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Size of the US Support Activities for Rail Transportation industry

NAICS 4882, Support Activities for Rail 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)
$7.6 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
41,429
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
2,138
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
581
2022 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$3.3 billion
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 41,429 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 36,3832019-Q2: 36,4592019-Q3: 36,5222019-Q4: 36,5402020-Q1: 35,3282020-Q2: 32,6212020-Q3: 32,5372020-Q4: 33,1242021-Q1: 32,9952021-Q2: 32,4772021-Q3: 32,5522021-Q4: 33,0112022-Q1: 33,1852022-Q2: 33,5602022-Q3: 34,9342022-Q4: 35,5332023-Q1: 36,8862023-Q2: 37,0792023-Q3: 37,6652023-Q4: 37,7032024-Q1: 38,1462024-Q2: 38,1822024-Q3: 38,5202024-Q4: 39,0852025-Q1: 39,7382025-Q2: 39,8972025-Q3: 39,6832025-Q4: 39,2602026-Q1: 41,429NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
Show the numbers
PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q141,4292022
2025-Q439,2602022
2025-Q339,6832022
2025-Q239,8972022
2025-Q139,7382022
2024-Q439,0852022
2024-Q338,5202022
2024-Q238,1822022
2024-Q138,1462022
2023-Q437,7032022
2023-Q337,6652022
2023-Q237,0792022
2023-Q136,8862022
2022-Q435,5332022
2022-Q334,9342022
2022-Q233,5602022
2022-Q133,1852022
2021-Q433,0112017
2021-Q332,5522017
2021-Q232,4772017
2021-Q132,9952017
2020-Q433,1242017
2020-Q332,5372017
2020-Q232,6212017
2020-Q135,3282017
2019-Q436,5402017
2019-Q336,5222017
2019-Q236,4592017
2019-Q136,3832017

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 49,372 · 2023
2017: 40,9072018: 41,9722019: 42,1922020: 45,3732021: 42,0482022: 45,0442023: 49,372
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PeriodValue
202349,372
202245,044
202142,048
202045,373
201942,192
201841,972
201740,907

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

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 2,138 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 1,6942019-Q2: 1,7172019-Q3: 1,7322019-Q4: 1,7252020-Q1: 1,7422020-Q2: 1,7602020-Q3: 1,7742020-Q4: 1,7932021-Q1: 1,7912021-Q2: 1,7952021-Q3: 1,8152021-Q4: 1,8172022-Q1: 1,8412022-Q2: 1,8712022-Q3: 1,8962022-Q4: 1,9072023-Q1: 1,9302023-Q2: 1,9362023-Q3: 1,9612023-Q4: 1,9732024-Q1: 1,9892024-Q2: 1,9692024-Q3: 1,9952024-Q4: 1,9942025-Q1: 1,9922025-Q2: 2,0022025-Q3: 1,9992025-Q4: 2,0032026-Q1: 2,138NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
Show the numbers
PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q12,1382022
2025-Q42,0032022
2025-Q31,9992022
2025-Q22,0022022
2025-Q11,9922022
2024-Q41,9942022
2024-Q31,9952022
2024-Q21,9692022
2024-Q11,9892022
2023-Q41,9732022
2023-Q31,9612022
2023-Q21,9362022
2023-Q11,9302022
2022-Q41,9072022
2022-Q31,8962022
2022-Q21,8712022
2022-Q11,8412022
2021-Q41,8172017
2021-Q31,8152017
2021-Q21,7952017
2021-Q11,7912017
2020-Q41,7932017
2020-Q31,7742017
2020-Q21,7602017
2020-Q11,7422017
2019-Q41,7252017
2019-Q31,7322017
2019-Q21,7172017
2019-Q11,6942017

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

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 1,695 · 2023
2017: 1,5432018: 1,5022019: 1,5262020: 1,6732021: 1,6582022: 1,7612023: 1,695
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PeriodValue
20231,695
20221,761
20211,658
20201,673
20191,526
20181,502
20171,543

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

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $811.3 million · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: $519.0 million2019-Q2: $496.3 million2019-Q3: $517.5 million2019-Q4: $530.3 million2020-Q1: $527.8 million2020-Q2: $443.8 million2020-Q3: $478.5 million2020-Q4: $543.2 million2021-Q1: $472.4 million2021-Q2: $480.5 million2021-Q3: $504.3 million2021-Q4: $564.8 million2022-Q1: $521.3 million2022-Q2: $529.8 million2022-Q3: $582.6 million2022-Q4: $609.4 million2023-Q1: $624.9 million2023-Q2: $630.2 million2023-Q3: $625.9 million2023-Q4: $685.4 million2024-Q1: $673.2 million2024-Q2: $668.6 million2024-Q3: $672.7 million2024-Q4: $748.0 million2025-Q1: $739.8 million2025-Q2: $775.3 million2025-Q3: $734.8 million2025-Q4: $784.1 million2026-Q1: $811.3 millionNAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1$811.3 million2022
2025-Q4$784.1 million2022
2025-Q3$734.8 million2022
2025-Q2$775.3 million2022
2025-Q1$739.8 million2022
2024-Q4$748.0 million2022
2024-Q3$672.7 million2022
2024-Q2$668.6 million2022
2024-Q1$673.2 million2022
2023-Q4$685.4 million2022
2023-Q3$625.9 million2022
2023-Q2$630.2 million2022
2023-Q1$624.9 million2022
2022-Q4$609.4 million2022
2022-Q3$582.6 million2022
2022-Q2$529.8 million2022
2022-Q1$521.3 million2022
2021-Q4$564.8 million2017
2021-Q3$504.3 million2017
2021-Q2$480.5 million2017
2021-Q1$472.4 million2017
2020-Q4$543.2 million2017
2020-Q3$478.5 million2017
2020-Q2$443.8 million2017
2020-Q1$527.8 million2017
2019-Q4$530.3 million2017
2019-Q3$517.5 million2017
2019-Q2$496.3 million2017
2019-Q1$519.0 million2017

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

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $3.3 billion · 2023
2017: $2.1 billion2018: $2.3 billion2019: $2.3 billion2020: $2.5 billion2021: $2.4 billion2022: $3.0 billion2023: $3.3 billion
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PeriodValue
2023$3.3 billion
2022$3.0 billion
2021$2.4 billion
2020$2.5 billion
2019$2.3 billion
2018$2.3 billion
2017$2.1 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 Wages41,4292026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages2,1382026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$811.3 million2026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$3.3 billion20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns49,37220232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns1,69520232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$2.8 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census42,44420222017–2022 · 2 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census1,59220222017–2022 · 2 published
FirmsEconomic Census58120222017–2022 · 2 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$7.6 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published

Breakdown

Industries within Support Activities for Rail Transportation

NAICSIndustrySizeEmployment
48821Support Activities for Rail Transportation$7.6 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census41,4292026-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.