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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 2016, at 23,852. District of Columbia had the lowest, at 165. The median was 2,960 and the figure for the United States was 230,994. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest23,852California
Lowest165District of Columbia
Median2,96051 states
United States230,994History

Map of states, 2016

Alabama: 2,960 countAlaska: 1,145 countArizona: 3,367 countArkansas: 2,386 countCalifornia: 23,852 countColorado: 3,742 countConnecticut: 1,678 countDelaware: 707 countDistrict of Columbia: 165 countFlorida: 14,942 countGeorgia: 6,783 countHawaii: 904 countIdaho: 1,796 countIllinois: 15,817 countIndiana: 5,291 countIowa: 3,564 countKansas: 2,567 countKentucky: 2,904 countLouisiana: 3,882 countMaine: 1,230 countMaryland: 3,477 countMassachusetts: 3,874 countMichigan: 6,378 countMinnesota: 4,724 countMississippi: 2,054 countMissouri: 4,723 countMontana: 1,353 countNebraska: 2,415 countNevada: 1,557 countNew Hampshire: 808 countNew Jersey: 7,516 countNew Mexico: 1,334 countNew York: 12,886 countNorth Carolina: 5,888 countNorth Dakota: 1,489 countOhio: 7,497 countOklahoma: 2,738 countOregon: 3,148 countPennsylvania: 8,725 countRhode Island: 696 countSouth Carolina: 2,718 countSouth Dakota: 1,214 countTennessee: 4,193 countTexas: 19,228 countUtah: 2,294 countVermont: 495 countVirginia: 4,991 countWashington: 5,283 countWest Virginia: 1,173 countWisconsin: 5,525 countWyoming: 918 count
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  • 6,600 and over
count, 2016. 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, 2016

California: 23,852 countCalifornia23,852Texas: 19,228 countTexas19,228Illinois: 15,817 countIllinois15,817Florida: 14,942 countFlorida14,942New York: 12,886 countNew York12,886Pennsylvania: 8,725 countPennsylvania8,725New Jersey: 7,516 countNew Jersey7,516Ohio: 7,497 countOhio7,497Georgia: 6,783 countGeorgia6,783Michigan: 6,378 countMichigan6,378North Carolina: 5,888 countNorth Carolina5,888Wisconsin: 5,525 countWisconsin5,525Indiana: 5,291 countIndiana5,291Washington: 5,283 countWashington5,283Virginia: 4,991 countVirginia4,991Minnesota: 4,724 countMinnesota4,724Missouri: 4,723 countMissouri4,723Tennessee: 4,193 countTennessee4,193Louisiana: 3,882 countLouisiana3,882Massachusetts: 3,874 countMassachusetts3,874Colorado: 3,742 countColorado3,742Iowa: 3,564 countIowa3,564Maryland: 3,477 countMaryland3,477Arizona: 3,367 countArizona3,367Oregon: 3,148 countOregon3,148Alabama: 2,960 countAlabama2,960Kentucky: 2,904 countKentucky2,904Oklahoma: 2,738 countOklahoma2,738South Carolina: 2,718 countSouth Carolina2,718Kansas: 2,567 countKansas2,567Nebraska: 2,415 countNebraska2,415Arkansas: 2,386 countArkansas2,386Utah: 2,294 countUtah2,294Mississippi: 2,054 countMississippi2,054Idaho: 1,796 countIdaho1,796Connecticut: 1,678 countConnecticut1,678Nevada: 1,557 countNevada1,557North Dakota: 1,489 countNorth Dakota1,489Montana: 1,353 countMontana1,353New Mexico: 1,334 countNew Mexico1,334Maine: 1,230 countMaine1,230South Dakota: 1,214 countSouth Dakota1,214West Virginia: 1,173 countWest Virginia1,173Alaska: 1,145 countAlaska1,145Wyoming: 918 countWyoming918Hawaii: 904 countHawaii904New Hampshire: 808 countNew Hampshire808Delaware: 707 countDelaware707Rhode Island: 696 countRhode Island696Vermont: 495 countVermont495District of Columbia: 165 countDistrict of Columbia165California: 23,852 countCalifornia23,852Texas: 19,228 countTexas19,228Illinois: 15,817 countIllinois15,817Florida: 14,942 countFlorida14,942New York: 12,886 countNew York12,886Pennsylvania: 8,725 countPennsylvania8,725New Jersey: 7,516 countNew Jersey7,516Ohio: 7,497 countOhio7,497Georgia: 6,783 countGeorgia6,783Michigan: 6,378 countMichigan6,378North Carolina: 5,888 countNorth Carolina5,888Wisconsin: 5,525 countWisconsin5,525Indiana: 5,291 countIndiana5,291Washington: 5,283 countWashington5,283Virginia: 4,991 countVirginia4,991Minnesota: 4,724 countMinnesota4,724Missouri: 4,723 countMissouri4,723Tennessee: 4,193 countTennessee4,193Louisiana: 3,882 countLouisiana3,882Massachusetts: 3,874 countMassachusetts3,874Colorado: 3,742 countColorado3,742Iowa: 3,564 countIowa3,564Maryland: 3,477 countMaryland3,477Arizona: 3,367 countArizona3,367Oregon: 3,148 countOregon3,148Alabama: 2,960 countAlabama2,960Kentucky: 2,904 countKentucky2,904Oklahoma: 2,738 countOklahoma2,738South Carolina: 2,718 countSouth Carolina2,718Kansas: 2,567 countKansas2,567Nebraska: 2,415 countNebraska2,415Arkansas: 2,386 countArkansas2,386Utah: 2,294 countUtah2,294Mississippi: 2,054 countMississippi2,054Idaho: 1,796 countIdaho1,796Connecticut: 1,678 countConnecticut1,678Nevada: 1,557 countNevada1,557North Dakota: 1,489 countNorth Dakota1,489Montana: 1,353 countMontana1,353New Mexico: 1,334 countNew Mexico1,334Maine: 1,230 countMaine1,230South Dakota: 1,214 countSouth Dakota1,214West Virginia: 1,173 countWest Virginia1,173Alaska: 1,145 countAlaska1,145Wyoming: 918 countWyoming918Hawaii: 904 countHawaii904New Hampshire: 808 countNew Hampshire808Delaware: 707 countDelaware707Rhode Island: 696 countRhode Island696Vermont: 495 countVermont495District of Columbia: 165 countDistrict of Columbia165
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

RankStates2016
count		Change on 2015
1California23,852+3%
2Texas19,228+0.5%
3Illinois15,817+2.1%
4Florida14,942+2.5%
5New York12,886+0.6%
6Pennsylvania8,725+0.8%
7New Jersey7,516+0.5%
8Ohio7,497+0.7%
9Georgia6,783+2.8%
10Michigan6,378+2.4%
11North Carolina5,888+2.1%
12Wisconsin5,525+2%
13Indiana5,291-0.1%
14Washington5,283+2%
15Virginia4,991+2.1%
16Minnesota4,724+0.5%
17Missouri4,723-0.7%
18Tennessee4,193+1.1%
19Louisiana3,882-1.1%
20Massachusetts3,874+2.5%
21Colorado3,742-1%
22Iowa3,564+0.8%
23Maryland3,477-0.6%
24Arizona3,367+1.5%
25Oregon3,148+1.6%
26Alabama2,960+2%
27Kentucky2,904-1.2%
28Oklahoma2,738-0.7%
29South Carolina2,718+3.4%
30Kansas2,567+0.5%
31Nebraska2,415+1%
32Arkansas2,386+1.1%
33Utah2,294-0.5%
34Mississippi2,054-0.5%
35Idaho1,796+2.6%
36Connecticut1,678-1.8%
37Nevada1,557-0.5%
38North Dakota1,489-9.8%
39Montana1,353-2%
40New Mexico1,334-4.9%
41Maine1,230+1.7%
42South Dakota1,214+2%
43West Virginia1,173-1.9%
44Alaska1,145+0.1%
45Wyoming918-4.8%
46Hawaii904+2.1%
47New Hampshire808+0.5%
48Delaware707+3.4%
49Rhode Island696+7.6%
50Vermont495+2.1%
51District of Columbia165+0.6%

Other periods

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/2016/. 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, 2016) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2016/

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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, 2016. U.S. Census Bureau, 19 Apr. 2018, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2016/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-transportation-warehousing/us-states?period=2016. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

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, 2016. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2016/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-transportation-warehousing/us-states?period=2016.

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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, 2016 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2016/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-transportation-warehousing/us-states?period=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

California, with 23,852 in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

District of Columbia, with 165 in 2016.

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