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Size of the US Other Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation industry

NAICS 4859, Other Transit and Ground Passenger 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)
$8.2 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
115,302
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
8,047
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
5,065
2022 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$3.5 billion
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 115,302 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 112,0062019-Q2: 112,4952019-Q3: 113,2132019-Q4: 113,3442020-Q1: 111,7952020-Q2: 78,5732020-Q3: 81,7992020-Q4: 83,4212021-Q1: 84,8002021-Q2: 85,9542021-Q3: 87,9972021-Q4: 91,4752022-Q1: 92,3072022-Q2: 94,7772022-Q3: 99,2452022-Q4: 100,8572023-Q1: 101,6832023-Q2: 103,0392023-Q3: 106,0402023-Q4: 106,8482024-Q1: 109,4072024-Q2: 110,3542024-Q3: 112,4612024-Q4: 112,6442025-Q1: 112,5512025-Q2: 112,1352025-Q3: 113,3282025-Q4: 114,9712026-Q1: 115,302NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1115,3022022
2025-Q4114,9712022
2025-Q3113,3282022
2025-Q2112,1352022
2025-Q1112,5512022
2024-Q4112,6442022
2024-Q3112,4612022
2024-Q2110,3542022
2024-Q1109,4072022
2023-Q4106,8482022
2023-Q3106,0402022
2023-Q2103,0392022
2023-Q1101,6832022
2022-Q4100,8572022
2022-Q399,2452022
2022-Q294,7772022
2022-Q192,3072022
2021-Q491,4752017
2021-Q387,9972017
2021-Q285,9542017
2021-Q184,8002017
2020-Q483,4212017
2020-Q381,7992017
2020-Q278,5732017
2020-Q1111,7952017
2019-Q4113,3442017
2019-Q3113,2132017
2019-Q2112,4952017
2019-Q1112,0062017

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 90,958 · 2023
2017: 97,6112018: 97,6302019: 99,4962020: 101,5332021: 79,2062022: 86,8742023: 90,958
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PeriodValue
202390,958
202286,874
202179,206
2020101,533
201999,496
201897,630
201797,611

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

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 8,047 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 5,9672019-Q2: 6,0952019-Q3: 6,1732019-Q4: 6,2502020-Q1: 6,3222020-Q2: 6,2782020-Q3: 6,3052020-Q4: 6,4242021-Q1: 6,4412021-Q2: 6,4952021-Q3: 6,5962021-Q4: 6,6542022-Q1: 6,7102022-Q2: 6,8352022-Q3: 6,9182022-Q4: 6,9792023-Q1: 7,1792023-Q2: 7,2632023-Q3: 7,3972023-Q4: 7,4702024-Q1: 7,5022024-Q2: 7,6232024-Q3: 7,6962024-Q4: 7,7712025-Q1: 7,7772025-Q2: 7,8322025-Q3: 7,9082025-Q4: 7,9702026-Q1: 8,047NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q18,0472022
2025-Q47,9702022
2025-Q37,9082022
2025-Q27,8322022
2025-Q17,7772022
2024-Q47,7712022
2024-Q37,6962022
2024-Q27,6232022
2024-Q17,5022022
2023-Q47,4702022
2023-Q37,3972022
2023-Q27,2632022
2023-Q17,1792022
2022-Q46,9792022
2022-Q36,9182022
2022-Q26,8352022
2022-Q16,7102022
2021-Q46,6542017
2021-Q36,5962017
2021-Q26,4952017
2021-Q16,4412017
2020-Q46,4242017
2020-Q36,3052017
2020-Q26,2782017
2020-Q16,3222017
2019-Q46,2502017
2019-Q36,1732017
2019-Q26,0952017
2019-Q15,9672017

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

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 6,205 · 2023
2017: 5,1542018: 5,3502019: 5,6212020: 5,8092021: 5,8742022: 5,9962023: 6,205
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PeriodValue
20236,205
20225,996
20215,874
20205,809
20195,621
20185,350
20175,154

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

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $1.3 billion · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: $1.0 billion2019-Q2: $945.3 million2019-Q3: $953.0 million2019-Q4: $1.0 billion2020-Q1: $950.7 million2020-Q2: $666.9 million2020-Q3: $715.2 million2020-Q4: $814.8 million2021-Q1: $784.5 million2021-Q2: $867.7 million2021-Q3: $928.2 million2021-Q4: $1.0 billion2022-Q1: $918.1 million2022-Q2: $1.0 billion2022-Q3: $1.2 billion2022-Q4: $1.2 billion2023-Q1: $1.1 billion2023-Q2: $1.2 billion2023-Q3: $1.2 billion2023-Q4: $1.2 billion2024-Q1: $1.2 billion2024-Q2: $1.3 billion2024-Q3: $1.3 billion2024-Q4: $1.4 billion2025-Q1: $1.3 billion2025-Q2: $1.3 billion2025-Q3: $1.3 billion2025-Q4: $1.4 billion2026-Q1: $1.3 billionNAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1$1.3 billion2022
2025-Q4$1.4 billion2022
2025-Q3$1.3 billion2022
2025-Q2$1.3 billion2022
2025-Q1$1.3 billion2022
2024-Q4$1.4 billion2022
2024-Q3$1.3 billion2022
2024-Q2$1.3 billion2022
2024-Q1$1.2 billion2022
2023-Q4$1.2 billion2022
2023-Q3$1.2 billion2022
2023-Q2$1.2 billion2022
2023-Q1$1.1 billion2022
2022-Q4$1.2 billion2022
2022-Q3$1.2 billion2022
2022-Q2$1.0 billion2022
2022-Q1$918.1 million2022
2021-Q4$1.0 billion2017
2021-Q3$928.2 million2017
2021-Q2$867.7 million2017
2021-Q1$784.5 million2017
2020-Q4$814.8 million2017
2020-Q3$715.2 million2017
2020-Q2$666.9 million2017
2020-Q1$950.7 million2017
2019-Q4$1.0 billion2017
2019-Q3$953.0 million2017
2019-Q2$945.3 million2017
2019-Q1$1.0 billion2017

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

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $3.5 billion · 2023
2017: $2.7 billion2018: $2.7 billion2019: $2.9 billion2020: $2.6 billion2021: $2.7 billion2022: $3.2 billion2023: $3.5 billion
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PeriodValue
2023$3.5 billion
2022$3.2 billion
2021$2.7 billion
2020$2.6 billion
2019$2.9 billion
2018$2.7 billion
2017$2.7 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 Wages115,3022026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages8,0472026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$1.3 billion2026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$3.5 billion20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns90,95820232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns6,20520232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$2.9 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census81,75920222017–2022 · 2 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census5,52720222017–2022 · 2 published
FirmsEconomic Census5,06520222017–2022 · 2 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$8.2 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published

Breakdown

Industries within Other Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation

NAICSIndustrySizeEmployment
48599Other Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation$8.2 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census115,3022026-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.