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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 2018, at 26,004. District of Columbia had the lowest, at 167. The median was 3,152 and the figure for the United States was 244,800. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest26,004California
Lowest167District of Columbia
Median3,15251 states
United States244,800History

Map of states, 2018

Alabama: 3,152 countAlaska: 1,183 countArizona: 3,524 countArkansas: 2,469 countCalifornia: 26,004 countColorado: 3,900 countConnecticut: 1,693 countDelaware: 758 countDistrict of Columbia: 167 countFlorida: 16,313 countGeorgia: 7,268 countHawaii: 940 countIdaho: 1,859 countIllinois: 17,258 countIndiana: 5,570 countIowa: 3,782 countKansas: 2,627 countKentucky: 2,987 countLouisiana: 3,781 countMaine: 1,241 countMaryland: 3,512 countMassachusetts: 4,080 countMichigan: 6,909 countMinnesota: 4,934 countMississippi: 2,208 countMissouri: 5,015 countMontana: 1,386 countNebraska: 2,484 countNevada: 1,761 countNew Hampshire: 822 countNew Jersey: 7,727 countNew Mexico: 1,420 countNew York: 13,439 countNorth Carolina: 6,417 countNorth Dakota: 1,456 countOhio: 7,835 countOklahoma: 2,780 countOregon: 3,294 countPennsylvania: 9,053 countRhode Island: 733 countSouth Carolina: 2,859 countSouth Dakota: 1,280 countTennessee: 4,427 countTexas: 20,742 countUtah: 2,449 countVermont: 477 countVirginia: 5,242 countWashington: 5,717 countWest Virginia: 1,182 countWisconsin: 5,733 countWyoming: 951 count
  • Under 1,200
  • 1,200 to 2,100
  • 2,100 to 3,200
  • 3,200 to 4,600
  • 4,600 to 7,100
  • 7,100 and over
count, 2018. 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, 2018

California: 26,004 countCalifornia26,004Texas: 20,742 countTexas20,742Illinois: 17,258 countIllinois17,258Florida: 16,313 countFlorida16,313New York: 13,439 countNew York13,439Pennsylvania: 9,053 countPennsylvania9,053Ohio: 7,835 countOhio7,835New Jersey: 7,727 countNew Jersey7,727Georgia: 7,268 countGeorgia7,268Michigan: 6,909 countMichigan6,909North Carolina: 6,417 countNorth Carolina6,417Wisconsin: 5,733 countWisconsin5,733Washington: 5,717 countWashington5,717Indiana: 5,570 countIndiana5,570Virginia: 5,242 countVirginia5,242Missouri: 5,015 countMissouri5,015Minnesota: 4,934 countMinnesota4,934Tennessee: 4,427 countTennessee4,427Massachusetts: 4,080 countMassachusetts4,080Colorado: 3,900 countColorado3,900Iowa: 3,782 countIowa3,782Louisiana: 3,781 countLouisiana3,781Arizona: 3,524 countArizona3,524Maryland: 3,512 countMaryland3,512Oregon: 3,294 countOregon3,294Alabama: 3,152 countAlabama3,152Kentucky: 2,987 countKentucky2,987South Carolina: 2,859 countSouth Carolina2,859Oklahoma: 2,780 countOklahoma2,780Kansas: 2,627 countKansas2,627Nebraska: 2,484 countNebraska2,484Arkansas: 2,469 countArkansas2,469Utah: 2,449 countUtah2,449Mississippi: 2,208 countMississippi2,208Idaho: 1,859 countIdaho1,859Nevada: 1,761 countNevada1,761Connecticut: 1,693 countConnecticut1,693North Dakota: 1,456 countNorth Dakota1,456New Mexico: 1,420 countNew Mexico1,420Montana: 1,386 countMontana1,386South Dakota: 1,280 countSouth Dakota1,280Maine: 1,241 countMaine1,241Alaska: 1,183 countAlaska1,183West Virginia: 1,182 countWest Virginia1,182Wyoming: 951 countWyoming951Hawaii: 940 countHawaii940New Hampshire: 822 countNew Hampshire822Delaware: 758 countDelaware758Rhode Island: 733 countRhode Island733Vermont: 477 countVermont477District of Columbia: 167 countDistrict of Columbia167California: 26,004 countCalifornia26,004Texas: 20,742 countTexas20,742Illinois: 17,258 countIllinois17,258Florida: 16,313 countFlorida16,313New York: 13,439 countNew York13,439Pennsylvania: 9,053 countPennsylvania9,053Ohio: 7,835 countOhio7,835New Jersey: 7,727 countNew Jersey7,727Georgia: 7,268 countGeorgia7,268Michigan: 6,909 countMichigan6,909North Carolina: 6,417 countNorth Carolina6,417Wisconsin: 5,733 countWisconsin5,733Washington: 5,717 countWashington5,717Indiana: 5,570 countIndiana5,570Virginia: 5,242 countVirginia5,242Missouri: 5,015 countMissouri5,015Minnesota: 4,934 countMinnesota4,934Tennessee: 4,427 countTennessee4,427Massachusetts: 4,080 countMassachusetts4,080Colorado: 3,900 countColorado3,900Iowa: 3,782 countIowa3,782Louisiana: 3,781 countLouisiana3,781Arizona: 3,524 countArizona3,524Maryland: 3,512 countMaryland3,512Oregon: 3,294 countOregon3,294Alabama: 3,152 countAlabama3,152Kentucky: 2,987 countKentucky2,987South Carolina: 2,859 countSouth Carolina2,859Oklahoma: 2,780 countOklahoma2,780Kansas: 2,627 countKansas2,627Nebraska: 2,484 countNebraska2,484Arkansas: 2,469 countArkansas2,469Utah: 2,449 countUtah2,449Mississippi: 2,208 countMississippi2,208Idaho: 1,859 countIdaho1,859Nevada: 1,761 countNevada1,761Connecticut: 1,693 countConnecticut1,693North Dakota: 1,456 countNorth Dakota1,456New Mexico: 1,420 countNew Mexico1,420Montana: 1,386 countMontana1,386South Dakota: 1,280 countSouth Dakota1,280Maine: 1,241 countMaine1,241Alaska: 1,183 countAlaska1,183West Virginia: 1,182 countWest Virginia1,182Wyoming: 951 countWyoming951Hawaii: 940 countHawaii940New Hampshire: 822 countNew Hampshire822Delaware: 758 countDelaware758Rhode Island: 733 countRhode Island733Vermont: 477 countVermont477District of Columbia: 167 countDistrict of Columbia167
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

RankStates2018
count		Change on 2017
1California26,004+4.7%
2Texas20,742+3.9%
3Illinois17,258+6.5%
4Florida16,313+4.2%
5New York13,439+2.5%
6Pennsylvania9,053+2.7%
7Ohio7,835+1.7%
8New Jersey7,727+2%
9Georgia7,268+4.4%
10Michigan6,909+4.3%
11North Carolina6,417+4.6%
12Wisconsin5,733+1.8%
13Washington5,717+4.6%
14Indiana5,570+3%
15Virginia5,242+3.1%
16Missouri5,015+2.6%
17Minnesota4,934+2.1%
18Tennessee4,427+2.3%
19Massachusetts4,080+2.6%
20Colorado3,900+3.3%
21Iowa3,782+2.8%
22Louisiana3,781-1.1%
23Arizona3,524+2.7%
24Maryland3,512-0.4%
25Oregon3,294+2%
26Alabama3,152+1.6%
27Kentucky2,987+1.2%
28South Carolina2,859+1.6%
29Oklahoma2,780+1.1%
30Kansas2,627-0.5%
31Nebraska2,484-0.4%
32Arkansas2,469-0%
33Utah2,449+4.5%
34Mississippi2,208+4.5%
35Idaho1,859+3.5%
36Nevada1,761+7.2%
37Connecticut1,693+1.3%
38North Dakota1,456-1%
39New Mexico1,420+1.1%
40Montana1,386+0.8%
41South Dakota1,280+1.7%
42Maine1,241+0.6%
43Alaska1,183+0.3%
44West Virginia1,182-0.2%
45Wyoming951+1.3%
46Hawaii940+1.5%
47New Hampshire822+0.7%
48Delaware758+6.2%
49Rhode Island733+4.9%
50Vermont477-3.8%
51District of Columbia167+5.7%

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/2018/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2020). 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, 2018) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2018/

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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, 2018. U.S. Census Bureau, 25 June 2020, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2018/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-transportation-warehousing/us-states?period=2018. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2020. 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, 2018. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2018/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-transportation-warehousing/us-states?period=2018.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2020) 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, 2018 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2018/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-transportation-warehousing/us-states?period=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

California, with 26,004 in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

District of Columbia, with 167 in 2018.

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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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