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Size of the US Specialized Freight (except Used Goods) Trucking, Long-Distance industry

NAICS 484230, Specialized Freight (except Used Goods) Trucking, Long-Distance. 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)
$52.6 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
124,310
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
12,683
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
10,701
2022 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$11.6 billion
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 124,310 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 137,9842019-Q2: 139,7962019-Q3: 139,9972019-Q4: 138,9252020-Q1: 137,4792020-Q2: 129,9782020-Q3: 131,8662020-Q4: 132,6512021-Q1: 128,8192021-Q2: 128,7792021-Q3: 128,9862021-Q4: 131,0122022-Q1: 130,2912022-Q2: 131,6362022-Q3: 134,5722022-Q4: 135,4582023-Q1: 133,7422023-Q2: 134,8682023-Q3: 134,4122023-Q4: 134,0492024-Q1: 132,1922024-Q2: 132,5822024-Q3: 132,7462024-Q4: 131,5462025-Q1: 128,7252025-Q2: 128,3072025-Q3: 128,5332025-Q4: 128,3772026-Q1: 124,310NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1124,3102022
2025-Q4128,3772022
2025-Q3128,5332022
2025-Q2128,3072022
2025-Q1128,7252022
2024-Q4131,5462022
2024-Q3132,7462022
2024-Q2132,5822022
2024-Q1132,1922022
2023-Q4134,0492022
2023-Q3134,4122022
2023-Q2134,8682022
2023-Q1133,7422022
2022-Q4135,4582022
2022-Q3134,5722022
2022-Q2131,6362022
2022-Q1130,2912022
2021-Q4131,0122017
2021-Q3128,9862017
2021-Q2128,7792017
2021-Q1128,8192017
2020-Q4132,6512017
2020-Q3131,8662017
2020-Q2129,9782017
2020-Q1137,4792017
2019-Q4138,9252017
2019-Q3139,9972017
2019-Q2139,7962017
2019-Q1137,9842017

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 171,976 · 2023
2017: 172,4462018: 175,7252019: 178,6352020: 174,1402021: 166,8802022: 173,6252023: 171,976
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PeriodValue
2023171,976
2022173,625
2021166,880
2020174,140
2019178,635
2018175,725
2017172,446

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

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 12,683 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 11,5672019-Q2: 11,7562019-Q3: 11,8762019-Q4: 11,9792020-Q1: 11,9602020-Q2: 12,0172020-Q3: 12,1222020-Q4: 12,2452021-Q1: 12,1822021-Q2: 12,3302021-Q3: 12,4622021-Q4: 12,5412022-Q1: 12,5252022-Q2: 12,7372022-Q3: 12,9042022-Q4: 13,0242023-Q1: 12,9382023-Q2: 12,9902023-Q3: 13,0632023-Q4: 13,0282024-Q1: 12,7542024-Q2: 12,7472024-Q3: 12,7302024-Q4: 12,7422025-Q1: 12,6552025-Q2: 12,6932025-Q3: 12,7112025-Q4: 12,7272026-Q1: 12,683NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
Show the numbers
PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q112,6832022
2025-Q412,7272022
2025-Q312,7112022
2025-Q212,6932022
2025-Q112,6552022
2024-Q412,7422022
2024-Q312,7302022
2024-Q212,7472022
2024-Q112,7542022
2023-Q413,0282022
2023-Q313,0632022
2023-Q212,9902022
2023-Q112,9382022
2022-Q413,0242022
2022-Q312,9042022
2022-Q212,7372022
2022-Q112,5252022
2021-Q412,5412017
2021-Q312,4622017
2021-Q212,3302017
2021-Q112,1822017
2020-Q412,2452017
2020-Q312,1222017
2020-Q212,0172017
2020-Q111,9602017
2019-Q411,9792017
2019-Q311,8762017
2019-Q211,7562017
2019-Q111,5672017

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

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 11,462 · 2023
2017: 10,8642018: 11,1232019: 11,3712020: 11,2602021: 11,7982022: 11,9762023: 11,462
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PeriodValue
202311,462
202211,976
202111,798
202011,260
201911,371
201811,123
201710,864

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

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $2.9 billion · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: $2.2 billion2019-Q2: $2.1 billion2019-Q3: $2.1 billion2019-Q4: $2.2 billion2020-Q1: $2.2 billion2020-Q2: $1.9 billion2020-Q3: $2.0 billion2020-Q4: $2.3 billion2021-Q1: $2.1 billion2021-Q2: $2.1 billion2021-Q3: $2.2 billion2021-Q4: $2.5 billion2022-Q1: $2.4 billion2022-Q2: $2.4 billion2022-Q3: $2.6 billion2022-Q4: $2.6 billion2023-Q1: $2.7 billion2023-Q2: $2.5 billion2023-Q3: $2.5 billion2023-Q4: $2.6 billion2024-Q1: $2.8 billion2024-Q2: $2.6 billion2024-Q3: $2.6 billion2024-Q4: $2.7 billion2025-Q1: $2.8 billion2025-Q2: $2.6 billion2025-Q3: $2.6 billion2025-Q4: $2.7 billion2026-Q1: $2.9 billionNAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1$2.9 billion2022
2025-Q4$2.7 billion2022
2025-Q3$2.6 billion2022
2025-Q2$2.6 billion2022
2025-Q1$2.8 billion2022
2024-Q4$2.7 billion2022
2024-Q3$2.6 billion2022
2024-Q2$2.6 billion2022
2024-Q1$2.8 billion2022
2023-Q4$2.6 billion2022
2023-Q3$2.5 billion2022
2023-Q2$2.5 billion2022
2023-Q1$2.7 billion2022
2022-Q4$2.6 billion2022
2022-Q3$2.6 billion2022
2022-Q2$2.4 billion2022
2022-Q1$2.4 billion2022
2021-Q4$2.5 billion2017
2021-Q3$2.2 billion2017
2021-Q2$2.1 billion2017
2021-Q1$2.1 billion2017
2020-Q4$2.3 billion2017
2020-Q3$2.0 billion2017
2020-Q2$1.9 billion2017
2020-Q1$2.2 billion2017
2019-Q4$2.2 billion2017
2019-Q3$2.1 billion2017
2019-Q2$2.1 billion2017
2019-Q1$2.2 billion2017

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

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $11.6 billion · 2023
2017: $9.1 billion2018: $9.8 billion2019: $10.2 billion2020: $9.8 billion2021: $10.0 billion2022: $11.0 billion2023: $11.6 billion
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PeriodValue
2023$11.6 billion
2022$11.0 billion
2021$10.0 billion
2020$9.8 billion
2019$10.2 billion
2018$9.8 billion
2017$9.1 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 Wages124,3102026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages12,6832026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$2.9 billion2026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$11.6 billion20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns171,97620232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns11,46220232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$11.2 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census178,33220222017–2022 · 2 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census12,37220222017–2022 · 2 published
FirmsEconomic Census10,70120222017–2022 · 2 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$52.6 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.