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Nonemployer businesses: transportation and warehousing in California

Nonemployer businesses: transportation and warehousing in California was 555,747 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 6.7% from 2023. That is the 1st highest of 51 states in 2024.

2024, count555,747
Change on 2023+6.7%
Rank1st of 51US states ranked
Series high555,7472024
Series low128,2672012

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Nonemployer businesses: transportation and warehousing in California, 2012 to 2024

100K200K300K400K500K600K20122014201620182020202220242012: 128,267 count2013: 139,243 count2014: 173,838 count2015: 241,833 count2016: 308,642 count2017: 359,432 count2018: 406,364 count2019: 430,900 count2020: 453,770 count2021: 496,170 count2022: 512,257 count2023: 521,050 count2024: 555,747 count0200K400K600K2012201720242012: 128,267 count2013: 139,243 count2014: 173,838 count2015: 241,833 count2016: 308,642 count2017: 359,432 count2018: 406,364 count2019: 430,900 count2020: 453,770 count2021: 496,170 count2022: 512,257 count2023: 521,050 count2024: 555,747 count
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: establishments (ESTAB), transportation and warehousing (NAICS 48-49), all legal forms. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-29.
All 13 values
Periodcount
2024555,747
2023521,050
2022512,257 Series break
2021496,170
2020453,770
2019430,900
2018406,364 Series break
2017359,432
2016308,642
2015241,833
2014173,838
2013139,243
2012128,267

Compared with United States

Place2024
California555,747
United States4,484,838

California compared with nearby places

Alabama: 37,819 countAlaska: 7,329 countArizona: 84,439 countArkansas: 24,293 countCalifornia: 555,747 countColorado: 72,739 countConnecticut: 38,898 countDelaware: 12,653 countDistrict of Columbia: 7,831 countFlorida: 505,811 countGeorgia: 158,359 countHawaii: 12,519 countIdaho: 15,820 countIllinois: 221,912 countIndiana: 74,188 countIowa: 24,958 countKansas: 24,352 countKentucky: 45,954 countLouisiana: 46,038 countMaine: 8,636 countMaryland: 102,496 countMassachusetts: 104,166 countMichigan: 98,939 countMinnesota: 68,473 countMississippi: 25,654 countMissouri: 63,339 countMontana: 7,294 countNebraska: 19,191 countNevada: 54,097 countNew Hampshire: 8,598 countNew Jersey: 160,186 countNew Mexico: 16,670 countNew York: 359,963 countNorth Carolina: 118,612 countNorth Dakota: 7,102 countOhio: 138,485 countOklahoma: 35,849 countOregon: 38,691 countPennsylvania: 145,116 countRhode Island: 15,541 countSouth Carolina: 57,184 countSouth Dakota: 7,131 countTennessee: 77,192 countTexas: 472,459 countUtah: 32,457 countVermont: 2,789 countVirginia: 118,229 countWashington: 86,414 countWest Virginia: 10,976 countWisconsin: 46,781 countWyoming: 4,469 count
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  • 46K to 75K
  • 75K to 130K
  • 130K and over
Nonemployer businesses: transportation and warehousing, 2024, count. California 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 businesses without paid employees in transportation and warehousing (NAICS 48-49), from the U.S. Census Bureau Nonemployer Statistics.

Nonemployer Statistics: businesses with no paid employees that are subject to federal income tax, mostly the self-employed, counted from tax records, with receipts above small minimum amounts. Census says some years are not comparable with earlier ones, and they are marked as series breaks: 2018 in every sector (businesses were reclassified from their descriptions, which moved many out of other services), 2022 in every sector (new receipts cutoffs) and 2017 in utilities (the same reclassification). Most nonemployers are sole proprietors whose business may be a side activity. Published about 18 months after the reference year.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: establishments (ESTAB), transportation and warehousing (NAICS 48-49), all legal forms. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2024/historical-datasets/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: establishments (ESTAB), transportation and warehousing (NAICS 48-49), all legal forms (Nonemployer businesses: transportation and warehousing, California, 2012 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2024/historical-datasets/

MLA 9

Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: establishments (ESTAB), transportation and warehousing (NAICS 48-49), all legal forms, Nonemployer businesses: transportation and warehousing, California, 2012 to 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Sept. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2024/historical-datasets/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/nonemployer-businesses-transportation-warehousing/california. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: establishments (ESTAB), transportation and warehousing (NAICS 48-49), all legal forms. Nonemployer businesses: transportation and warehousing, California, 2012 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2024/historical-datasets/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/nonemployer-businesses-transportation-warehousing/california.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: establishments (ESTAB), transportation and warehousing (NAICS 48-49), all legal forms, Nonemployer businesses: transportation and warehousing, California, 2012 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2024/historical-datasets/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/nonemployer-businesses-transportation-warehousing/california (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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What is the nonemployer businesses: transportation and warehousing in California?

Nonemployer businesses: transportation and warehousing in California was 555,747 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 6.7% from 2023. That is the 1st highest of 51 states in 2024.

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

What was the highest nonemployer businesses: transportation and warehousing in California?

555,747 in 2024, the highest value since 2012 in this series.

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