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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 2014, at 22,057. District of Columbia had the lowest, at 160. The median was 2,893 and the figure for the United States was 220,565. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest22,057California
Lowest160District of Columbia
Median2,89351 states
United States220,565History

Map of states, 2014

Alabama: 2,893 countAlaska: 1,141 countArizona: 3,206 countArkansas: 2,362 countCalifornia: 22,057 countColorado: 3,621 countConnecticut: 1,620 countDelaware: 640 countDistrict of Columbia: 160 countFlorida: 13,870 countGeorgia: 6,262 countHawaii: 867 countIdaho: 1,731 countIllinois: 14,439 countIndiana: 5,143 countIowa: 3,537 countKansas: 2,518 countKentucky: 2,843 countLouisiana: 3,929 countMaine: 1,218 countMaryland: 3,396 countMassachusetts: 3,626 countMichigan: 5,880 countMinnesota: 4,599 countMississippi: 2,048 countMissouri: 4,537 countMontana: 1,395 countNebraska: 2,351 countNevada: 1,497 countNew Hampshire: 798 countNew Jersey: 7,240 countNew Mexico: 1,390 countNew York: 12,618 countNorth Carolina: 5,509 countNorth Dakota: 1,709 countOhio: 7,075 countOklahoma: 2,686 countOregon: 2,997 countPennsylvania: 8,403 countRhode Island: 605 countSouth Carolina: 2,526 countSouth Dakota: 1,170 countTennessee: 4,095 countTexas: 18,244 countUtah: 2,248 countVermont: 501 countVirginia: 4,858 countWashington: 5,010 countWest Virginia: 1,212 countWisconsin: 5,263 countWyoming: 1,022 count
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  • 6,100 and over
count, 2014. 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, 2014

California: 22,057 countCalifornia22,057Texas: 18,244 countTexas18,244Illinois: 14,439 countIllinois14,439Florida: 13,870 countFlorida13,870New York: 12,618 countNew York12,618Pennsylvania: 8,403 countPennsylvania8,403New Jersey: 7,240 countNew Jersey7,240Ohio: 7,075 countOhio7,075Georgia: 6,262 countGeorgia6,262Michigan: 5,880 countMichigan5,880North Carolina: 5,509 countNorth Carolina5,509Wisconsin: 5,263 countWisconsin5,263Indiana: 5,143 countIndiana5,143Washington: 5,010 countWashington5,010Virginia: 4,858 countVirginia4,858Minnesota: 4,599 countMinnesota4,599Missouri: 4,537 countMissouri4,537Tennessee: 4,095 countTennessee4,095Louisiana: 3,929 countLouisiana3,929Massachusetts: 3,626 countMassachusetts3,626Colorado: 3,621 countColorado3,621Iowa: 3,537 countIowa3,537Maryland: 3,396 countMaryland3,396Arizona: 3,206 countArizona3,206Oregon: 2,997 countOregon2,997Alabama: 2,893 countAlabama2,893Kentucky: 2,843 countKentucky2,843Oklahoma: 2,686 countOklahoma2,686South Carolina: 2,526 countSouth Carolina2,526Kansas: 2,518 countKansas2,518Arkansas: 2,362 countArkansas2,362Nebraska: 2,351 countNebraska2,351Utah: 2,248 countUtah2,248Mississippi: 2,048 countMississippi2,048Idaho: 1,731 countIdaho1,731North Dakota: 1,709 countNorth Dakota1,709Connecticut: 1,620 countConnecticut1,620Nevada: 1,497 countNevada1,497Montana: 1,395 countMontana1,395New Mexico: 1,390 countNew Mexico1,390Maine: 1,218 countMaine1,218West Virginia: 1,212 countWest Virginia1,212South Dakota: 1,170 countSouth Dakota1,170Alaska: 1,141 countAlaska1,141Wyoming: 1,022 countWyoming1,022Hawaii: 867 countHawaii867New Hampshire: 798 countNew Hampshire798Delaware: 640 countDelaware640Rhode Island: 605 countRhode Island605Vermont: 501 countVermont501District of Columbia: 160 countDistrict of Columbia160California: 22,057 countCalifornia22,057Texas: 18,244 countTexas18,244Illinois: 14,439 countIllinois14,439Florida: 13,870 countFlorida13,870New York: 12,618 countNew York12,618Pennsylvania: 8,403 countPennsylvania8,403New Jersey: 7,240 countNew Jersey7,240Ohio: 7,075 countOhio7,075Georgia: 6,262 countGeorgia6,262Michigan: 5,880 countMichigan5,880North Carolina: 5,509 countNorth Carolina5,509Wisconsin: 5,263 countWisconsin5,263Indiana: 5,143 countIndiana5,143Washington: 5,010 countWashington5,010Virginia: 4,858 countVirginia4,858Minnesota: 4,599 countMinnesota4,599Missouri: 4,537 countMissouri4,537Tennessee: 4,095 countTennessee4,095Louisiana: 3,929 countLouisiana3,929Massachusetts: 3,626 countMassachusetts3,626Colorado: 3,621 countColorado3,621Iowa: 3,537 countIowa3,537Maryland: 3,396 countMaryland3,396Arizona: 3,206 countArizona3,206Oregon: 2,997 countOregon2,997Alabama: 2,893 countAlabama2,893Kentucky: 2,843 countKentucky2,843Oklahoma: 2,686 countOklahoma2,686South Carolina: 2,526 countSouth Carolina2,526Kansas: 2,518 countKansas2,518Arkansas: 2,362 countArkansas2,362Nebraska: 2,351 countNebraska2,351Utah: 2,248 countUtah2,248Mississippi: 2,048 countMississippi2,048Idaho: 1,731 countIdaho1,731North Dakota: 1,709 countNorth Dakota1,709Connecticut: 1,620 countConnecticut1,620Nevada: 1,497 countNevada1,497Montana: 1,395 countMontana1,395New Mexico: 1,390 countNew Mexico1,390Maine: 1,218 countMaine1,218West Virginia: 1,212 countWest Virginia1,212South Dakota: 1,170 countSouth Dakota1,170Alaska: 1,141 countAlaska1,141Wyoming: 1,022 countWyoming1,022Hawaii: 867 countHawaii867New Hampshire: 798 countNew Hampshire798Delaware: 640 countDelaware640Rhode Island: 605 countRhode Island605Vermont: 501 countVermont501District of Columbia: 160 countDistrict of Columbia160
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

RankStates2014
count		Change on 2013
1California22,057+3.1%
2Texas18,244+4.2%
3Illinois14,439+5.9%
4Florida13,870+2.6%
5New York12,618+2.1%
6Pennsylvania8,403+2.1%
7New Jersey7,240+1%
8Ohio7,075+1.1%
9Georgia6,262+2.6%
10Michigan5,880+2.5%
11North Carolina5,509+1.9%
12Wisconsin5,263+1.8%
13Indiana5,143+1.2%
14Washington5,010+2.6%
15Virginia4,858+1.2%
16Minnesota4,599-0.5%
17Missouri4,537+1.3%
18Tennessee4,095+2.7%
19Louisiana3,929+2.6%
20Massachusetts3,626+2.1%
21Colorado3,621+4.7%
22Iowa3,537+1.5%
23Maryland3,396+0.1%
24Arizona3,206+1.4%
25Oregon2,997+1.9%
26Alabama2,893+1.7%
27Kentucky2,843+0.6%
28Oklahoma2,6860%
29South Carolina2,526+2.2%
30Kansas2,518+1%
31Arkansas2,362-0.1%
32Nebraska2,351+2.5%
33Utah2,248+2%
34Mississippi2,048+0.9%
35Idaho1,731-0.2%
36North Dakota1,709+1.5%
37Connecticut1,620+0.6%
38Nevada1,497+6.7%
39Montana1,395-2.7%
40New Mexico1,390+0.1%
41Maine1,218+1.9%
42West Virginia1,212+0.6%
43South Dakota1,170-1.3%
44Alaska1,141+5.3%
45Wyoming1,022+5.9%
46Hawaii867+1.9%
47New Hampshire798-0.7%
48Delaware640+0.5%
49Rhode Island605-0.7%
50Vermont501+2.5%
51District of Columbia160+1.9%

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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/2014/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2017). 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, 2014) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2014/

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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, 2014. U.S. Census Bureau, 19 May 2017, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2014/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-transportation-warehousing/us-states?period=2014. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2017. 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, 2014. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2014/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-transportation-warehousing/us-states?period=2014.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2017) 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, 2014 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2014/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-transportation-warehousing/us-states?period=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

California, with 22,057 in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

District of Columbia, with 160 in 2014.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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.

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