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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 2022, at 38,589. District of Columbia had the lowest, at 173. The median was 3,646 and the figure for the United States was 294,354. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest38,589California
Lowest173District of Columbia
Median3,64651 states
United States294,354History

Map of states, 2022

Alabama: 3,646 countAlaska: 1,235 countArizona: 4,422 countArkansas: 2,595 countCalifornia: 38,589 countColorado: 4,432 countConnecticut: 1,953 countDelaware: 916 countDistrict of Columbia: 173 countFlorida: 20,883 countGeorgia: 9,820 countHawaii: 972 countIdaho: 2,129 countIllinois: 20,821 countIndiana: 6,455 countIowa: 4,062 countKansas: 2,818 countKentucky: 3,252 countLouisiana: 3,919 countMaine: 1,294 countMaryland: 4,136 countMassachusetts: 4,629 countMichigan: 8,037 countMinnesota: 5,193 countMississippi: 2,411 countMissouri: 5,690 countMontana: 1,405 countNebraska: 2,638 countNevada: 2,323 countNew Hampshire: 873 countNew Jersey: 9,480 countNew Mexico: 1,504 countNew York: 14,516 countNorth Carolina: 8,147 countNorth Dakota: 1,469 countOhio: 9,152 countOklahoma: 2,889 countOregon: 3,562 countPennsylvania: 10,828 countRhode Island: 832 countSouth Carolina: 3,753 countSouth Dakota: 1,316 countTennessee: 5,414 countTexas: 25,489 countUtah: 2,910 countVermont: 452 countVirginia: 6,142 countWashington: 6,676 countWest Virginia: 1,137 countWisconsin: 5,971 countWyoming: 994 count
  • Under 1,300
  • 1,300 to 2,400
  • 2,400 to 3,600
  • 3,600 to 5,300
  • 5,300 to 8,800
  • 8,800 and over
count, 2022. 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, 2022

California: 38,589 countCalifornia38,589Texas: 25,489 countTexas25,489Florida: 20,883 countFlorida20,883Illinois: 20,821 countIllinois20,821New York: 14,516 countNew York14,516Pennsylvania: 10,828 countPennsylvania10,828Georgia: 9,820 countGeorgia9,820New Jersey: 9,480 countNew Jersey9,480Ohio: 9,152 countOhio9,152North Carolina: 8,147 countNorth Carolina8,147Michigan: 8,037 countMichigan8,037Washington: 6,676 countWashington6,676Indiana: 6,455 countIndiana6,455Virginia: 6,142 countVirginia6,142Wisconsin: 5,971 countWisconsin5,971Missouri: 5,690 countMissouri5,690Tennessee: 5,414 countTennessee5,414Minnesota: 5,193 countMinnesota5,193Massachusetts: 4,629 countMassachusetts4,629Colorado: 4,432 countColorado4,432Arizona: 4,422 countArizona4,422Maryland: 4,136 countMaryland4,136Iowa: 4,062 countIowa4,062Louisiana: 3,919 countLouisiana3,919South Carolina: 3,753 countSouth Carolina3,753Alabama: 3,646 countAlabama3,646Oregon: 3,562 countOregon3,562Kentucky: 3,252 countKentucky3,252Utah: 2,910 countUtah2,910Oklahoma: 2,889 countOklahoma2,889Kansas: 2,818 countKansas2,818Nebraska: 2,638 countNebraska2,638Arkansas: 2,595 countArkansas2,595Mississippi: 2,411 countMississippi2,411Nevada: 2,323 countNevada2,323Idaho: 2,129 countIdaho2,129Connecticut: 1,953 countConnecticut1,953New Mexico: 1,504 countNew Mexico1,504North Dakota: 1,469 countNorth Dakota1,469Montana: 1,405 countMontana1,405South Dakota: 1,316 countSouth Dakota1,316Maine: 1,294 countMaine1,294Alaska: 1,235 countAlaska1,235West Virginia: 1,137 countWest Virginia1,137Wyoming: 994 countWyoming994Hawaii: 972 countHawaii972Delaware: 916 countDelaware916New Hampshire: 873 countNew Hampshire873Rhode Island: 832 countRhode Island832Vermont: 452 countVermont452District of Columbia: 173 countDistrict of Columbia173California: 38,589 countCalifornia38,589Texas: 25,489 countTexas25,489Florida: 20,883 countFlorida20,883Illinois: 20,821 countIllinois20,821New York: 14,516 countNew York14,516Pennsylvania: 10,828 countPennsylvania10,828Georgia: 9,820 countGeorgia9,820New Jersey: 9,480 countNew Jersey9,480Ohio: 9,152 countOhio9,152North Carolina: 8,147 countNorth Carolina8,147Michigan: 8,037 countMichigan8,037Washington: 6,676 countWashington6,676Indiana: 6,455 countIndiana6,455Virginia: 6,142 countVirginia6,142Wisconsin: 5,971 countWisconsin5,971Missouri: 5,690 countMissouri5,690Tennessee: 5,414 countTennessee5,414Minnesota: 5,193 countMinnesota5,193Massachusetts: 4,629 countMassachusetts4,629Colorado: 4,432 countColorado4,432Arizona: 4,422 countArizona4,422Maryland: 4,136 countMaryland4,136Iowa: 4,062 countIowa4,062Louisiana: 3,919 countLouisiana3,919South Carolina: 3,753 countSouth Carolina3,753Alabama: 3,646 countAlabama3,646Oregon: 3,562 countOregon3,562Kentucky: 3,252 countKentucky3,252Utah: 2,910 countUtah2,910Oklahoma: 2,889 countOklahoma2,889Kansas: 2,818 countKansas2,818Nebraska: 2,638 countNebraska2,638Arkansas: 2,595 countArkansas2,595Mississippi: 2,411 countMississippi2,411Nevada: 2,323 countNevada2,323Idaho: 2,129 countIdaho2,129Connecticut: 1,953 countConnecticut1,953New Mexico: 1,504 countNew Mexico1,504North Dakota: 1,469 countNorth Dakota1,469Montana: 1,405 countMontana1,405South Dakota: 1,316 countSouth Dakota1,316Maine: 1,294 countMaine1,294Alaska: 1,235 countAlaska1,235West Virginia: 1,137 countWest Virginia1,137Wyoming: 994 countWyoming994Hawaii: 972 countHawaii972Delaware: 916 countDelaware916New Hampshire: 873 countNew Hampshire873Rhode Island: 832 countRhode Island832Vermont: 452 countVermont452District of Columbia: 173 countDistrict of Columbia173
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

RankStates2022
count		Change on 2021
1California38,589+12.6%
2Texas25,489+6.1%
3Florida20,883+4.7%
4Illinois20,821+5.3%
5New York14,516+4.2%
6Pennsylvania10,828+5.1%
7Georgia9,820+5.4%
8New Jersey9,480+6.9%
9Ohio9,152+3.7%
10North Carolina8,147+6.3%
11Michigan8,037+4.9%
12Washington6,676+4.8%
13Indiana6,455+5%
14Virginia6,142+3.7%
15Wisconsin5,971+1.2%
16Missouri5,690+4.4%
17Tennessee5,414+5.9%
18Minnesota5,193+0.4%
19Massachusetts4,629+3.2%
20Colorado4,432+2.2%
21Arizona4,422+6.6%
22Maryland4,136+4.4%
23Iowa4,062+0.9%
24Louisiana3,919+1.1%
25South Carolina3,753+11.4%
26Alabama3,646+3.4%
27Oregon3,562+2.7%
28Kentucky3,252+5.6%
29Utah2,910+4.8%
30Oklahoma2,889+2%
31Kansas2,818+4.3%
32Nebraska2,638+4%
33Arkansas2,595-0.3%
34Mississippi2,411-0.2%
35Nevada2,323+10%
36Idaho2,129+3.8%
37Connecticut1,953+6.1%
38New Mexico1,504+1.8%
39North Dakota1,469-3%
40Montana1,405+0.6%
41South Dakota1,316+1.9%
42Maine1,294+2.4%
43Alaska1,235+3.2%
44West Virginia1,137+1.5%
45Wyoming994+2.7%
46Hawaii972+2%
47Delaware916+7.4%
48New Hampshire873+1%
49Rhode Island832+5.7%
50Vermont452-2.2%
51District of Columbia173-1.7%

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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/2022/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2024). 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, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2022/

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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, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 27 June 2024, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2022/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-transportation-warehousing/us-states?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2024. 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, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2022/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-transportation-warehousing/us-states?period=2022.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2024) 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, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2022/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-transportation-warehousing/us-states?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

California, with 38,589 in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

District of Columbia, with 173 in 2022.

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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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