U.S. - Transportation and warehousing - by Year
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More data	Year	Firms by employment size of enterprise				Paid employees by employment size of enterprise
		Total	20 +	100 +	500 +	Total	20 +	100 +	500 +
	2008	169,937	12.3%	3.6%	1.3%	4,438,903	87.7%	75.1%	63.5%
	2007	174,265	12.2%	3.4%	1.3%	4,395,432	87.5%	74.5%	63.2%
	2006	171,947	12.3%	3.4%	1.2%	4,306,405	87.4%	74.0%	62.2%
	2005	169,086	12.2%	3.4%	1.3%	4,168,016	87.3%	73.7%	61.9%
	2004	164,803	12.6%	3.4%	1.3%	4,098,870	87.3%	73.4%	61.7%
	2003	161,862	12.7%	3.5%	1.3%	4,067,935	87.3%	73.4%	61.8%
	2002	159,373	11.5%	2.4%	0.7%	3,581,013	85.6%	70.1%	58.4%
	2001	157,197	12.1%	2.5%	0.7%	3,750,663	86.2%	70.8%	58.5%
	2000	157,333	12.2%	2.5%	0.7%	3,790,002	86.3%	70.9%	58.9%
	1999	155,170	12.1%	2.5%	0.7%	3,627,057	85.8%	70.1%	58.0%
	1998	154,715	12.0%	2.5%	0.7%	3,462,624	85.3%	69.2%	56.5%

Transportation and Warehousing by State
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More data	State	Firms by employment size of enterprise				Paid employees by employment size of enterprise
		Total	20 +	100 +	500 +	Total	20 +	100 +	500 +
	United States	154,715	12.0%	2.5%	0.7%	3,462,624	85.3%	69.2%	56.5%
	Alabama	2,891	17.2%	8.2%	5.1%	46,426	82.5%	62.3%	47.1%
	Alaska	771	19.8%	10.4%	7.0%	17,005	88.4%	72.0%	56.4%
	Arizona	2,089	18.4%	9.0%	5.6%	57,944	88.2%	77.3%	68.3%
	Arkansas	2,222	14.2%	6.9%	4.5%	39,317	83.4%	69.9%	57.5%
	California	13,959	18.9%	5.2%	2.1%	386,096	86.7%	68.9%	56.8%
	Colorado	2,334	18.3%	9.5%	6.4%	51,306	87.4%	72.8%	63.5%
	Connecticut	1,349	23.1%	9.1%	6.4%	29,848	84.6%	61.1%	53.3%
	Delaware	596	21.0%	10.4%	6.0%	7,392	77.1%	47.4%	21.0%
	District of Columbia	185	47.0%	32.4%	21.1%	3,759	89.9%	76.7%	58.7%
	Florida	9,298	12.1%	5.2%	2.7%	182,835	85.5%	74.0%	62.9%
	Georgia	4,398	19.3%	10.0%	5.5%	117,456	90.0%	79.2%	69.9%
	Hawaii	595	31.9%	14.3%	8.2%	23,635	91.6%	74.7%	59.6%
	Idaho	1,247	13.8%	6.7%	4.6%	11,704	69.5%	42.3%	25.8%
	Illinois	7,925	16.7%	7.4%	3.4%	192,968	87.8%	75.3%	62.5%
	Indiana	4,138	17.2%	7.2%	4.3%	81,361	83.5%	64.6%	52.6%
	Iowa	2,919	13.3%	5.4%	3.2%	37,381	77.4%	55.7%	42.2%
	Kansas	2,115	15.2%	7.8%	5.3%	33,748	82.2%	66.9%	54.7%
	Kentucky	2,735	16.3%	8.2%	5.3%	60,183	85.5%	73.8%	64.1%
	Louisiana	3,263	18.7%	9.2%	5.6%	66,701	84.5%	68.5%	52.7%
	Maine	1,189	13.0%	5.0%	3.2%	9,860	65.5%	33.8%	20.4%
	Maryland	2,932	19.5%	8.5%	4.8%	50,147	81.3%	60.6%	49.8%
	Massachusetts	3,051	20.7%	9.0%	4.9%	65,150	85.1%	65.0%	50.3%
	Michigan	4,269	17.6%	7.5%	4.0%	92,668	86.3%	70.0%	55.9%
	Minnesota	3,636	15.5%	5.9%	3.6%	74,009	86.2%	68.9%	59.2%
	Mississippi	2,129	13.8%	7.2%	4.9%	25,871	74.6%	57.4%	40.8%
	Missouri	4,537	13.6%	6.0%	3.8%	82,383	83.8%	68.2%	59.1%
	Montana	925	14.3%	7.6%	5.2%	9,127	72.0%	45.1%	28.9%
	Nebraska	1,789	14.3%	7.1%	5.0%	25,959	81.5%	62.3%	51.0%
	Nevada	812	26.1%	16.6%	10.8%	25,120	90.7%	80.0%	64.1%
	New Hampshire	717	15.1%	6.7%	5.0%	12,157	81.8%	64.1%	59.4%
	New Jersey	6,162	18.1%	7.0%	3.3%	151,508	86.6%	69.8%	54.7%
	New Mexico	931	20.6%	11.3%	8.1%	13,899	80.5%	58.0%	46.0%
	New York	9,653	16.1%	5.4%	2.2%	213,696	86.1%	68.9%	51.2%
	North Carolina	4,706	15.7%	7.3%	4.0%	92,946	85.4%	70.3%	56.8%
	North Dakota	883	14.0%	6.5%	3.9%	8,055	70.9%	38.6%	19.5%
	Ohio	6,075	17.2%	6.9%	3.7%	128,463	85.3%	68.7%	56.5%
	Oklahoma	1,977	17.0%	9.0%	5.7%	34,460	84.0%	67.1%	54.4%
	Oregon	2,444	17.0%	8.3%	5.1%	44,522	84.4%	68.6%	56.1%
	Pennsylvania	5,822	20.5%	7.5%	3.7%	149,640	86.9%	68.5%	55.2%
	Rhode Island	527	17.3%	8.7%	6.8%	6,548	80.4%	57.6%	50.7%
	South Carolina	1,990	19.8%	11.9%	7.2%	35,630	83.4%	69.5%	57.6%
	South Dakota	968	11.4%	5.5%	3.7%	7,236	60.4%	33.0%	21.4%
	Tennessee	3,548	18.3%	9.2%	5.3%	86,526	87.5%	74.3%	60.7%
	Texas	11,334	15.7%	6.4%	3.2%	282,458	86.6%	73.3%	62.1%
	Utah	1,201	23.2%	12.6%	8.9%	38,921	91.1%	80.2%	70.7%
	Vermont	506	17.8%	8.5%	5.7%	4,865	70.2%	35.0%	21.2%
	Virginia	4,242	16.8%	7.4%	4.1%	74,512	82.8%	64.3%	50.6%
	Washington	3,693	18.0%	8.2%	4.3%	75,465	85.6%	69.9%	57.8%
	West Virginia	1,395	14.2%	6.2%	3.9%	14,399	69.3%	45.2%	33.8%
	Wisconsin	4,825	14.7%	5.1%	2.8%	74,046	79.3%	56.6%	40.1%
	Wyoming	551	17.4%	10.0%	7.6%	5,313	70.2%	44.7%	29.6%

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U.S. - Transportation and Warehousing by Subsector
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Industry detail	NAICS code	Industry title (with link to definition)	Firms by employment size of enterprise				Paid employees by employment size of enterprise
			Total	20 +	100 +	500 +	Total	20 +	100 +	500 +
	48-49	Transportation and Warehousing	154,715	12.0%	2.5%	0.7%	3,462,624	85.3%	69.2%	56.5%
	481	Air transportation	2,574	21.8%	10.1%	5.3%	560,026	98.7%	96.5%	93.2%
	483	Water transportation	1,413	27.7%	12.2%	5.1%	72,754	93.2%	81.4%	60.4%
	484	Truck transportation	96,882	10.3%	1.9%	0.5%	1,327,158	77.3%	54.3%	39.1%
	485	Transit & ground passenger transportation	14,481	19.0%	3.7%	0.7%	349,378	85.4%	59.8%	39.1%
	486	Pipeline transportation	217	49.8%	40.6%	34.1%	49,406	99.1%	97.7%	95.0%
	487	Scenic & sightseeing transportation	2,275	10.2%	2.8%	1.0%	23,076	73.5%	47.6%	24.2%
	488	Support activities for transportation	25,586	11.5%	3.0%	1.1%	421,759	77.1%	58.5%	42.3%
	492	Couriers & messengers	7,600	13.3%	2.7%	0.5%	539,567	95.5%	89.7%	84.9%
	493	Warehousing & storage	4,389	26.8%	9.5%	3.0%	119,500	86.6%	64.0%	38.1%

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U.S. - Transportation and Warehousing by Industry
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More data	NAICS code	Industry title (with link to definition)				Firms by employment size of enterprise				Paid employees by employment size of enterprise
						Total	20 +	100 +	500 +	Total	20 +	100 +	500 +
	481	Air transportation				2,574	21.8%	10.1%	5.3%	560,026	98.7%	96.5%	93.2%
	4811		Scheduled air transportation			784	32.7%	17.7%	8.8%	520,756	99.6%	98.6%	96.0%
	481111				Scheduled passenger air transportation	518	36.3%	20.8%	9.8%	490,036	99.8%	99.1%	97.0%
	481112				Scheduled freight air transportation	293	32.4%	18.1%	9.2%	30,720	96.9%	90.9%	78.9%
	4812		Nonscheduled air transportation			1,812	18.1%	7.3%	4.1%	39,270	85.6%	68.9%	56.8%
	481211				Nonscheduled chartered passenger air transportation	1,242	18.4%	7.2%	4.8%	17,836	77.9%	51.9%	40.4%
	481212				Nonscheduled chartered freight air transportation	159	32.7%	11.9%	5.0%	16,666	97.0%	89.4%	81.8%
	481219				Other nonscheduled air transportation	416	12.5%	6.7%	2.2%	4,768	74.3%	60.4%	30.7%
More data	NAICS code	Industry title (with link to definition)				Firms by employment size of enterprise				Paid employees by employment size of enterprise
						Total	20 +	100 +	500 +	Total	20 +	100 +	500 +
	483	Water transportation				1,413	27.7%	12.2%	5.1%	72,754	93.2%	81.4%	60.4%
	4831		Deep sea, coastal, & Great Lakes water transportation			836	32.1%	15.0%	6.7%	54,680	94.7%	84.3%	66.0%
	483111				Deep sea freight transportation	223	34.5%	20.2%	10.3%	19,754	96.4%	90.3%	76.5%
	483112				Deep sea passenger transportation	67	35.8%	20.9%	16.4%	10,975	D	D	D
	483113				Coastal & Great Lakes freight transportation	437	35.0%	15.3%	6.6%	22,035	92.7%	76.8%	50.4%
	483114				Coastal & Great Lakes passenger transportation	120	20.8%	8.3%	1.7%	1,916	D	D	D
	4832		Inland water transportation			593	23.4%	10.8%	4.6%	18,074	88.5%	72.5%	43.7%
	483211				Inland water freight transportation	351	30.8%	16.0%	7.4%	15,050	D	D	D
	483212				Inland water passenger transportation	244	13.5%	3.7%	0.8%	3,024	D	D	D
More data	NAICS code	Industry title (with link to definition)				Firms by employment size of enterprise				Paid employees by employment size of enterprise
						Total	20 +	100 +	500 +	Total	20 +	100 +	500 +
	484	Truck transportation				96,882	10.3%	1.9%	0.5%	1,327,158	77.3%	54.3%	39.1%
	4841		General freight trucking			42,179	12.4%	2.8%	0.8%	840,243	85.7%	66.8%	51.4%
	48411			General freight trucking, local		16,802	8.9%	1.6%	0.4%	136,007	62.9%	29.9%	14.1%
	48412			General freight trucking, long-distance		25,491	15.1%	3.9%	1.2%	704,236	90.1%	73.9%	58.6%
	484121				General freight trucking, long-distance, truckload	22,897	14.5%	3.6%	1.2%	437,964	85.7%	63.0%	44.3%
	484122				General freight trucking, long-distance, less than truckload	2,681	22.8%	9.0%	3.1%	266,272	97.4%	91.8%	82.1%
	4842		Specialized freight trucking			54,852	8.9%	1.5%	0.4%	486,915	62.9%	32.7%	17.9%
	48421			Used household & office goods moving		8,260	17.6%	2.2%	0.5%	124,055	72.9%	34.5%	15.8%
	48422			Specialized freight (except used goods) trucking, local		34,020	5.7%	0.9%	0.3%	194,961	46.5%	17.7%	7.9%
	48423			Specialized freight (except used goods) trucking, long-distance		12,671	12.3%	3.0%	1.0%	167,899	74.5%	48.9%	30.9%
More data	NAICS code	Industry title (with link to definition)				Firms by employment size of enterprise				Paid employees by employment size of enterprise
						Total	20 +	100 +	500 +	Total	20 +	100 +	500 +
	485	Transit & ground passenger transportation				14,481	19.0%	3.7%	0.7%	349,378	85.4%	59.8%	39.1%
	4851		Urban transit systems			491	31.6%	13.8%	5.1%	32,115	95.3%	84.3%	62.7%
	485111				Mixed mode transit systems	35	31.4%	20.0%	8.6%	1,154	D	D	D
	485112				Commuter rail systems	17	35.3%	23.5%	17.6%	(2500-4999)	D	D	D
	485113				Bus & motor vehicle transit systems	414	32.4%	13.5%	4.8%	26,448	D	D	D
	485119				Other urban transit systems	26	19.2%	7.7%	0.0%	(500-999)	D	D	D
	4852		Interurban & rural bus transportation			229	34.5%	17.0%	3.5%	23,374	97.2%	90.9%	77.1%
	4853		Taxi & limousine service			6,550	10.2%	1.2%	0.2%	60,484	64.8%	28.6%	13.5%
	48531			Taxi service		3,160	9.0%	1.2%	0.3%	27,586	63.5%	30.3%	13.9%
	48532			Limousine service		3,395	11.4%	1.3%	0.3%	32,898	65.8%	27.2%	13.1%
	4854		School & employee bus transportation			3,346	30.7%	7.2%	1.2%	152,621	92.1%	70.2%	47.6%
	4855		Charter bus industry			1,382	29.1%	4.8%	1.1%	32,328	83.0%	42.8%	21.4%
	4859		Other transit & ground passenger transportation			2,590	20.2%	4.6%	1.1%	48,456	79.6%	46.0%	21.7%
	485991				Special needs transportation	1,776	20.3%	4.6%	1.0%	32,023	77.1%	43.2%	19.6%
	485999				All other transit & ground passenger transportation	816	20.1%	4.8%	1.3%	16,433	84.6%	51.6%	25.7%
More data	NAICS code	Industry title (with link to definition)				Firms by employment size of enterprise				Paid employees by employment size of enterprise
						Total	20 +	100 +	500 +	Total	20 +	100 +	500 +
	486	Pipeline transportation				217	49.8%	40.6%	34.1%	49,406	99.1%	97.7%	95.0%
	4861		Pipeline transportation of crude oil			54	77.8%	68.5%	64.8%	7,333	D	D	91.1%
	4862		Pipeline transportation of natural gas			141	44.0%	36.2%	30.5%	35,092	D	D	97.1%
	4869		Other pipeline transportation			57	68.4%	61.4%	54.4%	6,981	D	96.7%	88.2%
	48691			Pipeline transportation of refined petroleum products		47	68.1%	63.8%	55.3%	5,935	D	97.7%	87.6%
	48699			All other pipeline transportation		15	80.0%	66.7%	66.7%	1,046	D	91.6%	91.6%
More data	NAICS code	Industry title (with link to definition)				Firms by employment size of enterprise				Paid employees by employment size of enterprise
						Total	20 +	100 +	500 +	Total	20 +	100 +	500 +
	487	Scenic & sightseeing transportation				2,275	10.2%	2.8%	1.0%	23,076	73.5%	47.6%	24.2%
	4871		Scenic & sightseeing transportation, land			431	20.2%	7.2%	3.0%	9,033	D	D	D
	4872		Scenic & sightseeing transportation, water			1,688	7.2%	1.7%	0.7%	12,296	65.3%	39.2%	17.9%
	4879		Scenic & sightseeing transportation, other			159	16.4%	3.8%	1.3%	1,747	D	D	D
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						Total	20 +	100 +	500 +	Total	20 +	100 +	500 +
	488	Support activities for transportation				25,586	11.5%	3.0%	1.1%	421,759	77.1%	58.5%	42.3%
	4881		Support activities for air transportation			3,422	16.7%	5.1%	2.2%	114,721	88.9%	76.1%	63.5%
	48811			Airport operations		1,265	22.6%	7.0%	3.3%	60,268	92.1%	80.5%	70.6%
	488111				Air traffic control	16	43.8%	37.5%	12.5%	665	D	D	D
	488119				Other airport operations	1,249	22.3%	6.6%	3.2%	59,603	D	D	D
	48819			Other support activities for air transportation		2,184	14.4%	4.8%	2.2%	54,453	85.2%	71.2%	55.7%
	4882		Support activities for rail transportation			472	30.9%	15.9%	8.5%	18,704	90.5%	77.0%	50.9%
	4883		Support activities for water transportation			2,149	19.9%	8.1%	3.6%	72,453	91.3%	78.0%	59.8%
	48831			Port & harbor operations		145	46.9%	28.3%	17.2%	7,471	94.6%	82.7%	62.5%
	48832			Marine cargo handling		400	42.3%	23.0%	11.5%	44,967	97.1%	90.0%	74.5%
	48833			Navigational services to shipping		826	16.5%	5.4%	2.4%	11,535	79.4%	48.4%	23.3%
	48839			Other support activities for water transportation		817	11.5%	3.9%	1.5%	8,480	73.6%	50.2%	29.3%
	4884		Support activities for road transportation			6,428	7.5%	0.9%	0.4%	46,742	44.0%	16.5%	10.6%
	48841			Motor vehicle towing		5,851	6.4%	0.3%	0.1%	37,271	34.2%	D	D
	48849			Other support activities for road transportation		577	18.5%	7.1%	3.5%	9,471	82.6%	D	D
	4885		Freight transportation arrangement			12,204	10.5%	2.6%	0.8%	148,394	68.6%	44.8%	24.4%
	4889		Other support activities for transportation			991	12.5%	3.9%	1.1%	20,745	85.6%	69.4%	55.3%
	488991				Packing & crating	888	12.7%	3.8%	0.9%	(10k-24999)	D	D	D
	488999				All other support activities for transportation	103	10.7%	4.9%	2.9%	(10k-24999)	D	D	D
More data	NAICS code	Industry title (with link to definition)				Firms by employment size of enterprise				Paid employees by employment size of enterprise
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	492	Couriers & messengers				7,600	13.3%	2.7%	0.5%	539,567	95.5%	89.7%	84.9%
	4921		Couriers			2,464	14.2%	4.0%	1.2%	468,988	98.4%	96.4%	93.9%
	4922		Local messengers & local delivery			5,160	13.3%	2.3%	0.3%	70,579	76.3%	45.3%	24.9%
More data	NAICS code	Industry title (with link to definition)				Firms by employment size of enterprise				Paid employees by employment size of enterprise
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	493	Warehousing & storage				4,389	26.8%	9.5%	3.0%	119,500	86.6%	64.0%	38.1%
	49311			General warehousing & storage		2,675	27.3%	9.3%	2.6%	65,890	85.6%	59.5%	28.9%
	49312			Refrigerated warehousing & storage		558	32.3%	10.8%	4.7%	22,692	89.5%	67.5%	42.9%
	49313			Farm product warehousing & storage		360	25.0%	9.7%	5.3%	4,511	72.6%	39.8%	18.7%
	49319			Other warehousing & storage		841	25.8%	12.6%	4.8%	26,407	89.1%	76.4%	60.3%

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