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Size of the US Scheduled Freight Air Transportation industry

NAICS 481112, Scheduled Freight Air Transportation. Every figure on this page was published by a federal statistical agency and carries its source and period. Palanor does not estimate: a period the agency didn’t publish shows as missing, and a figure it withheld shows as withheld.

Key figures

Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)
$10.1 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
13,586
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
741
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
184
2022 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$1.8 billion
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 13,586 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 11,4512019-Q2: 11,3612019-Q3: 11,3412019-Q4: 11,5902020-Q1: 11,0832020-Q2: 9,7632020-Q3: 10,0372020-Q4: 10,2772021-Q1: 12,7162021-Q2: 12,7432021-Q3: 13,1472021-Q4: 13,7852022-Q1: 14,0742022-Q2: 14,0472022-Q3: 14,4082022-Q4: 14,8302023-Q1: 13,8552023-Q2: 13,7882023-Q3: 13,9352023-Q4: 14,1052024-Q1: 13,5852024-Q2: 13,3772024-Q3: 13,2122024-Q4: 13,5042025-Q1: 13,5912025-Q2: 13,4982025-Q3: 13,7612025-Q4: 14,0262026-Q1: 13,586NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q113,5862022
2025-Q414,0262022
2025-Q313,7612022
2025-Q213,4982022
2025-Q113,5912022
2024-Q413,5042022
2024-Q313,2122022
2024-Q213,3772022
2024-Q113,5852022
2023-Q414,1052022
2023-Q313,9352022
2023-Q213,7882022
2023-Q113,8552022
2022-Q414,8302022
2022-Q314,4082022
2022-Q214,0472022
2022-Q114,0742022
2021-Q413,7852017
2021-Q313,1472017
2021-Q212,7432017
2021-Q112,7162017
2020-Q410,2772017
2020-Q310,0372017
2020-Q29,7632017
2020-Q111,0832017
2019-Q411,5902017
2019-Q311,3412017
2019-Q211,3612017
2019-Q111,4512017

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter

Employment · County Business PatternsLatest 13,454 · 2023
2017: 9,1612018: 8,2242019: 8,1042020: 8,5682021: 9,6662022: 8,1952023: 13,454
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PeriodValue
202313,454
20228,195
20219,666
20208,568
20198,104
20188,224
20179,161

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns · Paid employees in the pay period including March 12

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 741 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 6262019-Q2: 6282019-Q3: 6262019-Q4: 6332020-Q1: 6142020-Q2: 6152020-Q3: 6142020-Q4: 6152021-Q1: 6312021-Q2: 6262021-Q3: 6332021-Q4: 6502022-Q1: 6592022-Q2: 6782022-Q3: 6922022-Q4: 7022023-Q1: 6902023-Q2: 6922023-Q3: 7032023-Q4: 7102024-Q1: 7252024-Q2: 7322024-Q3: 7322024-Q4: 7382025-Q1: 7312025-Q2: 7362025-Q3: 7492025-Q4: 7452026-Q1: 741NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q17412022
2025-Q47452022
2025-Q37492022
2025-Q27362022
2025-Q17312022
2024-Q47382022
2024-Q37322022
2024-Q27322022
2024-Q17252022
2023-Q47102022
2023-Q37032022
2023-Q26922022
2023-Q16902022
2022-Q47022022
2022-Q36922022
2022-Q26782022
2022-Q16592022
2021-Q46502017
2021-Q36332017
2021-Q26262017
2021-Q16312017
2020-Q46152017
2020-Q36142017
2020-Q26152017
2020-Q16142017
2019-Q46332017
2019-Q36262017
2019-Q26282017
2019-Q16262017

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · Private ownership

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 375 · 2023
2017: 3752018: 3552019: 3542020: 3602021: 3772022: 3852023: 375
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PeriodValue
2023375
2022385
2021377
2020360
2019354
2018355
2017375

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $313.8 million · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: $196.1 million2019-Q2: $188.5 million2019-Q3: $181.7 million2019-Q4: $190.3 million2020-Q1: $181.3 million2020-Q2: $157.7 million2020-Q3: $159.0 million2020-Q4: $183.8 million2021-Q1: $206.2 million2021-Q2: $212.2 million2021-Q3: $220.0 million2021-Q4: $263.9 million2022-Q1: $235.6 million2022-Q2: $265.1 million2022-Q3: $268.2 million2022-Q4: $296.2 million2023-Q1: $280.3 million2023-Q2: $268.2 million2023-Q3: $266.7 million2023-Q4: $298.4 million2024-Q1: $275.0 million2024-Q2: $277.2 million2024-Q3: $266.6 million2024-Q4: $289.0 million2025-Q1: $299.1 million2025-Q2: $309.4 million2025-Q3: $297.9 million2025-Q4: $324.5 million2026-Q1: $313.8 millionNAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1$313.8 million2022
2025-Q4$324.5 million2022
2025-Q3$297.9 million2022
2025-Q2$309.4 million2022
2025-Q1$299.1 million2022
2024-Q4$289.0 million2022
2024-Q3$266.6 million2022
2024-Q2$277.2 million2022
2024-Q1$275.0 million2022
2023-Q4$298.4 million2022
2023-Q3$266.7 million2022
2023-Q2$268.2 million2022
2023-Q1$280.3 million2022
2022-Q4$296.2 million2022
2022-Q3$268.2 million2022
2022-Q2$265.1 million2022
2022-Q1$235.6 million2022
2021-Q4$263.9 million2017
2021-Q3$220.0 million2017
2021-Q2$212.2 million2017
2021-Q1$206.2 million2017
2020-Q4$183.8 million2017
2020-Q3$159.0 million2017
2020-Q2$157.7 million2017
2020-Q1$181.3 million2017
2019-Q4$190.3 million2017
2019-Q3$181.7 million2017
2019-Q2$188.5 million2017
2019-Q1$196.1 million2017

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · Private ownership

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $1.8 billion · 2023
2017: $665.8 million2018: $637.6 million2019: $690.6 million2020: $738.4 million2021: $883.3 million2022: $784.6 million2023: $1.8 billion
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PeriodValue
2023$1.8 billion
2022$784.6 million
2021$883.3 million
2020$738.4 million
2019$690.6 million
2018$637.6 million
2017$665.8 million

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns

The ledger

Every published measure

MeasureSourceLatestPeriodHistory
EmploymentPrivate-sector jobs in the third month of each quarterQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages13,5862026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages7412026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$313.8 million2026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$1.8 billion20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns13,45420232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns37520232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$1.5 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census10,58220222017–2022 · 2 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census33320222017–2022 · 2 published
FirmsEconomic Census18420222017–2022 · 2 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$10.1 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published

Sources

Where every number comes from

Figures are in current dollars and are the agencies’ own, revised when they revise. Each program defines its universe differently (employer firms, private ownership, all establishments), so figures from different sources are not meant to add up. This page is not endorsed by the Census Bureau, BEA or BLS. The same data is in the Palanor API (/v1/industries) and the MCP (palanor_get_industry). All industries.