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	157,197	12.1%	2.5%	0.7%	3,750,663	86.2%	70.8%	58.5%
	Alabama	2,762	18.1%	8.6%	5.5%	47,494	83.3%	63.1%	46.7%
	Alaska	768	19.5%	11.7%	8.2%	18,104	89.8%	76.4%	57.4%
	Arizona	2,241	17.7%	8.5%	5.4%	73,585	90.4%	80.6%	73.5%
	Arkansas	2,177	13.7%	6.6%	4.6%	43,379	84.5%	72.3%	60.0%
	California	14,760	18.2%	4.9%	2.1%	421,195	87.3%	70.4%	59.0%
	Colorado	2,569	16.7%	9.0%	5.9%	59,553	88.1%	75.6%	64.5%
	Connecticut	1,354	23.6%	10.0%	6.9%	34,721	86.7%	68.6%	58.7%
	Delaware	617	19.3%	9.9%	7.6%	7,350	74.6%	46.9%	34.5%
	District of Columbia	180	44.4%	32.8%	21.1%	3,797	89.5%	80.2%	64.8%
	Florida	9,444	12.0%	5.3%	2.9%	183,265	85.8%	73.7%	62.9%
	Georgia	4,470	19.2%	10.1%	5.8%	122,828	89.9%	79.3%	69.7%
	Hawaii	591	32.3%	13.5%	7.6%	23,278	91.2%	73.7%	57.5%
	Idaho	1,277	14.8%	6.3%	4.2%	12,526	71.3%	38.5%	22.1%
	Illinois	8,374	15.7%	6.8%	3.4%	213,334	88.2%	76.5%	65.3%
	Indiana	4,106	17.7%	7.3%	4.6%	93,458	85.5%	69.4%	58.3%
	Iowa	2,963	12.9%	5.4%	3.3%	40,735	79.6%	60.5%	45.8%
	Kansas	2,141	15.1%	7.5%	5.5%	35,323	83.0%	67.8%	58.2%
	Kentucky	2,697	17.1%	9.0%	6.0%	66,627	87.5%	76.3%	64.2%
	Louisiana	3,047	19.8%	9.4%	6.2%	65,579	85.0%	68.1%	54.0%
	Maine	1,233	13.1%	5.8%	3.8%	10,755	66.7%	36.3%	20.7%
	Maryland	3,108	18.2%	8.0%	5.1%	54,324	82.3%	63.2%	53.7%
	Massachusetts	3,031	20.8%	8.8%	4.7%	72,008	85.8%	66.6%	51.5%
	Michigan	4,498	16.9%	7.1%	4.1%	97,145	86.2%	69.9%	57.2%
	Minnesota	3,738	15.0%	5.9%	3.5%	79,090	86.0%	69.9%	59.4%
	Mississippi	1,973	16.1%	7.8%	5.6%	25,262	76.1%	54.1%	41.8%
	Missouri	4,366	14.5%	6.4%	4.1%	85,862	85.0%	69.5%	59.0%
	Montana	986	12.7%	6.5%	4.7%	9,674	70.7%	45.5%	25.6%
	Nebraska	2,020	12.0%	6.4%	4.9%	28,623	81.3%	66.6%	56.5%
	Nevada	902	27.5%	17.4%	12.1%	30,154	91.5%	82.0%	65.8%
	New Hampshire	741	16.2%	7.3%	4.9%	14,717	84.5%	67.0%	60.1%
	New Jersey	6,163	19.0%	7.6%	3.6%	161,741	87.9%	71.7%	54.0%
	New Mexico	977	18.5%	10.3%	7.9%	13,285	78.2%	56.9%	48.6%
	New York	9,699	16.0%	5.5%	2.4%	224,257	86.7%	69.9%	52.4%
	North Carolina	4,683	16.2%	7.2%	4.1%	100,210	85.8%	70.7%	59.7%
	North Dakota	857	13.9%	7.2%	4.8%	8,088	68.7%	43.3%	23.1%
	Ohio	6,048	17.0%	6.9%	4.0%	140,627	86.1%	71.1%	59.6%
	Oklahoma	1,988	16.6%	8.7%	6.0%	34,902	83.4%	67.0%	53.1%
	Oregon	2,372	16.7%	8.0%	5.2%	43,398	83.1%	66.9%	52.2%
	Pennsylvania	6,074	20.1%	6.9%	3.6%	171,746	87.9%	70.7%	58.1%
	Rhode Island	567	17.5%	9.5%	7.4%	7,338	79.9%	61.5%	52.7%
	South Carolina	1,994	21.0%	11.7%	7.0%	40,166	85.4%	70.5%	58.0%
	South Dakota	964	12.1%	5.5%	4.1%	7,312	61.3%	29.9%	20.6%
	Tennessee	3,300	20.4%	10.0%	6.5%	110,707	90.4%	79.2%	69.8%
	Texas	11,475	16.1%	6.4%	3.2%	311,940	87.6%	74.7%	64.0%
	Utah	1,347	21.2%	11.9%	8.6%	38,239	90.1%	78.6%	69.3%
	Vermont	478	17.4%	7.9%	5.4%	5,170	71.1%	37.5%	23.7%
	Virginia	4,270	16.8%	7.7%	4.4%	79,971	84.0%	66.8%	52.1%
	Washington	3,666	18.0%	7.8%	4.2%	79,358	86.2%	70.6%	59.4%
	West Virginia	1,363	15.0%	6.7%	4.3%	13,732	68.7%	43.0%	29.9%
	Wisconsin	4,739	15.2%	5.3%	3.0%	79,075	80.3%	58.8%	43.1%
	Wyoming	593	15.2%	7.9%	6.1%	5,656	70.3%	46.6%	34.8%

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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	157,197	12.1%	2.5%	0.7%	3,750,663	86.2%	70.8%	58.5%
	481	Air transportation	2,675	21.8%	9.8%	4.9%	608,986	98.7%	96.6%	93.0%
	483	Water transportation	1,413	26.8%	10.8%	5.0%	70,462	93.3%	80.7%	58.6%
	484	Truck transportation	98,065	10.2%	1.9%	0.5%	1,397,865	78.1%	56.0%	41.2%
	485	Transit & ground passenger transportation	14,336	20.2%	4.1%	0.7%	391,561	87.1%	63.3%	43.0%
	486	Pipeline transportation	237	47.3%	38.8%	30.8%	50,923	99.0%	97.7%	94.2%
	487	Scenic & sightseeing transportation	2,304	10.1%	2.6%	0.9%	23,414	72.2%	44.7%	22.7%
	488	Support activities for transportation	25,774	12.4%	3.1%	1.2%	484,611	79.6%	61.6%	46.2%
	492	Couriers & messengers	8,274	11.9%	2.2%	0.4%	577,575	95.5%	90.1%	86.1%
	493	Warehousing & storage	4,758	25.6%	8.9%	3.0%	145,266	88.3%	68.6%	45.7%

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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				2,675	21.8%	9.8%	4.9%	608,986	98.7%	96.6%	93.0%
	4811		Scheduled air transportation			722	33.9%	19.5%	9.4%	562,103	99.7%	98.8%	96.4%
	481111				Scheduled passenger air transportation	460	37.6%	22.8%	11.1%	533,467	99.8%	99.2%	97.2%
	481112				Scheduled freight air transportation	292	34.9%	20.5%	8.9%	28,636	97.0%	91.8%	80.3%
	4812		Nonscheduled air transportation			1,974	18.1%	6.8%	3.7%	46,883	86.8%	69.4%	52.8%
	481211				Nonscheduled chartered passenger air transportation	1,329	18.7%	6.8%	4.3%	21,115	80.1%	53.9%	35.8%
	481212				Nonscheduled chartered freight air transportation	275	23.6%	10.2%	3.6%	21,481	96.5%	89.3%	75.7%
	481219				Other nonscheduled air transportation	371	11.9%	4.6%	1.6%	4,287	71.0%	46.6%	21.4%
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	26.8%	10.8%	5.0%	70,462	93.3%	80.7%	58.6%
	4831		Deep sea, coastal, & Great Lakes water transportation			837	28.8%	13.3%	6.6%	50,717	94.6%	84.7%	64.9%
	483111				Deep sea freight transportation	223	29.1%	17.9%	10.3%	11,964	94.3%	87.7%	69.4%
	483112				Deep sea passenger transportation	90	26.7%	14.4%	11.1%	13,101	D	D	D
	483113				Coastal & Great Lakes freight transportation	410	33.4%	14.6%	7.3%	24,126	94.0%	81.0%	53.0%
	483114				Coastal & Great Lakes passenger transportation	124	20.2%	6.5%	0.8%	1,526	D	D	D
	4832		Inland water transportation			596	26.2%	9.9%	4.5%	19,745	90.1%	70.3%	42.6%
	483211				Inland water freight transportation	362	31.5%	14.4%	7.2%	15,994	D	D	D
	483212				Inland water passenger transportation	237	19.0%	3.8%	1.3%	3,751	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				98,065	10.2%	1.9%	0.5%	1,397,865	78.1%	56.0%	41.2%
	4841		General freight trucking			47,784	10.9%	2.5%	0.7%	914,969	85.2%	67.9%	53.2%
	48411			General freight trucking, local		19,922	7.9%	1.3%	0.3%	149,788	60.5%	28.4%	13.6%
	48412			General freight trucking, long-distance		27,969	13.3%	3.5%	1.1%	765,181	90.0%	75.6%	60.9%
	484121				General freight trucking, long-distance, truckload	25,148	12.9%	3.3%	1.1%	499,153	86.2%	66.9%	49.2%
	484122				General freight trucking, long-distance, less than truckload	2,898	19.2%	7.3%	2.6%	266,028	97.1%	91.8%	82.9%
	4842		Specialized freight trucking			50,429	9.8%	1.6%	0.5%	482,896	64.6%	33.5%	18.5%
	48421			Used household & office goods moving		7,987	18.4%	2.6%	0.5%	128,222	75.2%	38.4%	17.9%
	48422			Specialized freight (except used goods) trucking, local		31,420	6.5%	0.9%	0.3%	196,163	48.9%	17.7%	8.4%
	48423			Specialized freight (except used goods) trucking, long-distance		11,103	13.4%	3.2%	1.2%	158,511	75.4%	49.1%	31.4%
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				14,336	20.2%	4.1%	0.7%	391,561	87.1%	63.3%	43.0%
	4851		Urban transit systems			474	38.4%	14.8%	6.1%	42,216	96.9%	86.3%	68.7%
	485111				Mixed mode transit systems	55	29.1%	12.7%	9.1%	5,523	D	D	D
	485112				Commuter rail systems	14	42.9%	28.6%	14.3%	(2500-4999)	D	D	D
	485113				Bus & motor vehicle transit systems	369	41.5%	16.3%	6.5%	31,635	D	D	D
	485119				Other urban transit systems	40	27.5%	7.5%	5.0%	(500-999)	D	D	D
	4852		Interurban & rural bus transportation			242	31.4%	14.0%	3.7%	24,672	96.9%	89.0%	77.9%
	4853		Taxi & limousine service			6,762	10.9%	1.3%	0.2%	69,446	68.0%	33.0%	17.1%
	48531			Taxi service		3,049	9.5%	1.1%	0.2%	30,281	67.2%	37.1%	20.5%
	48532			Limousine service		3,717	12.2%	1.5%	0.3%	39,165	68.6%	29.8%	14.6%
	4854		School & employee bus transportation			3,129	31.6%	7.9%	1.0%	168,940	93.1%	74.5%	52.3%
	4855		Charter bus industry			1,257	31.3%	5.0%	1.0%	33,406	85.1%	44.5%	22.3%
	4859		Other transit & ground passenger transportation			2,559	23.3%	6.0%	1.6%	52,881	81.9%	48.4%	23.9%
	485991				Special needs transportation	1,714	24.4%	6.7%	1.9%	35,862	81.4%	48.3%	23.4%
	485999				All other transit & ground passenger transportation	848	21.2%	5.0%	1.4%	17,019	82.8%	48.5%	24.8%
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				237	47.3%	38.8%	30.8%	50,923	99.0%	97.7%	94.2%
	4861		Pipeline transportation of crude oil			48	66.7%	58.3%	50.0%	5,995	D	D	88.1%
	4862		Pipeline transportation of natural gas			153	42.5%	36.6%	28.1%	38,189	99.1%	98.3%	96.0%
	4869		Other pipeline transportation			63	66.7%	55.6%	50.8%	6,739	D	D	89.5%
	48691			Pipeline transportation of refined petroleum products		52	67.3%	57.7%	51.9%	6,004	D	D	89.9%
	48699			All other pipeline transportation		16	75.0%	62.5%	62.5%	735	D	85.7%	85.7%
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						Total	20 +	100 +	500 +	Total	20 +	100 +	500 +
	487	Scenic & sightseeing transportation				2,304	10.1%	2.6%	0.9%	23,414	72.2%	44.7%	22.7%
	4871		Scenic & sightseeing transportation, land			484	16.9%	5.6%	2.7%	8,605	D	D	D
	4872		Scenic & sightseeing transportation, water			1,670	8.0%	1.8%	0.6%	12,921	65.6%	36.4%	16.6%
	4879		Scenic & sightseeing transportation, other			154	13.6%	3.9%	0.6%	1,888	D	D	D
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						Total	20 +	100 +	500 +	Total	20 +	100 +	500 +
	488	Support activities for transportation				25,774	12.4%	3.1%	1.2%	484,611	79.6%	61.6%	46.2%
	4881		Support activities for air transportation			3,434	18.3%	5.3%	2.3%	127,585	90.0%	77.2%	64.5%
	48811			Airport operations		1,200	23.8%	7.4%	3.6%	65,876	93.4%	82.4%	72.8%
	488111				Air traffic control	25	24.0%	16.0%	8.0%	796	92.5%	D	D
	488119				Other airport operations	1,175	23.8%	7.2%	3.5%	65,080	93.4%	D	D
	48819			Other support activities for air transportation		2,259	16.2%	5.0%	2.2%	61,709	86.5%	71.7%	55.7%
	4882		Support activities for rail transportation			454	33.5%	16.3%	8.6%	22,954	92.8%	79.7%	55.9%
	4883		Support activities for water transportation			1,987	21.7%	8.6%	3.9%	78,702	92.3%	79.6%	61.8%
	48831			Port & harbor operations		157	40.1%	25.5%	16.6%	7,304	92.4%	80.7%	65.6%
	48832			Marine cargo handling		385	43.6%	25.7%	11.7%	50,273	97.6%	92.4%	75.1%
	48833			Navigational services to shipping		756	19.2%	5.4%	3.2%	11,957	80.5%	47.5%	29.8%
	48839			Other support activities for water transportation		726	12.8%	3.4%	1.1%	9,168	78.4%	50.4%	27.3%
	4884		Support activities for road transportation			6,915	8.4%	1.2%	0.5%	61,283	53.3%	28.8%	19.2%
	48841			Motor vehicle towing		6,105	7.3%	0.4%	0.2%	43,742	40.1%	12.7%	9.6%
	48849			Other support activities for road transportation		810	16.7%	6.9%	3.0%	17,541	86.2%	69.1%	43.0%
	4885		Freight transportation arrangement			11,716	11.4%	2.7%	1.0%	168,159	72.9%	49.8%	32.8%
	4889		Other support activities for transportation			1,350	10.7%	3.0%	0.8%	25,928	83.8%	67.6%	50.7%
	488991				Packing & crating	1,205	10.6%	2.6%	0.7%	13,187	D	D	D
	488999				All other support activities for transportation	145	11.7%	6.2%	2.1%	12,741	D	D	D
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	492	Couriers & messengers				8,274	11.9%	2.2%	0.4%	577,575	95.5%	90.1%	86.1%
	4921		Couriers			2,996	12.2%	3.0%	1.0%	513,567	98.2%	96.1%	94.2%
	4922		Local messengers & local delivery			5,298	12.1%	2.0%	0.3%	64,008	74.0%	42.0%	21.2%
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				4,758	25.6%	8.9%	3.0%	145,266	88.3%	68.6%	45.7%
	49311			General warehousing & storage		3,004	25.2%	8.8%	2.5%	89,356	88.1%	68.0%	41.2%
	49312			Refrigerated warehousing & storage		607	32.6%	9.7%	4.1%	28,231	91.7%	72.1%	55.1%
	49313			Farm product warehousing & storage		358	26.0%	10.6%	5.6%	5,459	76.0%	52.0%	27.3%
	49319			Other warehousing & storage		831	25.3%	10.7%	4.7%	22,220	87.7%	70.5%	56.4%

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