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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 2015, at 23,153. District of Columbia had the lowest, at 164. The median was 2,938 and the figure for the United States was 228,382. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest23,153California
Lowest164District of Columbia
Median2,93851 states
United States228,382History

Map of states, 2015

Alabama: 2,903 countAlaska: 1,144 countArizona: 3,318 countArkansas: 2,359 countCalifornia: 23,153 countColorado: 3,779 countConnecticut: 1,708 countDelaware: 684 countDistrict of Columbia: 164 countFlorida: 14,576 countGeorgia: 6,597 countHawaii: 885 countIdaho: 1,751 countIllinois: 15,486 countIndiana: 5,294 countIowa: 3,535 countKansas: 2,554 countKentucky: 2,938 countLouisiana: 3,924 countMaine: 1,209 countMaryland: 3,499 countMassachusetts: 3,779 countMichigan: 6,227 countMinnesota: 4,699 countMississippi: 2,065 countMissouri: 4,757 countMontana: 1,381 countNebraska: 2,390 countNevada: 1,565 countNew Hampshire: 804 countNew Jersey: 7,482 countNew Mexico: 1,402 countNew York: 12,811 countNorth Carolina: 5,766 countNorth Dakota: 1,651 countOhio: 7,448 countOklahoma: 2,758 countOregon: 3,097 countPennsylvania: 8,660 countRhode Island: 647 countSouth Carolina: 2,628 countSouth Dakota: 1,190 countTennessee: 4,146 countTexas: 19,139 countUtah: 2,305 countVermont: 485 countVirginia: 4,888 countWashington: 5,177 countWest Virginia: 1,196 countWisconsin: 5,415 countWyoming: 964 count
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count, 2015. 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, 2015

California: 23,153 countCalifornia23,153Texas: 19,139 countTexas19,139Illinois: 15,486 countIllinois15,486Florida: 14,576 countFlorida14,576New York: 12,811 countNew York12,811Pennsylvania: 8,660 countPennsylvania8,660New Jersey: 7,482 countNew Jersey7,482Ohio: 7,448 countOhio7,448Georgia: 6,597 countGeorgia6,597Michigan: 6,227 countMichigan6,227North Carolina: 5,766 countNorth Carolina5,766Wisconsin: 5,415 countWisconsin5,415Indiana: 5,294 countIndiana5,294Washington: 5,177 countWashington5,177Virginia: 4,888 countVirginia4,888Missouri: 4,757 countMissouri4,757Minnesota: 4,699 countMinnesota4,699Tennessee: 4,146 countTennessee4,146Louisiana: 3,924 countLouisiana3,924Colorado: 3,779 countColorado3,779Massachusetts: 3,779 countMassachusetts3,779Iowa: 3,535 countIowa3,535Maryland: 3,499 countMaryland3,499Arizona: 3,318 countArizona3,318Oregon: 3,097 countOregon3,097Kentucky: 2,938 countKentucky2,938Alabama: 2,903 countAlabama2,903Oklahoma: 2,758 countOklahoma2,758South Carolina: 2,628 countSouth Carolina2,628Kansas: 2,554 countKansas2,554Nebraska: 2,390 countNebraska2,390Arkansas: 2,359 countArkansas2,359Utah: 2,305 countUtah2,305Mississippi: 2,065 countMississippi2,065Idaho: 1,751 countIdaho1,751Connecticut: 1,708 countConnecticut1,708North Dakota: 1,651 countNorth Dakota1,651Nevada: 1,565 countNevada1,565New Mexico: 1,402 countNew Mexico1,402Montana: 1,381 countMontana1,381Maine: 1,209 countMaine1,209West Virginia: 1,196 countWest Virginia1,196South Dakota: 1,190 countSouth Dakota1,190Alaska: 1,144 countAlaska1,144Wyoming: 964 countWyoming964Hawaii: 885 countHawaii885New Hampshire: 804 countNew Hampshire804Delaware: 684 countDelaware684Rhode Island: 647 countRhode Island647Vermont: 485 countVermont485District of Columbia: 164 countDistrict of Columbia164California: 23,153 countCalifornia23,153Texas: 19,139 countTexas19,139Illinois: 15,486 countIllinois15,486Florida: 14,576 countFlorida14,576New York: 12,811 countNew York12,811Pennsylvania: 8,660 countPennsylvania8,660New Jersey: 7,482 countNew Jersey7,482Ohio: 7,448 countOhio7,448Georgia: 6,597 countGeorgia6,597Michigan: 6,227 countMichigan6,227North Carolina: 5,766 countNorth Carolina5,766Wisconsin: 5,415 countWisconsin5,415Indiana: 5,294 countIndiana5,294Washington: 5,177 countWashington5,177Virginia: 4,888 countVirginia4,888Missouri: 4,757 countMissouri4,757Minnesota: 4,699 countMinnesota4,699Tennessee: 4,146 countTennessee4,146Louisiana: 3,924 countLouisiana3,924Colorado: 3,779 countColorado3,779Massachusetts: 3,779 countMassachusetts3,779Iowa: 3,535 countIowa3,535Maryland: 3,499 countMaryland3,499Arizona: 3,318 countArizona3,318Oregon: 3,097 countOregon3,097Kentucky: 2,938 countKentucky2,938Alabama: 2,903 countAlabama2,903Oklahoma: 2,758 countOklahoma2,758South Carolina: 2,628 countSouth Carolina2,628Kansas: 2,554 countKansas2,554Nebraska: 2,390 countNebraska2,390Arkansas: 2,359 countArkansas2,359Utah: 2,305 countUtah2,305Mississippi: 2,065 countMississippi2,065Idaho: 1,751 countIdaho1,751Connecticut: 1,708 countConnecticut1,708North Dakota: 1,651 countNorth Dakota1,651Nevada: 1,565 countNevada1,565New Mexico: 1,402 countNew Mexico1,402Montana: 1,381 countMontana1,381Maine: 1,209 countMaine1,209West Virginia: 1,196 countWest Virginia1,196South Dakota: 1,190 countSouth Dakota1,190Alaska: 1,144 countAlaska1,144Wyoming: 964 countWyoming964Hawaii: 885 countHawaii885New Hampshire: 804 countNew Hampshire804Delaware: 684 countDelaware684Rhode Island: 647 countRhode Island647Vermont: 485 countVermont485District of Columbia: 164 countDistrict of Columbia164
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

RankStates2015
count		Change on 2014
1California23,153+5%
2Texas19,139+4.9%
3Illinois15,486+7.3%
4Florida14,576+5.1%
5New York12,811+1.5%
6Pennsylvania8,660+3.1%
7New Jersey7,482+3.3%
8Ohio7,448+5.3%
9Georgia6,597+5.3%
10Michigan6,227+5.9%
11North Carolina5,766+4.7%
12Wisconsin5,415+2.9%
13Indiana5,294+2.9%
14Washington5,177+3.3%
15Virginia4,888+0.6%
16Missouri4,757+4.8%
17Minnesota4,699+2.2%
18Tennessee4,146+1.2%
19Louisiana3,924-0.1%
20Colorado3,779+4.4%
20Massachusetts3,779+4.2%
22Iowa3,535-0.1%
23Maryland3,499+3%
24Arizona3,318+3.5%
25Oregon3,097+3.3%
26Kentucky2,938+3.3%
27Alabama2,903+0.3%
28Oklahoma2,758+2.7%
29South Carolina2,628+4%
30Kansas2,554+1.4%
31Nebraska2,390+1.7%
32Arkansas2,359-0.1%
33Utah2,305+2.5%
34Mississippi2,065+0.8%
35Idaho1,751+1.2%
36Connecticut1,708+5.4%
37North Dakota1,651-3.4%
38Nevada1,565+4.5%
39New Mexico1,402+0.9%
40Montana1,381-1%
41Maine1,209-0.7%
42West Virginia1,196-1.3%
43South Dakota1,190+1.7%
44Alaska1,144+0.3%
45Wyoming964-5.7%
46Hawaii885+2.1%
47New Hampshire804+0.8%
48Delaware684+6.9%
49Rhode Island647+6.9%
50Vermont485-3.2%
51District of Columbia164+2.5%

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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/2015/. 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, 2015) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2015/

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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, 2015. U.S. Census Bureau, 9 May 2017, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2015/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-transportation-warehousing/us-states?period=2015. 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, 2015. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2015/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-transportation-warehousing/us-states?period=2015.

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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, 2015 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2015/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-transportation-warehousing/us-states?period=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

California, with 23,153 in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

District of Columbia, with 164 in 2015.

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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