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1997 Economic Census: |
Transportation, Communications and Utilities
by Industry (4-digit SIC)
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SIC
1987 SIC Description
Establishments
Revenue
($1,000)
Paid employees
Annual payroll
($1,000)
1997
1992
% chg
1997
1992
% chg
1997
1992
% chg
1997
1992
% chg

Transportation, communications, and utilities %%
**
6,662
5,491
21.3
24,965,721
18,716,816
33.4
127,195
114,979
10.6
4,071,112
3,338,836
21.9

41
Local and interurban passenger transportation
302
278
8.6
D
157,254
N
(5000-9999)
5,185
N
D
64,571
N

42
Motor freight transportation and warehousing
3,802
3,045
24.9
D
6,074,561
N
(50k-99999)
51,451
N
D
1,319,267
N

44
Water transportation
88
77
14.3
D
563,682
N
(2500-4999)
2,326
N
D
74,361
N

45
Transportation by air %%
170
136
25.0
649,753
478,959
35.7
7,526
6,447
16.7
179,183
142,793
25.5

46
Pipelines, except natural gas
20
20
0.0
102,470
49,583
106.7
237
190
24.7
12,040
8,205
46.7

47
Transportation services
688
595
15.6
D
194,761
N
(2500-4999)
3,294
N
D
65,161
N

48
Communications
1,017
887
14.7
D
3,649,939
N
(10k-24999)
23,410
N
D
785,033
N

49
Electric, gas, and sanitary services
575
453
26.9
D
7,548,077
N
(10k-24999)
22,676
N
D
879,445
N
%% Data do not include large certificated passenger carriers that report to the Office of Airline Statistics, U.S. Dept. of
Transportation
** Railroad transportation and U.S. Postal Service industries are out of scope for the 1997 Economic Census
Includes only establishments with payroll. Data are in current dollars and have not
been adjusted for inflation. Detail may not add to total because of rounding.
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SIC
1987 SIC Description
Establishments
Revenue
($1,000)
Paid employees
Annual payroll
($1,000)
1997
1992
% chg
1997
1992
% chg
1997
1992
% chg
1997
1992
% chg
Transportation, communications, and utilities %%
**
6,662
5,491
21.3
24,965,721
18,716,816
33.4
127,195
114,979
10.6
4,071,112
3,338,836
21.9
SIC
1987 SIC Description
Establishments
Revenue
($1,000)
Paid employees
Annual payroll
($1,000)
1997
1992
% chg
1997
1992
% chg
1997
1992
% chg
1997
1992
% chg
41
Local and interurban passenger
transportation
302
278
8.6
D
157,254
N
(5000-9999)
5,185
N
D
64,571
N
411
Local and suburban passenger transportation
148
126
17.5
86,474
67,312
28.5
2,772
2,506
10.6
40,308
33,662
19.7
4111
Local and suburban transit
13
6
116.7
16,148
2,830
470.6
325
127
155.9
6,338
1,648
284.6
4119
Other local passenger transportation
135
120
12.5
70,326
64,482
9.1
2,447
2,379
2.9
33,970
32,014
6.1
412
Taxi service
38
48
-20.8
15,767
20,797
-24.2
351
748
-53.1
4,630
8,162
-43.3
4121
Taxi service
38
48
-20.8
15,767
20,797
-24.2
351
748
-53.1
4,630
8,162
-43.3
413
Interurban and rural bus transportation
3
11
-72.7
D
20,040
N
(100-249)
310
N
D
5,529
N
4131
Interurban and rural bus transportation
3
11
-72.7
D
20,040
N
(100-249)
310
N
D
5,529
N
414
Charter bus service
32
22
45.5
40,880
25,065
63.1
763
624
22.3
11,851
8,072
46.8
4141
Charter bus service, local
5
0
N
1,802
0
N
65
0
N
611
0
N
4142
Charter bus service, interstate/interurban
27
22
22.7
39,078
25,065
55.9
698
624
11.9
11,240
8,072
39.2
415
School bus service
81
71
14.1
D
24,040
N
(1000-2499)
997
N
D
9,146
N
4151
School bus service
81
71
14.1
D
24,040
N
(1000-2499)
997
N
D
9,146
N
417
Bus terminal and service facilities
0
0
N
0
0
N
0
0
N
0
0
N
4173
Bus terminal and service facilities
0
0
N
0
0
N
0
0
N
0
0
N
SIC
1987 SIC Description
Establishments
Revenue
($1,000)
Paid employees
Annual payroll
($1,000)
1997
1992
% chg
1997
1992
% chg
1997
1992
% chg
1997
1992
% chg
42
Motor freight transportation and
warehousing
3,802
3,045
24.9
D
6,074,561
N
(50k-99999)
51,451
N
D
1,319,267
N
421
Trucking and courier services, except air
3,499
2,873
21.8
7,252,189
5,939,288
22.1
60,422
49,647
21.7
1,760,946
1,280,131
37.6
4212
Local trucking without storage
1,518
1,184
28.2
1,364,865
941,142
45.0
13,580
9,443
43.8
357,888
211,077
69.6
4213
Trucking, except local
1,790
1,523
17.5
5,393,234
4,527,821
19.1
38,842
33,577
15.7
1,206,571
901,354
33.9
4214
Local trucking with storage
50
74
-32.4
47,140
55,877
-15.6
674
788
-14.5
15,881
16,497
-3.7
4215
Courier services, except by air
141
92
53.3
446,950
414,448
7.8
7,326
5,839
25.5
180,606
151,203
19.4
422
Public warehousing and storage
302
172
75.6
255,641
135,273
89.0
3,454
1,804
91.5
80,877
39,136
106.7
4221
Farm product warehousing and storage
facilities
5
8
-37.5
4,099
4,953
-17.2
67
128
-47.7
1,580
1,512
4.5
4222
Refrigerated products warehousing
17
15
13.3
34,434
25,801
33.5
391
243
60.9
10,458
6,248
67.4
4225
General warehousing and storage
255
122
109.0
181,011
85,199
112.5
2,627
1,149
128.6
58,969
24,909
136.7
4226
Other special warehousing and storage
25
27
-7.4
36,097
19,320
86.8
369
284
29.9
9,870
6,467
52.6
423
Trucking terminal facilities
1
0
N
D
0
N
(20-99)
0
N
D
0
N
4231
Trucking terminal facilities
1
0
N
D
0
N
(20-99)
0
N
D
0
N
SIC
1987 SIC Description
Establishments
Revenue
($1,000)
Paid employees
Annual payroll
($1,000)
1997
1992
% chg
1997
1992
% chg
1997
1992
% chg
1997
1992
% chg
44
Water transportation
88
77
14.3
D
563,682
N
(2500-4999)
2,326
N
D
74,361
N
441
Deep sea freight transportation
1
0
N
D
0
N
(1-19)
0
N
D
0
N
4412
Deep sea freight transportation
1
0
N
D
0
N
(1-19)
0
N
D
0
N
442
Coastal and intercoastal freight
transportation
3
1
200.0
D
D
N
(20-99)
(1-19)
N
D
D
N
4424
Coastal and intercoastal freight
transportation
3
1
200.0
D
D
N
(20-99)
(1-19)
N
D
D
N
443
Great Lakes - St. Lawrence Seaway freight
transportation
1
2
-50.0
D
D
N
(100-249)
(100-249)
N
D
D
N
4432
Great Lakes - St. Lawrence Seaway freight
transportation
1
2
-50.0
D
D
N
(100-249)
(100-249)
N
D
D
N
444
Inland waterways freight transportation
4
7
-42.9
D
D
N
(1000-2499)
(1000-2499)
N
D
D
N
4449
Inland waterways freight transportation
4
7
-42.9
D
D
N
(1000-2499)
(1000-2499)
N
D
D
N
448
Water transportation of passengers
5
4
25.0
D
D
N
(500-999)
(20-99)
N
D
D
N
4481
Deep sea passenger transportation, except by
ferry
0
0
N
0
0
N
0
0
N
0
0
N
4482
Ferry transportation
0
0
N
0
0
N
0
0
N
0
0
N
4489
Water transportation of passengers, not elsewhere
classified
5
4
25.0
D
D
N
(500-999)
(20-99)
N
D
D
N
449
Services incidental to water transportation
74
63
17.5
D
D
N
(250-499)
(500-999)
N
D
D
N
4491
Marine cargo handling and operation of port and
waterfront terminals
7
8
-12.5
D
D
N
(20-99)
(20-99)
N
D
D
N
4492
Towing and tugboat services
8
7
14.3
D
D
N
(100-249)
(250-499)
N
D
D
N
4493
Marinas
54
42
28.6
30,583
D
N
213
(100-249)
N
4,512
D
N
4499
Other water transportation services
5
6
-16.7
D
D
N
(20-99)
(20-99)
N
D
D
N
SIC
1987 SIC Description
Establishments
Revenue
($1,000)
Paid employees
Annual payroll
($1,000)
1997
1992
% chg
1997
1992
% chg
1997
1992
% chg
1997
1992
% chg
45
Transportation by air %%
170
136
25.0
649,753
478,959
35.7
7,526
6,447
16.7
179,183
142,793
25.5
451
Scheduled air transportation and air courier services
%%
65
62
4.8
498,132
411,374
21.1
5,505
5,767
-4.5
134,000
128,955
3.9
4512
Scheduled air transportation %%
19
21
-9.5
168,700
198,387
-15.0
889
2,758
-67.8
22,104
68,804
-67.9
4513
Air courier services
46
41
12.2
329,432
212,987
54.7
4,616
3,009
53.4
111,896
60,151
86.0
452
Nonscheduled air transportation
38
29
31.0
33,293
27,128
22.7
225
262
-14.1
6,175
6,116
1.0
4522
Nonscheduled air transportation
38
29
31.0
33,293
27,128
22.7
225
262
-14.1
6,175
6,116
1.0
458
Airport terminal services
67
45
48.9
118,328
40,457
192.5
1,796
418
329.7
39,008
7,722
405.2
4581
Airport terminal services
67
45
48.9
118,328
40,457
192.5
1,796
418
329.7
39,008
7,722
405.2
SIC
1987 SIC Description
Establishments
Revenue
($1,000)
Paid employees
Annual payroll
($1,000)
1997
1992
% chg
1997
1992
% chg
1997
1992
% chg
1997
1992
% chg
46
Pipelines, except natural gas
20
20
0.0
102,470
49,583
106.7
237
190
24.7
12,040
8,205
46.7
461
Pipelines, except natural gas
20
20
0.0
102,470
49,583
106.7
237
190
24.7
12,040
8,205
46.7
4612
Pipeline transportation of crude oil
4
7
-42.9
D
D
N
(20-99)
(100-249)
N
D
D
N
4613
Pipeline transportation of refined petroleum
products
16
9
77.8
D
D
N
(100-249)
(20-99)
N
D
D
N
4619
All other pipeline transportation
0
4
N
0
D
N
0
(1-19)
N
0
D
N
SIC
1987 SIC Description
Establishments
Revenue
($1,000)
Paid employees
Annual payroll
($1,000)
1997
1992
% chg
1997
1992
% chg
1997
1992
% chg
1997
1992
% chg
47
Transportation services
688
595
15.6
D
194,761
N
(2500-4999)
3,294
N
D
65,161
N
472
Arrangement of passenger transportation
415
386
7.5
D
69,172
N
(1000-2499)
1,778
N
D
28,452
N
4724
Travel agencies
382
354
7.9
94,224
64,339
46.4
2,090
1,694
23.4
41,360
27,425
50.8
4725
Tour operators
23
23
0.0
4,386
4,249
3.2
83
65
27.7
1,705
812
110.0
4729
Arrangement of passenger transportation, not elsewhere
classified
10
9
11.1
D
584
N
(20-99)
19
N
D
215
N
473
Freight shipping services
213
163
30.7
148,203
79,663
86.0
1,411
766
84.2
42,614
20,692
105.9
4731
Freight shipping services
213
163
30.7
148,203
79,663
86.0
1,411
766
84.2
42,614
20,692
105.9
474
Railroad car rental
1
0
N
D
0
N
(1-19)
0
N
D
0
N
4741
Railroad car rental
1
0
N
D
0
N
(1-19)
0
N
D
0
N
478
Miscellaneous services incidental to
transportation
59
46
28.3
D
45,926
N
(500-999)
750
N
D
16,017
N
4783
Packing and crating
23
15
53.3
D
D
N
(250-499)
(100-249)
N
D
D
N
4785
Fixed facilities, inspection, and weighing
services
3
2
50.0
D
D
N
(20-99)
(1-19)
N
D
D
N
4789
Transportation services, not elsewhere
classified
33
29
13.8
D
40,034
N
(500-999)
628
N
D
14,161
N
SIC
1987 SIC Description
Establishments
Revenue
($1,000)
Paid employees
Annual payroll
($1,000)
1997
1992
% chg
1997
1992
% chg
1997
1992
% chg
1997
1992
% chg
48
Communications
1,017
887
14.7
D
3,649,939
N
(10k-24999)
23,410
N
D
785,033
N
481
Telephone
708
605
17.0
D
2,913,214
N
(10k-24999)
16,719
N
D
627,674
N
4812
Radiotelephone
126
60
110.0
D
177,468
N
(1000-2499)
760
N
D
21,212
N
4813
Other telephone
582
545
6.8
D
2,735,746
N
(10k-24999)
15,959
N
D
606,462
N
482
Telegraph communications
2
4
-50.0
D
D
N
(1-19)
(1-19)
N
D
D
N
4822
Telegraph communications
2
4
-50.0
D
D
N
(1-19)
(1-19)
N
D
D
N
483
Radio and television broadcasting
197
192
2.6
437,835
352,769
24.1
5,024
4,749
5.8
144,953
109,189
32.8
4832
Radio broadcasting
158
152
3.9
172,239
124,424
38.4
2,732
2,636
3.6
65,102
48,627
33.9
4833
Television broadcasting
39
40
-2.5
265,596
228,345
16.3
2,292
2,113
8.5
79,851
60,562
31.9
484
Cable and other pay television broadcasting
89
75
18.7
482,953
378,004
27.8
2,419
1,871
29.3
64,595
47,054
37.3
4841
Cable and other pay television broadcasting
89
75
18.7
482,953
378,004
27.8
2,419
1,871
29.3
64,595
47,054
37.3
489
Communication services, not elsewhere
classified
21
11
90.9
29,865
D
N
148
(20-99)
N
4,590
D
N
4899
Communication services, not elsewhere
classified
21
11
90.9
29,865
D
N
148
(20-99)
N
4,590
D
N
SIC
1987 SIC Description
Establishments
Revenue
($1,000)
Paid employees
Annual payroll
($1,000)
1997
1992
% chg
1997
1992
% chg
1997
1992
% chg
1997
1992
% chg
49
Electric, gas, and sanitary services
575
453
26.9
D
7,548,077
N
(10k-24999)
22,676
N
D
879,445
N
491
Electric services
157
127
23.6
D
3,900,003
N
(5000-9999)
11,575
N
D
467,417
N
4911
Electric services
157
127
23.6
D
3,900,003
N
(5000-9999)
11,575
N
D
467,417
N
492
Gas production and distribution
104
83
25.3
D
D
N
(1000-2499)
(1000-2499)
N
D
D
N
493
Combination utility services
41
34
20.6
D
D
N
(5000-9999)
(5000-9999)
N
D
D
N
494
Water supply
114
94
21.3
D
D
N
(1000-2499)
(1000-2499)
N
D
D
N
4941
Water supply
114
94
21.3
D
D
N
(1000-2499)
(1000-2499)
N
D
D
N
495
Sanitary services
156
114
36.8
D
351,824
N
(2500-4999)
2,228
N
D
61,660
N
496
Steam and air-conditioning supply
2
1
100.0
D
D
N
(20-99)
(1-19)
N
D
D
N
4961
Steam and air-conditioning supply
2
1
100.0
D
D
N
(20-99)
(1-19)
N
D
D
N
497
Irrigation systems
1
0
N
D
0
N
(1-19)
0
N
D
0
N
4971
Irrigation systems
1
0
N
D
0
N
(1-19)
0
N
D
0
N
%% Data do not include large certificated passenger carriers that report to the Office of Airline Statistics, U.S. Dept. of
Transportation
** Railroad transportation and U.S. Postal Service industries are out of scope for the 1997 Economic Census
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