)
4885	Freight transportation arrangement		284	355,523	103,933	2,815
4885101	Freight forwarding		93	D	D	(1000-2499)
4885102	Arrangement of transportation of freight & cargo		191	D	D	(1000-2499)
4889	Other support activities for transportation		30	D	D	(250-499)
488991	Packing & crating		27	D	D	(250-499)
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		192	D	D	(10k-24999)
4921	Couriers		94	D	D	(10k-24999)
4921101	Courier services (except by air)		46	D	D	(5000-9999)
4921102	Air courier services		48	D	D	(2500-4999)
4922	Local messengers & local delivery		98	D	D	(500-999)
NAICS code	Description		Estab- lish- ments	Revenue ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
493	Warehousing & storage		148	D	D	(2500-4999)
49311	General warehousing & storage		94	D	D	(1000-2499)
4931101	General warehousing & storage (except in foreign trade zones)		94	D	D	(1000-2499)
49312	Refrigerated warehousing & storage		26	101,417	31,416	989
4931201	Refrigerated products warehousing		26	101,417	31,416	989
49319	Other warehousing & storage		26	68,800	14,386	572
4931902	Specialized goods warehousing & storage		20	D	D	(100-249)

D = Withheld to avoid disclosure; N = Not available

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Source: 1997 Economic Census

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