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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 2017, at 24,840. District of Columbia had the lowest, at 158. The median was 3,101 and the figure for the United States was 237,308. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest24,840California
Lowest158District of Columbia
Median3,10151 states
United States237,308History

Map of states, 2017

Alabama: 3,101 countAlaska: 1,179 countArizona: 3,433 countArkansas: 2,470 countCalifornia: 24,840 countColorado: 3,776 countConnecticut: 1,672 countDelaware: 714 countDistrict of Columbia: 158 countFlorida: 15,660 countGeorgia: 6,962 countHawaii: 926 countIdaho: 1,796 countIllinois: 16,203 countIndiana: 5,410 countIowa: 3,679 countKansas: 2,640 countKentucky: 2,952 countLouisiana: 3,824 countMaine: 1,233 countMaryland: 3,525 countMassachusetts: 3,976 countMichigan: 6,624 countMinnesota: 4,832 countMississippi: 2,113 countMissouri: 4,887 countMontana: 1,375 countNebraska: 2,494 countNevada: 1,643 countNew Hampshire: 816 countNew Jersey: 7,579 countNew Mexico: 1,404 countNew York: 13,107 countNorth Carolina: 6,135 countNorth Dakota: 1,471 countOhio: 7,704 countOklahoma: 2,751 countOregon: 3,229 countPennsylvania: 8,811 countRhode Island: 699 countSouth Carolina: 2,813 countSouth Dakota: 1,259 countTennessee: 4,327 countTexas: 19,964 countUtah: 2,344 countVermont: 496 countVirginia: 5,086 countWashington: 5,463 countWest Virginia: 1,184 countWisconsin: 5,630 countWyoming: 939 count
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  • 2,000 to 3,100
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  • 4,500 to 6,800
  • 6,800 and over
count, 2017. 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, 2017

California: 24,840 countCalifornia24,840Texas: 19,964 countTexas19,964Illinois: 16,203 countIllinois16,203Florida: 15,660 countFlorida15,660New York: 13,107 countNew York13,107Pennsylvania: 8,811 countPennsylvania8,811Ohio: 7,704 countOhio7,704New Jersey: 7,579 countNew Jersey7,579Georgia: 6,962 countGeorgia6,962Michigan: 6,624 countMichigan6,624North Carolina: 6,135 countNorth Carolina6,135Wisconsin: 5,630 countWisconsin5,630Washington: 5,463 countWashington5,463Indiana: 5,410 countIndiana5,410Virginia: 5,086 countVirginia5,086Missouri: 4,887 countMissouri4,887Minnesota: 4,832 countMinnesota4,832Tennessee: 4,327 countTennessee4,327Massachusetts: 3,976 countMassachusetts3,976Louisiana: 3,824 countLouisiana3,824Colorado: 3,776 countColorado3,776Iowa: 3,679 countIowa3,679Maryland: 3,525 countMaryland3,525Arizona: 3,433 countArizona3,433Oregon: 3,229 countOregon3,229Alabama: 3,101 countAlabama3,101Kentucky: 2,952 countKentucky2,952South Carolina: 2,813 countSouth Carolina2,813Oklahoma: 2,751 countOklahoma2,751Kansas: 2,640 countKansas2,640Nebraska: 2,494 countNebraska2,494Arkansas: 2,470 countArkansas2,470Utah: 2,344 countUtah2,344Mississippi: 2,113 countMississippi2,113Idaho: 1,796 countIdaho1,796Connecticut: 1,672 countConnecticut1,672Nevada: 1,643 countNevada1,643North Dakota: 1,471 countNorth Dakota1,471New Mexico: 1,404 countNew Mexico1,404Montana: 1,375 countMontana1,375South Dakota: 1,259 countSouth Dakota1,259Maine: 1,233 countMaine1,233West Virginia: 1,184 countWest Virginia1,184Alaska: 1,179 countAlaska1,179Wyoming: 939 countWyoming939Hawaii: 926 countHawaii926New Hampshire: 816 countNew Hampshire816Delaware: 714 countDelaware714Rhode Island: 699 countRhode Island699Vermont: 496 countVermont496District of Columbia: 158 countDistrict of Columbia158California: 24,840 countCalifornia24,840Texas: 19,964 countTexas19,964Illinois: 16,203 countIllinois16,203Florida: 15,660 countFlorida15,660New York: 13,107 countNew York13,107Pennsylvania: 8,811 countPennsylvania8,811Ohio: 7,704 countOhio7,704New Jersey: 7,579 countNew Jersey7,579Georgia: 6,962 countGeorgia6,962Michigan: 6,624 countMichigan6,624North Carolina: 6,135 countNorth Carolina6,135Wisconsin: 5,630 countWisconsin5,630Washington: 5,463 countWashington5,463Indiana: 5,410 countIndiana5,410Virginia: 5,086 countVirginia5,086Missouri: 4,887 countMissouri4,887Minnesota: 4,832 countMinnesota4,832Tennessee: 4,327 countTennessee4,327Massachusetts: 3,976 countMassachusetts3,976Louisiana: 3,824 countLouisiana3,824Colorado: 3,776 countColorado3,776Iowa: 3,679 countIowa3,679Maryland: 3,525 countMaryland3,525Arizona: 3,433 countArizona3,433Oregon: 3,229 countOregon3,229Alabama: 3,101 countAlabama3,101Kentucky: 2,952 countKentucky2,952South Carolina: 2,813 countSouth Carolina2,813Oklahoma: 2,751 countOklahoma2,751Kansas: 2,640 countKansas2,640Nebraska: 2,494 countNebraska2,494Arkansas: 2,470 countArkansas2,470Utah: 2,344 countUtah2,344Mississippi: 2,113 countMississippi2,113Idaho: 1,796 countIdaho1,796Connecticut: 1,672 countConnecticut1,672Nevada: 1,643 countNevada1,643North Dakota: 1,471 countNorth Dakota1,471New Mexico: 1,404 countNew Mexico1,404Montana: 1,375 countMontana1,375South Dakota: 1,259 countSouth Dakota1,259Maine: 1,233 countMaine1,233West Virginia: 1,184 countWest Virginia1,184Alaska: 1,179 countAlaska1,179Wyoming: 939 countWyoming939Hawaii: 926 countHawaii926New Hampshire: 816 countNew Hampshire816Delaware: 714 countDelaware714Rhode Island: 699 countRhode Island699Vermont: 496 countVermont496District of Columbia: 158 countDistrict of Columbia158
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

RankStates2017
count		Change on 2016
1California24,840+4.1%
2Texas19,964+3.8%
3Illinois16,203+2.4%
4Florida15,660+4.8%
5New York13,107+1.7%
6Pennsylvania8,811+1%
7Ohio7,704+2.8%
8New Jersey7,579+0.8%
9Georgia6,962+2.6%
10Michigan6,624+3.9%
11North Carolina6,135+4.2%
12Wisconsin5,630+1.9%
13Washington5,463+3.4%
14Indiana5,410+2.2%
15Virginia5,086+1.9%
16Missouri4,887+3.5%
17Minnesota4,832+2.3%
18Tennessee4,327+3.2%
19Massachusetts3,976+2.6%
20Louisiana3,824-1.5%
21Colorado3,776+0.9%
22Iowa3,679+3.2%
23Maryland3,525+1.4%
24Arizona3,433+2%
25Oregon3,229+2.6%
26Alabama3,101+4.8%
27Kentucky2,952+1.7%
28South Carolina2,813+3.5%
29Oklahoma2,751+0.5%
30Kansas2,640+2.8%
31Nebraska2,494+3.3%
32Arkansas2,470+3.5%
33Utah2,344+2.2%
34Mississippi2,113+2.9%
35Idaho1,7960%
36Connecticut1,672-0.4%
37Nevada1,643+5.5%
38North Dakota1,471-1.2%
39New Mexico1,404+5.2%
40Montana1,375+1.6%
41South Dakota1,259+3.7%
42Maine1,233+0.2%
43West Virginia1,184+0.9%
44Alaska1,179+3%
45Wyoming939+2.3%
46Hawaii926+2.4%
47New Hampshire816+1%
48Delaware714+1%
49Rhode Island699+0.4%
50Vermont496+0.2%
51District of Columbia158-4.2%

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/2017/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2019). 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, 2017) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2017/

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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, 2017. U.S. Census Bureau, 26 Nov. 2019, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2017/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-transportation-warehousing/us-states?period=2017. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2019. 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, 2017. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2017/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-transportation-warehousing/us-states?period=2017.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2019) 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, 2017 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2017/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-transportation-warehousing/us-states?period=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

California, with 24,840 in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

District of Columbia, with 158 in 2017.

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