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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 2017, at 359,432. Vermont had the lowest, at 1,627. The median was 19,301 and the figure for the United States was 2.21 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest359,432California
Lowest1,627Vermont
Median19,30151 states
United States2,205,648History

Map of states, 2017

Alabama: 16,359 countAlaska: 2,941 countArizona: 41,146 countArkansas: 11,495 countCalifornia: 359,432 countColorado: 37,725 countConnecticut: 15,752 countDelaware: 4,234 countDistrict of Columbia: 7,308 countFlorida: 211,165 countGeorgia: 76,273 countHawaii: 6,862 countIdaho: 6,571 countIllinois: 132,693 countIndiana: 31,414 countIowa: 13,284 countKansas: 10,822 countKentucky: 18,417 countLouisiana: 24,966 countMaine: 3,738 countMaryland: 52,561 countMassachusetts: 54,269 countMichigan: 42,997 countMinnesota: 33,798 countMississippi: 12,549 countMissouri: 27,491 countMontana: 3,485 countNebraska: 9,077 countNevada: 27,369 countNew Hampshire: 3,628 countNew Jersey: 81,163 countNew Mexico: 6,231 countNew York: 190,360 countNorth Carolina: 47,103 countNorth Dakota: 3,518 countOhio: 58,244 countOklahoma: 14,864 countOregon: 19,301 countPennsylvania: 67,082 countRhode Island: 5,843 countSouth Carolina: 20,774 countSouth Dakota: 3,306 countTennessee: 34,065 countTexas: 210,237 countUtah: 11,747 countVermont: 1,627 countVirginia: 57,581 countWashington: 45,598 countWest Virginia: 4,114 countWisconsin: 21,156 countWyoming: 1,913 count
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count, 2017. 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, 2017

California: 359,432 countCalifornia359,432Florida: 211,165 countFlorida211,165Texas: 210,237 countTexas210,237New York: 190,360 countNew York190,360Illinois: 132,693 countIllinois132,693New Jersey: 81,163 countNew Jersey81,163Georgia: 76,273 countGeorgia76,273Pennsylvania: 67,082 countPennsylvania67,082Ohio: 58,244 countOhio58,244Virginia: 57,581 countVirginia57,581Massachusetts: 54,269 countMassachusetts54,269Maryland: 52,561 countMaryland52,561North Carolina: 47,103 countNorth Carolina47,103Washington: 45,598 countWashington45,598Michigan: 42,997 countMichigan42,997Arizona: 41,146 countArizona41,146Colorado: 37,725 countColorado37,725Tennessee: 34,065 countTennessee34,065Minnesota: 33,798 countMinnesota33,798Indiana: 31,414 countIndiana31,414Missouri: 27,491 countMissouri27,491Nevada: 27,369 countNevada27,369Louisiana: 24,966 countLouisiana24,966Wisconsin: 21,156 countWisconsin21,156South Carolina: 20,774 countSouth Carolina20,774Oregon: 19,301 countOregon19,301Kentucky: 18,417 countKentucky18,417Alabama: 16,359 countAlabama16,359Connecticut: 15,752 countConnecticut15,752Oklahoma: 14,864 countOklahoma14,864Iowa: 13,284 countIowa13,284Mississippi: 12,549 countMississippi12,549Utah: 11,747 countUtah11,747Arkansas: 11,495 countArkansas11,495Kansas: 10,822 countKansas10,822Nebraska: 9,077 countNebraska9,077District of Columbia: 7,308 countDistrict of Columbia7,308Hawaii: 6,862 countHawaii6,862Idaho: 6,571 countIdaho6,571New Mexico: 6,231 countNew Mexico6,231Rhode Island: 5,843 countRhode Island5,843Delaware: 4,234 countDelaware4,234West Virginia: 4,114 countWest Virginia4,114Maine: 3,738 countMaine3,738New Hampshire: 3,628 countNew Hampshire3,628North Dakota: 3,518 countNorth Dakota3,518Montana: 3,485 countMontana3,485South Dakota: 3,306 countSouth Dakota3,306Alaska: 2,941 countAlaska2,941Wyoming: 1,913 countWyoming1,913Vermont: 1,627 countVermont1,627California: 359,432 countCalifornia359,432Florida: 211,165 countFlorida211,165Texas: 210,237 countTexas210,237New York: 190,360 countNew York190,360Illinois: 132,693 countIllinois132,693New Jersey: 81,163 countNew Jersey81,163Georgia: 76,273 countGeorgia76,273Pennsylvania: 67,082 countPennsylvania67,082Ohio: 58,244 countOhio58,244Virginia: 57,581 countVirginia57,581Massachusetts: 54,269 countMassachusetts54,269Maryland: 52,561 countMaryland52,561North Carolina: 47,103 countNorth Carolina47,103Washington: 45,598 countWashington45,598Michigan: 42,997 countMichigan42,997Arizona: 41,146 countArizona41,146Colorado: 37,725 countColorado37,725Tennessee: 34,065 countTennessee34,065Minnesota: 33,798 countMinnesota33,798Indiana: 31,414 countIndiana31,414Missouri: 27,491 countMissouri27,491Nevada: 27,369 countNevada27,369Louisiana: 24,966 countLouisiana24,966Wisconsin: 21,156 countWisconsin21,156South Carolina: 20,774 countSouth Carolina20,774Oregon: 19,301 countOregon19,301Kentucky: 18,417 countKentucky18,417Alabama: 16,359 countAlabama16,359Connecticut: 15,752 countConnecticut15,752Oklahoma: 14,864 countOklahoma14,864Iowa: 13,284 countIowa13,284Mississippi: 12,549 countMississippi12,549Utah: 11,747 countUtah11,747Arkansas: 11,495 countArkansas11,495Kansas: 10,822 countKansas10,822Nebraska: 9,077 countNebraska9,077District of Columbia: 7,308 countDistrict of Columbia7,308Hawaii: 6,862 countHawaii6,862Idaho: 6,571 countIdaho6,571New Mexico: 6,231 countNew Mexico6,231Rhode Island: 5,843 countRhode Island5,843Delaware: 4,234 countDelaware4,234West Virginia: 4,114 countWest Virginia4,114Maine: 3,738 countMaine3,738New Hampshire: 3,628 countNew Hampshire3,628North Dakota: 3,518 countNorth Dakota3,518Montana: 3,485 countMontana3,485South Dakota: 3,306 countSouth Dakota3,306Alaska: 2,941 countAlaska2,941Wyoming: 1,913 countWyoming1,913Vermont: 1,627 countVermont1,627
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

RankStates2017
count		Change on 2016
1California359,432+16.5%
2Florida211,165+24.2%
3Texas210,237+19.7%
4New York190,360+22.8%
5Illinois132,693+9%
6New Jersey81,163+19.7%
7Georgia76,273+18.9%
8Pennsylvania67,082+18.4%
9Ohio58,244+15.8%
10Virginia57,581+19.8%
11Massachusetts54,269+25.5%
12Maryland52,561+16.5%
13North Carolina47,103+14.2%
14Washington45,598+28%
15Michigan42,997+14.2%
16Arizona41,146+22.3%
17Colorado37,725+24.1%
18Tennessee34,065+13.6%
19Minnesota33,798+17%
20Indiana31,414+16.5%
21Missouri27,491+15.2%
22Nevada27,369+33.5%
23Louisiana24,966+12.4%
24Wisconsin21,156+13.5%
25South Carolina20,774+13.6%
26Oregon19,301+23.8%
27Kentucky18,417+12.3%
28Alabama16,359+9.5%
29Connecticut15,752+25.2%
30Oklahoma14,864+11.1%
31Iowa13,284+10.1%
32Mississippi12,549+8.7%
33Utah11,747+27.5%
34Arkansas11,495+5.9%
35Kansas10,822+14.6%
36Nebraska9,077+13.8%
37District of Columbia7,308+8.5%
38Hawaii6,862+20.9%
39Idaho6,571+15%
40New Mexico6,231+12.7%
41Rhode Island5,843+27.9%
42Delaware4,234+16%
43West Virginia4,114+7.4%
44Maine3,738+10.3%
45New Hampshire3,628+21.1%
46North Dakota3,518+15.6%
47Montana3,485+13.7%
48South Dakota3,306+8.8%
49Alaska2,941+22.8%
50Wyoming1,913+14.3%
51Vermont1,627+9.6%

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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/2017/historical-datasets/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2019). 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, 2017) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2017/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, 2017. U.S. Census Bureau, 27 June 2019, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2017/historical-datasets/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/nonemployer-businesses-transportation-warehousing/us-states?period=2017. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2019. 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, 2017. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2017/historical-datasets/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/nonemployer-businesses-transportation-warehousing/us-states?period=2017.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2019) 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, 2017 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2017/historical-datasets/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/nonemployer-businesses-transportation-warehousing/us-states?period=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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California, with 359,432 in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Vermont, with 1,627 in 2017.

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