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US states by employer establishments: transportation and warehousing

California had the highest employer establishments: transportation and warehousing of 51 states in 2013, at 21,397. District of Columbia had the lowest, at 157. The median was 2,845 and the figure for the United States was 215,547. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest21,397California
Lowest157District of Columbia
Median2,84551 states
United States215,547History

Map of states, 2013

Alabama: 2,845 countAlaska: 1,084 countArizona: 3,161 countArkansas: 2,364 countCalifornia: 21,397 countColorado: 3,457 countConnecticut: 1,611 countDelaware: 637 countDistrict of Columbia: 157 countFlorida: 13,517 countGeorgia: 6,102 countHawaii: 851 countIdaho: 1,735 countIllinois: 13,636 countIndiana: 5,082 countIowa: 3,485 countKansas: 2,492 countKentucky: 2,826 countLouisiana: 3,830 countMaine: 1,195 countMaryland: 3,393 countMassachusetts: 3,553 countMichigan: 5,734 countMinnesota: 4,620 countMississippi: 2,030 countMissouri: 4,479 countMontana: 1,434 countNebraska: 2,293 countNevada: 1,403 countNew Hampshire: 804 countNew Jersey: 7,171 countNew Mexico: 1,389 countNew York: 12,364 countNorth Carolina: 5,407 countNorth Dakota: 1,683 countOhio: 7,000 countOklahoma: 2,685 countOregon: 2,940 countPennsylvania: 8,227 countRhode Island: 609 countSouth Carolina: 2,472 countSouth Dakota: 1,185 countTennessee: 3,988 countTexas: 17,501 countUtah: 2,205 countVermont: 489 countVirginia: 4,801 countWashington: 4,883 countWest Virginia: 1,205 countWisconsin: 5,171 countWyoming: 965 count
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count, 2013. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), transportation and warehousing (NAICS 48-49), all legal forms. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All states, 2013

California: 21,397 countCalifornia21,397Texas: 17,501 countTexas17,501Illinois: 13,636 countIllinois13,636Florida: 13,517 countFlorida13,517New York: 12,364 countNew York12,364Pennsylvania: 8,227 countPennsylvania8,227New Jersey: 7,171 countNew Jersey7,171Ohio: 7,000 countOhio7,000Georgia: 6,102 countGeorgia6,102Michigan: 5,734 countMichigan5,734North Carolina: 5,407 countNorth Carolina5,407Wisconsin: 5,171 countWisconsin5,171Indiana: 5,082 countIndiana5,082Washington: 4,883 countWashington4,883Virginia: 4,801 countVirginia4,801Minnesota: 4,620 countMinnesota4,620Missouri: 4,479 countMissouri4,479Tennessee: 3,988 countTennessee3,988Louisiana: 3,830 countLouisiana3,830Massachusetts: 3,553 countMassachusetts3,553Iowa: 3,485 countIowa3,485Colorado: 3,457 countColorado3,457Maryland: 3,393 countMaryland3,393Arizona: 3,161 countArizona3,161Oregon: 2,940 countOregon2,940Alabama: 2,845 countAlabama2,845Kentucky: 2,826 countKentucky2,826Oklahoma: 2,685 countOklahoma2,685Kansas: 2,492 countKansas2,492South Carolina: 2,472 countSouth Carolina2,472Arkansas: 2,364 countArkansas2,364Nebraska: 2,293 countNebraska2,293Utah: 2,205 countUtah2,205Mississippi: 2,030 countMississippi2,030Idaho: 1,735 countIdaho1,735North Dakota: 1,683 countNorth Dakota1,683Connecticut: 1,611 countConnecticut1,611Montana: 1,434 countMontana1,434Nevada: 1,403 countNevada1,403New Mexico: 1,389 countNew Mexico1,389West Virginia: 1,205 countWest Virginia1,205Maine: 1,195 countMaine1,195South Dakota: 1,185 countSouth Dakota1,185Alaska: 1,084 countAlaska1,084Wyoming: 965 countWyoming965Hawaii: 851 countHawaii851New Hampshire: 804 countNew Hampshire804Delaware: 637 countDelaware637Rhode Island: 609 countRhode Island609Vermont: 489 countVermont489District of Columbia: 157 countDistrict of Columbia157California: 21,397 countCalifornia21,397Texas: 17,501 countTexas17,501Illinois: 13,636 countIllinois13,636Florida: 13,517 countFlorida13,517New York: 12,364 countNew York12,364Pennsylvania: 8,227 countPennsylvania8,227New Jersey: 7,171 countNew Jersey7,171Ohio: 7,000 countOhio7,000Georgia: 6,102 countGeorgia6,102Michigan: 5,734 countMichigan5,734North Carolina: 5,407 countNorth Carolina5,407Wisconsin: 5,171 countWisconsin5,171Indiana: 5,082 countIndiana5,082Washington: 4,883 countWashington4,883Virginia: 4,801 countVirginia4,801Minnesota: 4,620 countMinnesota4,620Missouri: 4,479 countMissouri4,479Tennessee: 3,988 countTennessee3,988Louisiana: 3,830 countLouisiana3,830Massachusetts: 3,553 countMassachusetts3,553Iowa: 3,485 countIowa3,485Colorado: 3,457 countColorado3,457Maryland: 3,393 countMaryland3,393Arizona: 3,161 countArizona3,161Oregon: 2,940 countOregon2,940Alabama: 2,845 countAlabama2,845Kentucky: 2,826 countKentucky2,826Oklahoma: 2,685 countOklahoma2,685Kansas: 2,492 countKansas2,492South Carolina: 2,472 countSouth Carolina2,472Arkansas: 2,364 countArkansas2,364Nebraska: 2,293 countNebraska2,293Utah: 2,205 countUtah2,205Mississippi: 2,030 countMississippi2,030Idaho: 1,735 countIdaho1,735North Dakota: 1,683 countNorth Dakota1,683Connecticut: 1,611 countConnecticut1,611Montana: 1,434 countMontana1,434Nevada: 1,403 countNevada1,403New Mexico: 1,389 countNew Mexico1,389West Virginia: 1,205 countWest Virginia1,205Maine: 1,195 countMaine1,195South Dakota: 1,185 countSouth Dakota1,185Alaska: 1,084 countAlaska1,084Wyoming: 965 countWyoming965Hawaii: 851 countHawaii851New Hampshire: 804 countNew Hampshire804Delaware: 637 countDelaware637Rhode Island: 609 countRhode Island609Vermont: 489 countVermont489District of Columbia: 157 countDistrict of Columbia157
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.

Full ranking

RankStates2013
count		Change on 2012
1California21,397+0.6%
2Texas17,501+2.6%
3Illinois13,636+2.8%
4Florida13,517+1.4%
5New York12,364-0%
6Pennsylvania8,227+0.2%
7New Jersey7,171+2.2%
8Ohio7,000+0.1%
9Georgia6,102+1.2%
10Michigan5,734+0.7%
11North Carolina5,407+0.2%
12Wisconsin5,171-1.4%
13Indiana5,082-0.3%
14Washington4,883+0.3%
15Virginia4,801+0.2%
16Minnesota4,620-0.2%
17Missouri4,479-1.7%
18Tennessee3,988-2.1%
19Louisiana3,830+1.2%
20Massachusetts3,553-0.8%
21Iowa3,485-0.9%
22Colorado3,457+0.3%
23Maryland3,393+1.6%
24Arizona3,161+1.1%
25Oregon2,940-1.8%
26Alabama2,845+0.4%
27Kentucky2,826-3.3%
28Oklahoma2,685+1.4%
29Kansas2,492-1.1%
30South Carolina2,472-1.4%
31Arkansas2,364-0%
32Nebraska2,293+0.3%
33Utah2,205+1.3%
34Mississippi2,030-0.4%
35Idaho1,735-0.6%
36North Dakota1,683+2%
37Connecticut1,611+0.6%
38Montana1,434-2.9%
39Nevada1,403+0.1%
40New Mexico1,389+0.2%
41West Virginia1,205-2.4%
42Maine1,195+0.9%
43South Dakota1,185+2.7%
44Alaska1,084-1.3%
45Wyoming965-3.9%
46Hawaii851+0.7%
47New Hampshire804-1.6%
48Delaware637+1.4%
49Rhode Island609-1%
50Vermont489+1.5%
51District of Columbia157-19.1%

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About this ranking

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.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the states are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

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/2013/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2018). County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), transportation and warehousing (NAICS 48-49), all legal forms (US states by employer establishments: transportation and warehousing, 2013) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2013/

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County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), transportation and warehousing (NAICS 48-49), all legal forms, US states by employer establishments: transportation and warehousing, 2013. U.S. Census Bureau, 13 Sept. 2018, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2013/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-transportation-warehousing/us-states?period=2013. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2018. County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), transportation and warehousing (NAICS 48-49), all legal forms. US states by employer establishments: transportation and warehousing, 2013. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2013/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-transportation-warehousing/us-states?period=2013.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2018) County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), transportation and warehousing (NAICS 48-49), all legal forms, US states by employer establishments: transportation and warehousing, 2013 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2013/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-transportation-warehousing/us-states?period=2013 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which state has the highest employer establishments: transportation and warehousing?

California, with 21,397 in 2013, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which state has the lowest employer establishments: transportation and warehousing?

District of Columbia, with 157 in 2013.

Where does this ranking come from?

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