1997 Economic Census:
Transportation and Warehousing
Pittsburgh, PA MSA
See also 2002 Economic Census data.
 
Transportation and Warehousing by Subsector
Introductory text includes scope and methodology. Table includes only establishments with payroll. Nonemployers are shown separately. For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.
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data		 NAICS
code		 Description Estab-
lish-
ments		 Revenue
($1,000)		 Annual
payroll
($1,000)		 Paid
employees
  48-49 Transportation & warehousing %% ** 1,157 2,512,608 655,643 25,695
481 Air transportation %% 29 131,242 16,421 760
482 Rail Transportation (not covered in the Economic Census) N N N N
483 Water transportation 18 D D (500-999)
484 Truck transportation 650 1,138,102 270,610 9,304
485 Transit & ground passenger transportation 139 181,831 62,662 5,247
486 Pipeline transportation 24 D D (500-999)
487 Scenic & sightseeing transportation 6 D D (250-499)
488 Support activities for transportation 172 145,953 46,616 1,909
491 Postal Service (not covered in the Economic Census) N N N N
492 Couriers & messengers 76 419,620 191,116 6,456
493 Warehousing & storage 43 59,895 20,013 663

 

 

Transportation and Warehousing by Industry
Introductory text includes scope and methodology. Table includes only establishments with payroll. Nonemployers are shown separately. 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 %% ** 1,157 2,512,608 655,643 25,695
NAICS
code		 Description Estab-
lish-
ments		 Revenue
($1,000)		 Annual
payroll
($1,000)		 Paid
employees
481 Air transportation %% 29 131,242 16,421 760
4811 Scheduled air transportation %% 15 107,762 12,723 620
481111 Scheduled passenger air transportation %% 14 D D (500-999)
4812 Nonscheduled air transportation 14 23,480 3,698 140
481211 Nonscheduled chartered passenger air transportation 13 D D (100-249)
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 18 D D (500-999)
4832 Inland water transportation 12 D D (250-499)
483211 Inland water freight transportation 12 D D (250-499)
NAICS
code		 Description Estab-
lish-
ments		 Revenue
($1,000)		 Annual
payroll
($1,000)		 Paid
employees
484 Truck transportation 650 1,138,102 270,610 9,304
4841 General freight trucking 255 707,270 183,849 5,868
48411 General freight trucking, local 70 60,557 15,824 953
4841101 General freight trucking without storage, local, truckload 41 25,814 5,472 260
4841102 General freight trucking w/o storage, local, less than truckload 18 10,750 4,153 201
48412 General freight trucking, long-distance 185 646,713 168,025 4,915
484121 General freight trucking, long-distance, truckload 148 404,321 70,417 2,397
484122 General freight trucking, long-distance, less than truckload 37 242,392 97,608 2,518
4842 Specialized freight trucking 395 430,832 86,761 3,436
48421 Used household & office goods moving 73 86,898 27,768 1,124
4842101 Used household & office goods moving, local, without storage 26 9,024 2,398 155
4842102 Used household & office goods moving, long-distance 29 69,100 22,806 823
4842103 Used household & office goods moving, local, with storage 18 8,774 2,564 146
48422 Specialized freight (except used goods) trucking, local 244 166,062 39,204 1,583
4842201 Hazardous materials trucking (except waste), local 13 4,401 1,750 55
4842203 Dump trucking 155 107,623 22,118 952
4842204 Specialized trucking without storage, local 66 51,924 14,805 547
48423 Specialized freight (except used goods) trucking, long-distance 78 177,872 19,789 729
4842301 Hazardous materials trucking (except waste), long-distance 13 20,751 4,334 131
4842303 Other specialized trucking, long-distance 58 150,089 14,301 548
NAICS
code		 Description Estab-
lish-
ments		 Revenue
($1,000)		 Annual
payroll
($1,000)		 Paid
employees
485 Transit & ground passenger transportation 139 181,831 62,662 5,247
4853 Taxi & limousine service 29 12,994 2,000 227
48532 Limousine service 21 5,608 1,132 166
4854 School & employee bus transportation 74 110,995 40,119 3,823
4854101 School bus service 73 D D (2500-4999)
4859 Other transit & ground passenger transportation 15 D D (500-999)
NAICS
code		 Description Estab-
lish-
ments		 Revenue
($1,000)		 Annual
payroll
($1,000)		 Paid
employees
486 Pipeline transportation 24 D D (500-999)
4862 Pipeline transportation of natural gas 21 220,199 23,245 470
4862101 Natural gas transmission 15 D D (250-499)
NAICS
code		 Description Estab-
lish-
ments		 Revenue
($1,000)		 Annual
payroll
($1,000)		 Paid
employees
487 Scenic & sightseeing transportation 6 D D (250-499)
NAICS
code		 Description Estab-
lish-
ments		 Revenue
($1,000)		 Annual
payroll
($1,000)		 Paid
employees
488 Support activities for transportation 172 145,953 46,616 1,909
4881 Support activities for air transportation 14 17,471 7,756 574
4883 Support activities for water transportation 17 16,397 5,242 183
4884 Support activities for road transportation 37 D D (100-249)
48841 Motor vehicle towing 35 8,761 2,609 164
4885 Freight transportation arrangement 85 91,601 26,406 718
4885101 Freight forwarding 37 34,006 12,557 305
4885102 Arrangement of transportation of freight & cargo 48 57,595 13,849 413
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 76 419,620 191,116 6,456
4921 Couriers 35 394,840 183,118 6,014
4921101 Courier services (except by air) 17 D D (5000-9999)
4921102 Air courier services 18 D D (500-999)
4922 Local messengers & local delivery 41 24,780 7,998 442
NAICS
code		 Description Estab-
lish-
ments		 Revenue
($1,000)		 Annual
payroll
($1,000)		 Paid
employees
493 Warehousing & storage 43 59,895 20,013 663
49311 General warehousing & storage 34 39,822 14,258 454
4931101 General warehousing & storage (except in foreign trade zones) 34 39,822 14,258 454
D = Withheld to avoid disclosure; N = Not available

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Source: 1997 Economic Census

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