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Employer establishments: transportation and warehousing in Washington

Employer establishments: transportation and warehousing in Washington was 6,708 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.5% from 2022. That is the 12th highest of 51 states in 2023.

2023, count6,708
Change on 2022+0.5%
Rank12th of 51US states ranked
Series high6,7082023
Series low4,8702012

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Employer establishments: transportation and warehousing in Washington, 2012 to 2023

4,5005,0005,5006,0006,5007,0002012201420162018202020232012: 4,870 count2013: 4,883 count2014: 5,010 count2015: 5,177 count2016: 5,283 count2017: 5,463 count2018: 5,717 count2019: 5,885 count2020: 6,062 count2021: 6,370 count2022: 6,676 count2023: 6,708 count4,5005,0005,5006,0006,5007,00020122016202020232012: 4,870 count2013: 4,883 count2014: 5,010 count2015: 5,177 count2016: 5,283 count2017: 5,463 count2018: 5,717 count2019: 5,885 count2020: 6,062 count2021: 6,370 count2022: 6,676 count2023: 6,708 count
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), transportation and warehousing (NAICS 48-49), all legal forms. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2025-06-26.
All 12 values
Periodcount
20236,708
20226,676
20216,370
20206,062
20195,885
20185,717
20175,463
20165,283
20155,177
20145,010
20134,883
20124,870

Compared with United States

Place2023
Washington6,708
United States291,155

Washington compared with nearby places

Alabama: 3,518 countAlaska: 1,252 countArizona: 4,367 countArkansas: 2,567 countCalifornia: 39,439 countColorado: 4,336 countConnecticut: 1,924 countDelaware: 878 countDistrict of Columbia: 167 countFlorida: 20,621 countGeorgia: 9,385 countHawaii: 976 countIdaho: 2,084 countIllinois: 20,586 countIndiana: 6,449 countIowa: 4,023 countKansas: 2,835 countKentucky: 3,215 countLouisiana: 3,868 countMaine: 1,284 countMaryland: 4,002 countMassachusetts: 4,526 countMichigan: 8,049 countMinnesota: 5,142 countMississippi: 2,307 countMissouri: 5,517 countMontana: 1,372 countNebraska: 2,583 countNevada: 2,272 countNew Hampshire: 885 countNew Jersey: 9,202 countNew Mexico: 1,462 countNew York: 14,547 countNorth Carolina: 7,782 countNorth Dakota: 1,479 countOhio: 8,988 countOklahoma: 2,905 countOregon: 3,497 countPennsylvania: 10,553 countRhode Island: 806 countSouth Carolina: 3,747 countSouth Dakota: 1,298 countTennessee: 5,285 countTexas: 25,135 countUtah: 2,904 countVermont: 440 countVirginia: 5,999 countWashington: 6,708 countWest Virginia: 1,132 countWisconsin: 5,848 countWyoming: 1,009 count
  • Under 1,300
  • 1,300 to 2,300
  • 2,300 to 3,500
  • 3,500 to 5,200
  • 5,200 to 8,700
  • 8,700 and over
Employer establishments: transportation and warehousing, 2023, count. Washington is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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Definition

Number of establishments with paid employees in transportation and warehousing (NAICS 48-49), from the U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns. Excludes rail transportation (NAICS 482) and the Postal Service (491).

County Business Patterns: establishments (single physical locations, not firms) with paid employees during the pay period including 12 March. Excludes the self-employed and businesses without employees (nonemployer_establishments_*), government employers, crop and animal production, rail transportation, the Postal Service and private households. Establishment counts are not perturbed; the noise Census adds since 2017 applies to employment and payroll, which are not served here. Published about 18 months after the reference year.

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U.S. Census Bureau. County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), transportation and warehousing (NAICS 48-49), all legal forms. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), transportation and warehousing (NAICS 48-49), all legal forms (Employer establishments: transportation and warehousing, Washington, 2012 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/

MLA 9

County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), transportation and warehousing (NAICS 48-49), all legal forms, Employer establishments: transportation and warehousing, Washington, 2012 to 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 26 June 2025, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-establishments-transportation-warehousing/washington. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), transportation and warehousing (NAICS 48-49), all legal forms. Employer establishments: transportation and warehousing, Washington, 2012 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-establishments-transportation-warehousing/washington.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), transportation and warehousing (NAICS 48-49), all legal forms, Employer establishments: transportation and warehousing, Washington, 2012 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/employer-establishments-transportation-warehousing/washington (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the employer establishments: transportation and warehousing in Washington?

Employer establishments: transportation and warehousing in Washington was 6,708 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.5% from 2022. That is the 12th highest of 51 states in 2023.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Census Bureau. County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), transportation and warehousing (NAICS 48-49), all legal forms. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest employer establishments: transportation and warehousing in Washington?

6,708 in 2023, the highest value since 2012 in this series.

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