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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 2021, at 496,170. Vermont had the lowest, at 2,416. The median was 34,744 and the figure for the United States was 3.6 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest496,170California
Lowest2,416Vermont
Median34,74451 states
United States3,599,732History

Map of states, 2021

Alabama: 31,735 countAlaska: 6,018 countArizona: 70,777 countArkansas: 19,058 countCalifornia: 496,170 countColorado: 62,012 countConnecticut: 30,910 countDelaware: 11,455 countDistrict of Columbia: 7,224 countFlorida: 374,168 countGeorgia: 133,267 countHawaii: 10,236 countIdaho: 13,586 countIllinois: 174,403 countIndiana: 61,137 countIowa: 20,499 countKansas: 19,287 countKentucky: 34,744 countLouisiana: 36,771 countMaine: 6,560 countMaryland: 82,527 countMassachusetts: 71,287 countMichigan: 85,441 countMinnesota: 58,990 countMississippi: 20,952 countMissouri: 51,047 countMontana: 6,255 countNebraska: 15,184 countNevada: 42,321 countNew Hampshire: 7,382 countNew Jersey: 125,906 countNew Mexico: 13,086 countNew York: 278,310 countNorth Carolina: 88,987 countNorth Dakota: 5,464 countOhio: 115,615 countOklahoma: 28,476 countOregon: 34,549 countPennsylvania: 115,510 countRhode Island: 11,390 countSouth Carolina: 43,959 countSouth Dakota: 5,745 countTennessee: 61,876 countTexas: 365,351 countUtah: 24,216 countVermont: 2,416 countVirginia: 94,126 countWashington: 75,236 countWest Virginia: 8,403 countWisconsin: 36,102 countWyoming: 3,606 count
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count, 2021. 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, 2021

California: 496,170 countCalifornia496,170Florida: 374,168 countFlorida374,168Texas: 365,351 countTexas365,351New York: 278,310 countNew York278,310Illinois: 174,403 countIllinois174,403Georgia: 133,267 countGeorgia133,267New Jersey: 125,906 countNew Jersey125,906Ohio: 115,615 countOhio115,615Pennsylvania: 115,510 countPennsylvania115,510Virginia: 94,126 countVirginia94,126North Carolina: 88,987 countNorth Carolina88,987Michigan: 85,441 countMichigan85,441Maryland: 82,527 countMaryland82,527Washington: 75,236 countWashington75,236Massachusetts: 71,287 countMassachusetts71,287Arizona: 70,777 countArizona70,777Colorado: 62,012 countColorado62,012Tennessee: 61,876 countTennessee61,876Indiana: 61,137 countIndiana61,137Minnesota: 58,990 countMinnesota58,990Missouri: 51,047 countMissouri51,047South Carolina: 43,959 countSouth Carolina43,959Nevada: 42,321 countNevada42,321Louisiana: 36,771 countLouisiana36,771Wisconsin: 36,102 countWisconsin36,102Kentucky: 34,744 countKentucky34,744Oregon: 34,549 countOregon34,549Alabama: 31,735 countAlabama31,735Connecticut: 30,910 countConnecticut30,910Oklahoma: 28,476 countOklahoma28,476Utah: 24,216 countUtah24,216Mississippi: 20,952 countMississippi20,952Iowa: 20,499 countIowa20,499Kansas: 19,287 countKansas19,287Arkansas: 19,058 countArkansas19,058Nebraska: 15,184 countNebraska15,184Idaho: 13,586 countIdaho13,586New Mexico: 13,086 countNew Mexico13,086Delaware: 11,455 countDelaware11,455Rhode Island: 11,390 countRhode Island11,390Hawaii: 10,236 countHawaii10,236West Virginia: 8,403 countWest Virginia8,403New Hampshire: 7,382 countNew Hampshire7,382District of Columbia: 7,224 countDistrict of Columbia7,224Maine: 6,560 countMaine6,560Montana: 6,255 countMontana6,255Alaska: 6,018 countAlaska6,018South Dakota: 5,745 countSouth Dakota5,745North Dakota: 5,464 countNorth Dakota5,464Wyoming: 3,606 countWyoming3,606Vermont: 2,416 countVermont2,416California: 496,170 countCalifornia496,170Florida: 374,168 countFlorida374,168Texas: 365,351 countTexas365,351New York: 278,310 countNew York278,310Illinois: 174,403 countIllinois174,403Georgia: 133,267 countGeorgia133,267New Jersey: 125,906 countNew Jersey125,906Ohio: 115,615 countOhio115,615Pennsylvania: 115,510 countPennsylvania115,510Virginia: 94,126 countVirginia94,126North Carolina: 88,987 countNorth Carolina88,987Michigan: 85,441 countMichigan85,441Maryland: 82,527 countMaryland82,527Washington: 75,236 countWashington75,236Massachusetts: 71,287 countMassachusetts71,287Arizona: 70,777 countArizona70,777Colorado: 62,012 countColorado62,012Tennessee: 61,876 countTennessee61,876Indiana: 61,137 countIndiana61,137Minnesota: 58,990 countMinnesota58,990Missouri: 51,047 countMissouri51,047South Carolina: 43,959 countSouth Carolina43,959Nevada: 42,321 countNevada42,321Louisiana: 36,771 countLouisiana36,771Wisconsin: 36,102 countWisconsin36,102Kentucky: 34,744 countKentucky34,744Oregon: 34,549 countOregon34,549Alabama: 31,735 countAlabama31,735Connecticut: 30,910 countConnecticut30,910Oklahoma: 28,476 countOklahoma28,476Utah: 24,216 countUtah24,216Mississippi: 20,952 countMississippi20,952Iowa: 20,499 countIowa20,499Kansas: 19,287 countKansas19,287Arkansas: 19,058 countArkansas19,058Nebraska: 15,184 countNebraska15,184Idaho: 13,586 countIdaho13,586New Mexico: 13,086 countNew Mexico13,086Delaware: 11,455 countDelaware11,455Rhode Island: 11,390 countRhode Island11,390Hawaii: 10,236 countHawaii10,236West Virginia: 8,403 countWest Virginia8,403New Hampshire: 7,382 countNew Hampshire7,382District of Columbia: 7,224 countDistrict of Columbia7,224Maine: 6,560 countMaine6,560Montana: 6,255 countMontana6,255Alaska: 6,018 countAlaska6,018South Dakota: 5,745 countSouth Dakota5,745North Dakota: 5,464 countNorth Dakota5,464Wyoming: 3,606 countWyoming3,606Vermont: 2,416 countVermont2,416
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

RankStates2021
count		Change on 2020
1California496,170+9.3%
2Florida374,168+15.7%
3Texas365,351+15.3%
4New York278,310+6.4%
5Illinois174,403+4%
6Georgia133,267+16.2%
7New Jersey125,906+11%
8Ohio115,615+18%
9Pennsylvania115,510+13.6%
10Virginia94,126+10.7%
11North Carolina88,987+18.8%
12Michigan85,441+12%
13Maryland82,527+9.1%
14Washington75,236+11.6%
15Massachusetts71,287+6.9%
16Arizona70,777+11.6%
17Colorado62,012+8.9%
18Tennessee61,876+22%
19Indiana61,137+22.1%
20Minnesota58,990+11.2%
21Missouri51,047+16.6%
22South Carolina43,959+23.6%
23Nevada42,321+14.6%
24Louisiana36,771+10.4%
25Wisconsin36,102+19.6%
26Kentucky34,744+21.9%
27Oregon34,549+13.7%
28Alabama31,735+19%
29Connecticut30,910+18.9%
30Oklahoma28,476+15.3%
31Utah24,216+15.4%
32Mississippi20,952+17.1%
33Iowa20,499+14.8%
34Kansas19,287+15.9%
35Arkansas19,058+16%
36Nebraska15,184+15%
37Idaho13,586+22.1%
38New Mexico13,086+24.8%
39Delaware11,455+18%
40Rhode Island11,390+22.5%
41Hawaii10,236+22.2%
42West Virginia8,403+27.2%
43New Hampshire7,382+29.3%
44District of Columbia7,224-0.4%
45Maine6,560+25.7%
46Montana6,255+15.5%
47Alaska6,018+27.2%
48South Dakota5,745+17.6%
49North Dakota5,464+11.9%
50Wyoming3,606+24%
51Vermont2,416+14.9%

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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/2021/historical-datasets/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2024). 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, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2021/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, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 14 Mar. 2024, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2021/historical-datasets/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/nonemployer-businesses-transportation-warehousing/us-states?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2024. 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, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2021/historical-datasets/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/nonemployer-businesses-transportation-warehousing/us-states?period=2021.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2024) 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, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2021/historical-datasets/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/nonemployer-businesses-transportation-warehousing/us-states?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

California, with 496,170 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Vermont, with 2,416 in 2021.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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.

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