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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 2021, at 34,270. District of Columbia had the lowest, at 176. The median was 3,470 and the figure for the United States was 279,148. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest34,270California
Lowest176District of Columbia
Median3,47051 states
United States279,148History

Map of states, 2021

Alabama: 3,525 countAlaska: 1,197 countArizona: 4,149 countArkansas: 2,602 countCalifornia: 34,270 countColorado: 4,338 countConnecticut: 1,841 countDelaware: 853 countDistrict of Columbia: 176 countFlorida: 19,941 countGeorgia: 9,318 countHawaii: 953 countIdaho: 2,051 countIllinois: 19,780 countIndiana: 6,149 countIowa: 4,025 countKansas: 2,702 countKentucky: 3,080 countLouisiana: 3,876 countMaine: 1,264 countMaryland: 3,960 countMassachusetts: 4,485 countMichigan: 7,664 countMinnesota: 5,170 countMississippi: 2,417 countMissouri: 5,449 countMontana: 1,396 countNebraska: 2,537 countNevada: 2,112 countNew Hampshire: 864 countNew Jersey: 8,870 countNew Mexico: 1,477 countNew York: 13,937 countNorth Carolina: 7,661 countNorth Dakota: 1,515 countOhio: 8,826 countOklahoma: 2,833 countOregon: 3,470 countPennsylvania: 10,302 countRhode Island: 787 countSouth Carolina: 3,369 countSouth Dakota: 1,291 countTennessee: 5,111 countTexas: 24,030 countUtah: 2,778 countVermont: 462 countVirginia: 5,924 countWashington: 6,370 countWest Virginia: 1,120 countWisconsin: 5,903 countWyoming: 968 count
  • Under 1,200
  • 1,200 to 2,300
  • 2,300 to 3,500
  • 3,500 to 5,100
  • 5,100 to 8,400
  • 8,400 and over
count, 2021. 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, 2021

California: 34,270 countCalifornia34,270Texas: 24,030 countTexas24,030Florida: 19,941 countFlorida19,941Illinois: 19,780 countIllinois19,780New York: 13,937 countNew York13,937Pennsylvania: 10,302 countPennsylvania10,302Georgia: 9,318 countGeorgia9,318New Jersey: 8,870 countNew Jersey8,870Ohio: 8,826 countOhio8,826Michigan: 7,664 countMichigan7,664North Carolina: 7,661 countNorth Carolina7,661Washington: 6,370 countWashington6,370Indiana: 6,149 countIndiana6,149Virginia: 5,924 countVirginia5,924Wisconsin: 5,903 countWisconsin5,903Missouri: 5,449 countMissouri5,449Minnesota: 5,170 countMinnesota5,170Tennessee: 5,111 countTennessee5,111Massachusetts: 4,485 countMassachusetts4,485Colorado: 4,338 countColorado4,338Arizona: 4,149 countArizona4,149Iowa: 4,025 countIowa4,025Maryland: 3,960 countMaryland3,960Louisiana: 3,876 countLouisiana3,876Alabama: 3,525 countAlabama3,525Oregon: 3,470 countOregon3,470South Carolina: 3,369 countSouth Carolina3,369Kentucky: 3,080 countKentucky3,080Oklahoma: 2,833 countOklahoma2,833Utah: 2,778 countUtah2,778Kansas: 2,702 countKansas2,702Arkansas: 2,602 countArkansas2,602Nebraska: 2,537 countNebraska2,537Mississippi: 2,417 countMississippi2,417Nevada: 2,112 countNevada2,112Idaho: 2,051 countIdaho2,051Connecticut: 1,841 countConnecticut1,841North Dakota: 1,515 countNorth Dakota1,515New Mexico: 1,477 countNew Mexico1,477Montana: 1,396 countMontana1,396South Dakota: 1,291 countSouth Dakota1,291Maine: 1,264 countMaine1,264Alaska: 1,197 countAlaska1,197West Virginia: 1,120 countWest Virginia1,120Wyoming: 968 countWyoming968Hawaii: 953 countHawaii953New Hampshire: 864 countNew Hampshire864Delaware: 853 countDelaware853Rhode Island: 787 countRhode Island787Vermont: 462 countVermont462District of Columbia: 176 countDistrict of Columbia176California: 34,270 countCalifornia34,270Texas: 24,030 countTexas24,030Florida: 19,941 countFlorida19,941Illinois: 19,780 countIllinois19,780New York: 13,937 countNew York13,937Pennsylvania: 10,302 countPennsylvania10,302Georgia: 9,318 countGeorgia9,318New Jersey: 8,870 countNew Jersey8,870Ohio: 8,826 countOhio8,826Michigan: 7,664 countMichigan7,664North Carolina: 7,661 countNorth Carolina7,661Washington: 6,370 countWashington6,370Indiana: 6,149 countIndiana6,149Virginia: 5,924 countVirginia5,924Wisconsin: 5,903 countWisconsin5,903Missouri: 5,449 countMissouri5,449Minnesota: 5,170 countMinnesota5,170Tennessee: 5,111 countTennessee5,111Massachusetts: 4,485 countMassachusetts4,485Colorado: 4,338 countColorado4,338Arizona: 4,149 countArizona4,149Iowa: 4,025 countIowa4,025Maryland: 3,960 countMaryland3,960Louisiana: 3,876 countLouisiana3,876Alabama: 3,525 countAlabama3,525Oregon: 3,470 countOregon3,470South Carolina: 3,369 countSouth Carolina3,369Kentucky: 3,080 countKentucky3,080Oklahoma: 2,833 countOklahoma2,833Utah: 2,778 countUtah2,778Kansas: 2,702 countKansas2,702Arkansas: 2,602 countArkansas2,602Nebraska: 2,537 countNebraska2,537Mississippi: 2,417 countMississippi2,417Nevada: 2,112 countNevada2,112Idaho: 2,051 countIdaho2,051Connecticut: 1,841 countConnecticut1,841North Dakota: 1,515 countNorth Dakota1,515New Mexico: 1,477 countNew Mexico1,477Montana: 1,396 countMontana1,396South Dakota: 1,291 countSouth Dakota1,291Maine: 1,264 countMaine1,264Alaska: 1,197 countAlaska1,197West Virginia: 1,120 countWest Virginia1,120Wyoming: 968 countWyoming968Hawaii: 953 countHawaii953New Hampshire: 864 countNew Hampshire864Delaware: 853 countDelaware853Rhode Island: 787 countRhode Island787Vermont: 462 countVermont462District of Columbia: 176 countDistrict of Columbia176
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

RankStates2021
count		Change on 2020
1California34,270+13.1%
2Texas24,030+9.4%
3Florida19,941+13.6%
4Illinois19,780+7.3%
5New York13,937+2.1%
6Pennsylvania10,302+7.1%
7Georgia9,318+16.9%
8New Jersey8,870+8%
9Ohio8,826+7.4%
10Michigan7,664+7.2%
11North Carolina7,661+13.9%
12Washington6,370+5.1%
13Indiana6,149+8.5%
14Virginia5,924+8.2%
15Wisconsin5,903+3.2%
16Missouri5,449+8%
17Minnesota5,170+4.4%
18Tennessee5,111+9.2%
19Massachusetts4,485+7.1%
20Colorado4,338+5.4%
21Arizona4,149+10.8%
22Iowa4,025+3.4%
23Maryland3,960+9%
24Louisiana3,876+4.7%
25Alabama3,525+9.7%
26Oregon3,470+4.1%
27South Carolina3,369+13.3%
28Kentucky3,080+4.4%
29Oklahoma2,833+1.8%
30Utah2,778+5.9%
31Kansas2,702+4.4%
32Arkansas2,602+5.9%
33Nebraska2,537+3.8%
34Mississippi2,417+9.6%
35Nevada2,112+10.6%
36Idaho2,051+7.8%
37Connecticut1,841+6.2%
38North Dakota1,515+3.2%
39New Mexico1,477+1.7%
40Montana1,396+0.5%
41South Dakota1,291+2.1%
42Maine1,264+3.6%
43Alaska1,197+2%
44West Virginia1,120-2.1%
45Wyoming968+1.1%
46Hawaii953-0.1%
47New Hampshire864+3.5%
48Delaware853+7.3%
49Rhode Island787+7.8%
50Vermont462+2.2%
51District of Columbia176+4.8%

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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/2021/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2023). 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, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2021/

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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, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 27 Apr. 2023, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2021/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-transportation-warehousing/us-states?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2023. 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, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2021/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-transportation-warehousing/us-states?period=2021.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2023) 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, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2021/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-transportation-warehousing/us-states?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

California, with 34,270 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

District of Columbia, with 176 in 2021.

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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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