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US states by nonemployer businesses: transportation and warehousing

California had the highest nonemployer businesses: transportation and warehousing of 51 states in 2013, at 139,243. Vermont had the lowest, at 1,161. The median was 12,307 and the figure for the United States was 1.1 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest139,243California
Lowest1,161Vermont
Median12,30751 states
United States1,102,255History

Map of states, 2013

Alabama: 12,669 countAlaska: 2,277 countArizona: 16,827 countArkansas: 9,275 countCalifornia: 139,243 countColorado: 14,546 countConnecticut: 6,750 countDelaware: 2,216 countDistrict of Columbia: 2,388 countFlorida: 95,175 countGeorgia: 39,484 countHawaii: 3,022 countIdaho: 4,614 countIllinois: 69,910 countIndiana: 20,648 countIowa: 10,172 countKansas: 6,964 countKentucky: 12,976 countLouisiana: 15,439 countMaine: 2,792 countMaryland: 20,340 countMassachusetts: 17,838 countMichigan: 27,429 countMinnesota: 20,181 countMississippi: 9,258 countMissouri: 19,060 countMontana: 2,894 countNebraska: 6,169 countNevada: 6,913 countNew Hampshire: 2,208 countNew Jersey: 36,425 countNew Mexico: 4,086 countNew York: 104,846 countNorth Carolina: 26,668 countNorth Dakota: 2,807 countOhio: 36,338 countOklahoma: 10,501 countOregon: 9,043 countPennsylvania: 32,113 countRhode Island: 2,033 countSouth Carolina: 12,307 countSouth Dakota: 2,878 countTennessee: 19,762 countTexas: 113,168 countUtah: 5,619 countVermont: 1,161 countVirginia: 25,714 countWashington: 18,764 countWest Virginia: 3,526 countWisconsin: 13,272 countWyoming: 1,547 count
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count, 2013. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: establishments (ESTAB), transportation and warehousing (NAICS 48-49), all legal forms. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All states, 2013

California: 139,243 countCalifornia139,243Texas: 113,168 countTexas113,168New York: 104,846 countNew York104,846Florida: 95,175 countFlorida95,175Illinois: 69,910 countIllinois69,910Georgia: 39,484 countGeorgia39,484New Jersey: 36,425 countNew Jersey36,425Ohio: 36,338 countOhio36,338Pennsylvania: 32,113 countPennsylvania32,113Michigan: 27,429 countMichigan27,429North Carolina: 26,668 countNorth Carolina26,668Virginia: 25,714 countVirginia25,714Indiana: 20,648 countIndiana20,648Maryland: 20,340 countMaryland20,340Minnesota: 20,181 countMinnesota20,181Tennessee: 19,762 countTennessee19,762Missouri: 19,060 countMissouri19,060Washington: 18,764 countWashington18,764Massachusetts: 17,838 countMassachusetts17,838Arizona: 16,827 countArizona16,827Louisiana: 15,439 countLouisiana15,439Colorado: 14,546 countColorado14,546Wisconsin: 13,272 countWisconsin13,272Kentucky: 12,976 countKentucky12,976Alabama: 12,669 countAlabama12,669South Carolina: 12,307 countSouth Carolina12,307Oklahoma: 10,501 countOklahoma10,501Iowa: 10,172 countIowa10,172Arkansas: 9,275 countArkansas9,275Mississippi: 9,258 countMississippi9,258Oregon: 9,043 countOregon9,043Kansas: 6,964 countKansas6,964Nevada: 6,913 countNevada6,913Connecticut: 6,750 countConnecticut6,750Nebraska: 6,169 countNebraska6,169Utah: 5,619 countUtah5,619Idaho: 4,614 countIdaho4,614New Mexico: 4,086 countNew Mexico4,086West Virginia: 3,526 countWest Virginia3,526Hawaii: 3,022 countHawaii3,022Montana: 2,894 countMontana2,894South Dakota: 2,878 countSouth Dakota2,878North Dakota: 2,807 countNorth Dakota2,807Maine: 2,792 countMaine2,792District of Columbia: 2,388 countDistrict of Columbia2,388Alaska: 2,277 countAlaska2,277Delaware: 2,216 countDelaware2,216New Hampshire: 2,208 countNew Hampshire2,208Rhode Island: 2,033 countRhode Island2,033Wyoming: 1,547 countWyoming1,547Vermont: 1,161 countVermont1,161California: 139,243 countCalifornia139,243Texas: 113,168 countTexas113,168New York: 104,846 countNew York104,846Florida: 95,175 countFlorida95,175Illinois: 69,910 countIllinois69,910Georgia: 39,484 countGeorgia39,484New Jersey: 36,425 countNew Jersey36,425Ohio: 36,338 countOhio36,338Pennsylvania: 32,113 countPennsylvania32,113Michigan: 27,429 countMichigan27,429North Carolina: 26,668 countNorth Carolina26,668Virginia: 25,714 countVirginia25,714Indiana: 20,648 countIndiana20,648Maryland: 20,340 countMaryland20,340Minnesota: 20,181 countMinnesota20,181Tennessee: 19,762 countTennessee19,762Missouri: 19,060 countMissouri19,060Washington: 18,764 countWashington18,764Massachusetts: 17,838 countMassachusetts17,838Arizona: 16,827 countArizona16,827Louisiana: 15,439 countLouisiana15,439Colorado: 14,546 countColorado14,546Wisconsin: 13,272 countWisconsin13,272Kentucky: 12,976 countKentucky12,976Alabama: 12,669 countAlabama12,669South Carolina: 12,307 countSouth Carolina12,307Oklahoma: 10,501 countOklahoma10,501Iowa: 10,172 countIowa10,172Arkansas: 9,275 countArkansas9,275Mississippi: 9,258 countMississippi9,258Oregon: 9,043 countOregon9,043Kansas: 6,964 countKansas6,964Nevada: 6,913 countNevada6,913Connecticut: 6,750 countConnecticut6,750Nebraska: 6,169 countNebraska6,169Utah: 5,619 countUtah5,619Idaho: 4,614 countIdaho4,614New Mexico: 4,086 countNew Mexico4,086West Virginia: 3,526 countWest Virginia3,526Hawaii: 3,022 countHawaii3,022Montana: 2,894 countMontana2,894South Dakota: 2,878 countSouth Dakota2,878North Dakota: 2,807 countNorth Dakota2,807Maine: 2,792 countMaine2,792District of Columbia: 2,388 countDistrict of Columbia2,388Alaska: 2,277 countAlaska2,277Delaware: 2,216 countDelaware2,216New Hampshire: 2,208 countNew Hampshire2,208Rhode Island: 2,033 countRhode Island2,033Wyoming: 1,547 countWyoming1,547Vermont: 1,161 countVermont1,161
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: establishments (ESTAB), transportation and warehousing (NAICS 48-49), all legal forms. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankStates2013
count		Change on 2012
1California139,243+8.6%
2Texas113,168+3.6%
3New York104,846+5.5%
4Florida95,175+4.6%
5Illinois69,910+7.9%
6Georgia39,484+5.7%
7New Jersey36,425+3.2%
8Ohio36,338+0.3%
9Pennsylvania32,113+2.1%
10Michigan27,429+1.6%
11North Carolina26,668+3%
12Virginia25,714+5.7%
13Indiana20,648+0.5%
14Maryland20,340+5.9%
15Minnesota20,181+2.6%
16Tennessee19,762-0.7%
17Missouri19,060+0.1%
18Washington18,764+6.6%
19Massachusetts17,838+8.1%
20Arizona16,827+5.7%
21Louisiana15,439+1.2%
22Colorado14,546+5.3%
23Wisconsin13,2720%
24Kentucky12,976+1.1%
25Alabama12,669-1.9%
26South Carolina12,307+1.4%
27Oklahoma10,501-2.2%
28Iowa10,172-0.3%
29Arkansas9,275-0%
30Mississippi9,258+1.7%
31Oregon9,043+0.6%
32Kansas6,9640%
33Nevada6,913+9.7%
34Connecticut6,750+2.3%
35Nebraska6,169+0.8%
36Utah5,619-0.8%
37Idaho4,614-1%
38New Mexico4,086+1.3%
39West Virginia3,526-1.3%
40Hawaii3,022+6.6%
41Montana2,894-3.4%
42South Dakota2,878-1.2%
43North Dakota2,807+5.4%
44Maine2,792-4.3%
45District of Columbia2,388+11.3%
46Alaska2,277-2.4%
47Delaware2,216+5.5%
48New Hampshire2,208-0.7%
49Rhode Island2,033-3%
50Wyoming1,547-3.6%
51Vermont1,161-2.1%

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About this ranking

Number of businesses without paid employees in transportation and warehousing (NAICS 48-49), from the U.S. Census Bureau Nonemployer Statistics.

Nonemployer Statistics: businesses with no paid employees that are subject to federal income tax, mostly the self-employed, counted from tax records, with receipts above small minimum amounts. Census says some years are not comparable with earlier ones, and they are marked as series breaks: 2018 in every sector (businesses were reclassified from their descriptions, which moved many out of other services), 2022 in every sector (new receipts cutoffs) and 2017 in utilities (the same reclassification). Most nonemployers are sole proprietors whose business may be a side activity. 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. Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: establishments (ESTAB), transportation and warehousing (NAICS 48-49), all legal forms. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2013/historical-datasets/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2017). Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: establishments (ESTAB), transportation and warehousing (NAICS 48-49), all legal forms (US states by nonemployer businesses: transportation and warehousing, 2013) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2013/historical-datasets/

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Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: establishments (ESTAB), transportation and warehousing (NAICS 48-49), all legal forms, US states by nonemployer businesses: transportation and warehousing, 2013. U.S. Census Bureau, 6 June 2017, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2013/historical-datasets/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/nonemployer-businesses-transportation-warehousing/us-states?period=2013. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2017. Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: establishments (ESTAB), transportation and warehousing (NAICS 48-49), all legal forms. US states by nonemployer businesses: transportation and warehousing, 2013. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2013/historical-datasets/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/nonemployer-businesses-transportation-warehousing/us-states?period=2013.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2017) Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: establishments (ESTAB), transportation and warehousing (NAICS 48-49), all legal forms, US states by nonemployer businesses: transportation and warehousing, 2013 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2013/historical-datasets/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/nonemployer-businesses-transportation-warehousing/us-states?period=2013 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which state has the highest nonemployer businesses: transportation and warehousing?

California, with 139,243 in 2013, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Vermont, with 1,161 in 2013.

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