Skip to content
PalanorPalanor

Size of the US Nonscheduled Air Transportation industry

NAICS 4812, Nonscheduled 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)
$38.3 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
58,808
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
5,081
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
1,921
2022 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$8.7 billion
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 58,808 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 45,2372019-Q2: 46,7562019-Q3: 47,2412019-Q4: 46,9832020-Q1: 47,4612020-Q2: 44,2142020-Q3: 46,4282020-Q4: 46,8222021-Q1: 47,1202021-Q2: 49,2582021-Q3: 50,2362021-Q4: 51,9992022-Q1: 52,3132022-Q2: 54,6232022-Q3: 56,3372022-Q4: 57,2062023-Q1: 57,2602023-Q2: 58,4132023-Q3: 57,8452023-Q4: 57,3702024-Q1: 57,5192024-Q2: 58,9882024-Q3: 58,6962024-Q4: 58,4532025-Q1: 57,8392025-Q2: 58,8542025-Q3: 59,0842025-Q4: 59,1582026-Q1: 58,808NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
Show the numbers
PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q158,8082022
2025-Q459,1582022
2025-Q359,0842022
2025-Q258,8542022
2025-Q157,8392022
2024-Q458,4532022
2024-Q358,6962022
2024-Q258,9882022
2024-Q157,5192022
2023-Q457,3702022
2023-Q357,8452022
2023-Q258,4132022
2023-Q157,2602022
2022-Q457,2062022
2022-Q356,3372022
2022-Q254,6232022
2022-Q152,3132022
2021-Q451,9992017
2021-Q350,2362017
2021-Q249,2582017
2021-Q147,1202017
2020-Q446,8222017
2020-Q346,4282017
2020-Q244,2142017
2020-Q147,4612017
2019-Q446,9832017
2019-Q347,2412017
2019-Q246,7562017
2019-Q145,2372017

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 72,236 · 2023
2017: 39,9862018: 42,0862019: 44,2942020: 46,1602021: 48,3872022: 52,8902023: 72,236
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
202372,236
202252,890
202148,387
202046,160
201944,294
201842,086
201739,986

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

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 5,081 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 3,4602019-Q2: 3,5152019-Q3: 3,5162019-Q4: 3,5572020-Q1: 3,5392020-Q2: 3,5612020-Q3: 3,6142020-Q4: 3,6572021-Q1: 3,6562021-Q2: 3,7012021-Q3: 3,7852021-Q4: 3,9162022-Q1: 4,0202022-Q2: 4,1332022-Q3: 4,2592022-Q4: 4,3722023-Q1: 4,4992023-Q2: 4,5722023-Q3: 4,6502023-Q4: 4,7632024-Q1: 4,8482024-Q2: 4,9422024-Q3: 4,9642024-Q4: 4,9842025-Q1: 4,9302025-Q2: 4,9612025-Q3: 5,0002025-Q4: 5,0752026-Q1: 5,081NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
Show the numbers
PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q15,0812022
2025-Q45,0752022
2025-Q35,0002022
2025-Q24,9612022
2025-Q14,9302022
2024-Q44,9842022
2024-Q34,9642022
2024-Q24,9422022
2024-Q14,8482022
2023-Q44,7632022
2023-Q34,6502022
2023-Q24,5722022
2023-Q14,4992022
2022-Q44,3722022
2022-Q34,2592022
2022-Q24,1332022
2022-Q14,0202022
2021-Q43,9162017
2021-Q33,7852017
2021-Q23,7012017
2021-Q13,6562017
2020-Q43,6572017
2020-Q33,6142017
2020-Q23,5612017
2020-Q13,5392017
2019-Q43,5572017
2019-Q33,5162017
2019-Q23,5152017
2019-Q13,4602017

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

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 2,512 · 2023
2017: 2,1942018: 2,2132019: 2,2182020: 2,2792021: 2,3692022: 2,4732023: 2,512
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
20232,512
20222,473
20212,369
20202,279
20192,218
20182,213
20172,194

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

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $2.3 billion · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: $1.3 billion2019-Q2: $1.1 billion2019-Q3: $1.1 billion2019-Q4: $1.2 billion2020-Q1: $1.4 billion2020-Q2: $1.0 billion2020-Q3: $1.1 billion2020-Q4: $1.3 billion2021-Q1: $1.4 billion2021-Q2: $1.2 billion2021-Q3: $1.4 billion2021-Q4: $1.6 billion2022-Q1: $1.7 billion2022-Q2: $1.6 billion2022-Q3: $1.7 billion2022-Q4: $1.8 billion2023-Q1: $1.9 billion2023-Q2: $1.8 billion2023-Q3: $1.7 billion2023-Q4: $1.9 billion2024-Q1: $1.9 billion2024-Q2: $2.0 billion2024-Q3: $1.9 billion2024-Q4: $2.1 billion2025-Q1: $2.1 billion2025-Q2: $2.0 billion2025-Q3: $2.0 billion2025-Q4: $2.3 billion2026-Q1: $2.3 billionNAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
Show the numbers
PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1$2.3 billion2022
2025-Q4$2.3 billion2022
2025-Q3$2.0 billion2022
2025-Q2$2.0 billion2022
2025-Q1$2.1 billion2022
2024-Q4$2.1 billion2022
2024-Q3$1.9 billion2022
2024-Q2$2.0 billion2022
2024-Q1$1.9 billion2022
2023-Q4$1.9 billion2022
2023-Q3$1.7 billion2022
2023-Q2$1.8 billion2022
2023-Q1$1.9 billion2022
2022-Q4$1.8 billion2022
2022-Q3$1.7 billion2022
2022-Q2$1.6 billion2022
2022-Q1$1.7 billion2022
2021-Q4$1.6 billion2017
2021-Q3$1.4 billion2017
2021-Q2$1.2 billion2017
2021-Q1$1.4 billion2017
2020-Q4$1.3 billion2017
2020-Q3$1.1 billion2017
2020-Q2$1.0 billion2017
2020-Q1$1.4 billion2017
2019-Q4$1.2 billion2017
2019-Q3$1.1 billion2017
2019-Q2$1.1 billion2017
2019-Q1$1.3 billion2017

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

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $8.7 billion · 2023
2017: $3.6 billion2018: $4.1 billion2019: $4.5 billion2020: $4.6 billion2021: $5.3 billion2022: $6.2 billion2023: $8.7 billion
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
2023$8.7 billion
2022$6.2 billion
2021$5.3 billion
2020$4.6 billion
2019$4.5 billion
2018$4.1 billion
2017$3.6 billion

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 Wages58,8082026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages5,0812026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$2.3 billion2026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$8.7 billion20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns72,23620232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns2,51220232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$8.3 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census65,91320222017–2022 · 2 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census2,18420222017–2022 · 2 published
FirmsEconomic Census1,92120222017–2022 · 2 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$38.3 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published

Breakdown

Industries within Nonscheduled Air Transportation

NAICSIndustrySizeEmployment
48121Nonscheduled Air Transportation$38.3 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census58,8082026-Q1 · QCEW

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.