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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 2015, at 241,833. Vermont had the lowest, at 1,368. The median was 13,752 and the figure for the United States was 1.53 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest241,833California
Lowest1,368Vermont
Median13,75251 states
United States1,528,264History

Map of states, 2015

Alabama: 13,752 countAlaska: 2,440 countArizona: 25,206 countArkansas: 9,975 countCalifornia: 241,833 countColorado: 23,159 countConnecticut: 9,457 countDelaware: 2,724 countDistrict of Columbia: 5,113 countFlorida: 134,468 countGeorgia: 53,124 countHawaii: 4,064 countIdaho: 5,209 countIllinois: 100,068 countIndiana: 24,270 countIowa: 11,175 countKansas: 8,231 countKentucky: 14,824 countLouisiana: 18,412 countMaine: 3,140 countMaryland: 34,642 countMassachusetts: 33,922 countMichigan: 33,515 countMinnesota: 24,425 countMississippi: 10,563 countMissouri: 21,152 countMontana: 2,809 countNebraska: 7,098 countNevada: 10,942 countNew Hampshire: 2,548 countNew Jersey: 52,379 countNew Mexico: 4,786 countNew York: 133,388 countNorth Carolina: 34,722 countNorth Dakota: 2,984 countOhio: 43,621 countOklahoma: 12,273 countOregon: 12,159 countPennsylvania: 43,769 countRhode Island: 3,421 countSouth Carolina: 15,295 countSouth Dakota: 3,076 countTennessee: 25,680 countTexas: 151,636 countUtah: 7,065 countVermont: 1,368 countVirginia: 38,375 countWashington: 28,617 countWest Virginia: 3,547 countWisconsin: 16,173 countWyoming: 1,670 count
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count, 2015. 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, 2015

California: 241,833 countCalifornia241,833Texas: 151,636 countTexas151,636Florida: 134,468 countFlorida134,468New York: 133,388 countNew York133,388Illinois: 100,068 countIllinois100,068Georgia: 53,124 countGeorgia53,124New Jersey: 52,379 countNew Jersey52,379Pennsylvania: 43,769 countPennsylvania43,769Ohio: 43,621 countOhio43,621Virginia: 38,375 countVirginia38,375North Carolina: 34,722 countNorth Carolina34,722Maryland: 34,642 countMaryland34,642Massachusetts: 33,922 countMassachusetts33,922Michigan: 33,515 countMichigan33,515Washington: 28,617 countWashington28,617Tennessee: 25,680 countTennessee25,680Arizona: 25,206 countArizona25,206Minnesota: 24,425 countMinnesota24,425Indiana: 24,270 countIndiana24,270Colorado: 23,159 countColorado23,159Missouri: 21,152 countMissouri21,152Louisiana: 18,412 countLouisiana18,412Wisconsin: 16,173 countWisconsin16,173South Carolina: 15,295 countSouth Carolina15,295Kentucky: 14,824 countKentucky14,824Alabama: 13,752 countAlabama13,752Oklahoma: 12,273 countOklahoma12,273Oregon: 12,159 countOregon12,159Iowa: 11,175 countIowa11,175Nevada: 10,942 countNevada10,942Mississippi: 10,563 countMississippi10,563Arkansas: 9,975 countArkansas9,975Connecticut: 9,457 countConnecticut9,457Kansas: 8,231 countKansas8,231Nebraska: 7,098 countNebraska7,098Utah: 7,065 countUtah7,065Idaho: 5,209 countIdaho5,209District of Columbia: 5,113 countDistrict of Columbia5,113New Mexico: 4,786 countNew Mexico4,786Hawaii: 4,064 countHawaii4,064West Virginia: 3,547 countWest Virginia3,547Rhode Island: 3,421 countRhode Island3,421Maine: 3,140 countMaine3,140South Dakota: 3,076 countSouth Dakota3,076North Dakota: 2,984 countNorth Dakota2,984Montana: 2,809 countMontana2,809Delaware: 2,724 countDelaware2,724New Hampshire: 2,548 countNew Hampshire2,548Alaska: 2,440 countAlaska2,440Wyoming: 1,670 countWyoming1,670Vermont: 1,368 countVermont1,368California: 241,833 countCalifornia241,833Texas: 151,636 countTexas151,636Florida: 134,468 countFlorida134,468New York: 133,388 countNew York133,388Illinois: 100,068 countIllinois100,068Georgia: 53,124 countGeorgia53,124New Jersey: 52,379 countNew Jersey52,379Pennsylvania: 43,769 countPennsylvania43,769Ohio: 43,621 countOhio43,621Virginia: 38,375 countVirginia38,375North Carolina: 34,722 countNorth Carolina34,722Maryland: 34,642 countMaryland34,642Massachusetts: 33,922 countMassachusetts33,922Michigan: 33,515 countMichigan33,515Washington: 28,617 countWashington28,617Tennessee: 25,680 countTennessee25,680Arizona: 25,206 countArizona25,206Minnesota: 24,425 countMinnesota24,425Indiana: 24,270 countIndiana24,270Colorado: 23,159 countColorado23,159Missouri: 21,152 countMissouri21,152Louisiana: 18,412 countLouisiana18,412Wisconsin: 16,173 countWisconsin16,173South Carolina: 15,295 countSouth Carolina15,295Kentucky: 14,824 countKentucky14,824Alabama: 13,752 countAlabama13,752Oklahoma: 12,273 countOklahoma12,273Oregon: 12,159 countOregon12,159Iowa: 11,175 countIowa11,175Nevada: 10,942 countNevada10,942Mississippi: 10,563 countMississippi10,563Arkansas: 9,975 countArkansas9,975Connecticut: 9,457 countConnecticut9,457Kansas: 8,231 countKansas8,231Nebraska: 7,098 countNebraska7,098Utah: 7,065 countUtah7,065Idaho: 5,209 countIdaho5,209District of Columbia: 5,113 countDistrict of Columbia5,113New Mexico: 4,786 countNew Mexico4,786Hawaii: 4,064 countHawaii4,064West Virginia: 3,547 countWest Virginia3,547Rhode Island: 3,421 countRhode Island3,421Maine: 3,140 countMaine3,140South Dakota: 3,076 countSouth Dakota3,076North Dakota: 2,984 countNorth Dakota2,984Montana: 2,809 countMontana2,809Delaware: 2,724 countDelaware2,724New Hampshire: 2,548 countNew Hampshire2,548Alaska: 2,440 countAlaska2,440Wyoming: 1,670 countWyoming1,670Vermont: 1,368 countVermont1,368
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

RankStates2015
count		Change on 2014
1California241,833+39.1%
2Texas151,636+18.2%
3Florida134,468+26.4%
4New York133,388+13.5%
5Illinois100,068+22%
6Georgia53,124+19.8%
7New Jersey52,379+27.1%
8Pennsylvania43,769+24.2%
9Ohio43,621+12%
10Virginia38,375+25.5%
11North Carolina34,722+17.2%
12Maryland34,642+39.9%
13Massachusetts33,922+38.9%
14Michigan33,515+13.5%
15Washington28,617+30.2%
16Tennessee25,680+19%
17Arizona25,206+29%
18Minnesota24,425+11.1%
19Indiana24,270+10.2%
20Colorado23,159+31.7%
21Missouri21,152+6.9%
22Louisiana18,412+12.9%
23Wisconsin16,173+14.1%
24South Carolina15,295+15.4%
25Kentucky14,824+7.7%
26Alabama13,752+4.2%
27Oklahoma12,273+8.7%
28Oregon12,159+27.5%
29Iowa11,175+7.8%
30Nevada10,942+38.4%
31Mississippi10,563+6.6%
32Arkansas9,975+5.3%
33Connecticut9,457+28.8%
34Kansas8,231+12.8%
35Nebraska7,098+9%
36Utah7,065+16.3%
37Idaho5,209+9.7%
38District of Columbia5,113+54.1%
39New Mexico4,786+10.4%
40Hawaii4,064+23.2%
41West Virginia3,547+0.3%
42Rhode Island3,421+43.7%
43Maine3,140+6.4%
44South Dakota3,076+2.2%
45North Dakota2,984+0.1%
46Montana2,809-5.6%
47Delaware2,724+18.8%
48New Hampshire2,548+16.5%
49Alaska2,440-0.2%
50Wyoming1,670+2.3%
51Vermont1,368+16.3%

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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/2015/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, 2015) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2015/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, 2015. U.S. Census Bureau, 7 July 2017, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2015/historical-datasets/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/nonemployer-businesses-transportation-warehousing/us-states?period=2015. 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, 2015. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2015/historical-datasets/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/nonemployer-businesses-transportation-warehousing/us-states?period=2015.

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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, 2015 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2015/historical-datasets/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/nonemployer-businesses-transportation-warehousing/us-states?period=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

California, with 241,833 in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Vermont, with 1,368 in 2015.

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