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Size of the US Deep Sea, Coastal, and Great Lakes Water Transportation industry

NAICS 48311, Deep Sea, Coastal, and Great Lakes Water Transportation. Every figure on this page was published by a federal statistical agency and carries its source and period. Palanor does not estimate: a period the agency didn’t publish shows as missing, and a figure it withheld shows as withheld.

Key figures

Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)
$44.0 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
40,410
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
1,598
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
742
2022 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$4.9 billion
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 40,410 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 38,2422019-Q2: 40,9442019-Q3: 41,2812019-Q4: 39,6982020-Q1: 38,3762020-Q2: 32,8842020-Q3: 31,5162020-Q4: 30,7882021-Q1: 31,1802021-Q2: 33,6632021-Q3: 35,3622021-Q4: 35,0462022-Q1: 35,1582022-Q2: 38,1812022-Q3: 39,0602022-Q4: 38,5782023-Q1: 38,8212023-Q2: 41,4082023-Q3: 40,8702023-Q4: 39,8982024-Q1: 40,2222024-Q2: 41,4462024-Q3: 41,0472024-Q4: 40,0342025-Q1: 39,8612025-Q2: 41,2872025-Q3: 41,4722025-Q4: 40,4702026-Q1: 40,410NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q140,4102022
2025-Q440,4702022
2025-Q341,4722022
2025-Q241,2872022
2025-Q139,8612022
2024-Q440,0342022
2024-Q341,0472022
2024-Q241,4462022
2024-Q140,2222022
2023-Q439,8982022
2023-Q340,8702022
2023-Q241,4082022
2023-Q138,8212022
2022-Q438,5782022
2022-Q339,0602022
2022-Q238,1812022
2022-Q135,1582022
2021-Q435,0462017
2021-Q335,3622017
2021-Q233,6632017
2021-Q131,1802017
2020-Q430,7882017
2020-Q331,5162017
2020-Q232,8842017
2020-Q138,3762017
2019-Q439,6982017
2019-Q341,2812017
2019-Q240,9442017
2019-Q138,2422017

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter

Employment · County Business PatternsLatest 41,670 · 2023
2017: 41,4502018: 42,0972019: 42,0272020: 44,6412021: 37,6912022: 41,1792023: 41,670
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PeriodValue
202341,670
202241,179
202137,691
202044,641
201942,027
201842,097
201741,450

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns · Paid employees in the pay period including March 12

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 1,598 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 1,2852019-Q2: 1,2992019-Q3: 1,3072019-Q4: 1,3192020-Q1: 1,3142020-Q2: 1,3222020-Q3: 1,3502020-Q4: 1,3622021-Q1: 1,3662021-Q2: 1,3812021-Q3: 1,4122021-Q4: 1,4242022-Q1: 1,4212022-Q2: 1,4502022-Q3: 1,4772022-Q4: 1,4892023-Q1: 1,4972023-Q2: 1,5172023-Q3: 1,5372023-Q4: 1,5442024-Q1: 1,5442024-Q2: 1,5662024-Q3: 1,5862024-Q4: 1,5932025-Q1: 1,5542025-Q2: 1,5662025-Q3: 1,5712025-Q4: 1,5782026-Q1: 1,598NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
Show the numbers
PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q11,5982022
2025-Q41,5782022
2025-Q31,5712022
2025-Q21,5662022
2025-Q11,5542022
2024-Q41,5932022
2024-Q31,5862022
2024-Q21,5662022
2024-Q11,5442022
2023-Q41,5442022
2023-Q31,5372022
2023-Q21,5172022
2023-Q11,4972022
2022-Q41,4892022
2022-Q31,4772022
2022-Q21,4502022
2022-Q11,4212022
2021-Q41,4242017
2021-Q31,4122017
2021-Q21,3812017
2021-Q11,3662017
2020-Q41,3622017
2020-Q31,3502017
2020-Q21,3222017
2020-Q11,3142017
2019-Q41,3192017
2019-Q31,3072017
2019-Q21,2992017
2019-Q11,2852017

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · Private ownership

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 1,098 · 2023
2017: 1,0762018: 1,0482019: 1,0542020: 1,0842021: 1,1122022: 1,0952023: 1,098
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PeriodValue
20231,098
20221,095
20211,112
20201,084
20191,054
20181,048
20171,076

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $1.9 billion · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: $1.1 billion2019-Q2: $883.4 million2019-Q3: $892.3 million2019-Q4: $952.3 million2020-Q1: $1.1 billion2020-Q2: $804.2 million2020-Q3: $722.8 million2020-Q4: $820.6 million2021-Q1: $888.5 million2021-Q2: $812.0 million2021-Q3: $849.4 million2021-Q4: $932.9 million2022-Q1: $1.1 billion2022-Q2: $974.8 million2022-Q3: $1.0 billion2022-Q4: $1.0 billion2023-Q1: $1.3 billion2023-Q2: $1.1 billion2023-Q3: $1.1 billion2023-Q4: $1.1 billion2024-Q1: $1.5 billion2024-Q2: $1.1 billion2024-Q3: $1.2 billion2024-Q4: $1.2 billion2025-Q1: $1.7 billion2025-Q2: $1.1 billion2025-Q3: $1.2 billion2025-Q4: $1.2 billion2026-Q1: $1.9 billionNAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1$1.9 billion2022
2025-Q4$1.2 billion2022
2025-Q3$1.2 billion2022
2025-Q2$1.1 billion2022
2025-Q1$1.7 billion2022
2024-Q4$1.2 billion2022
2024-Q3$1.2 billion2022
2024-Q2$1.1 billion2022
2024-Q1$1.5 billion2022
2023-Q4$1.1 billion2022
2023-Q3$1.1 billion2022
2023-Q2$1.1 billion2022
2023-Q1$1.3 billion2022
2022-Q4$1.0 billion2022
2022-Q3$1.0 billion2022
2022-Q2$974.8 million2022
2022-Q1$1.1 billion2022
2021-Q4$932.9 million2017
2021-Q3$849.4 million2017
2021-Q2$812.0 million2017
2021-Q1$888.5 million2017
2020-Q4$820.6 million2017
2020-Q3$722.8 million2017
2020-Q2$804.2 million2017
2020-Q1$1.1 billion2017
2019-Q4$952.3 million2017
2019-Q3$892.3 million2017
2019-Q2$883.4 million2017
2019-Q1$1.1 billion2017

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · Private ownership

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $4.9 billion · 2023
2017: $3.7 billion2018: $3.8 billion2019: $3.9 billion2020: $3.8 billion2021: $3.8 billion2022: $4.4 billion2023: $4.9 billion
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PeriodValue
2023$4.9 billion
2022$4.4 billion
2021$3.8 billion
2020$3.8 billion
2019$3.9 billion
2018$3.8 billion
2017$3.7 billion

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns

The ledger

Every published measure

MeasureSourceLatestPeriodHistory
EmploymentPrivate-sector jobs in the third month of each quarterQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages40,4102026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages1,5982026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$1.9 billion2026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$4.9 billion20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns41,67020232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns1,09820232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$4.3 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census46,08220222017–2022 · 2 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census95620222017–2022 · 2 published
FirmsEconomic Census74220222017–2022 · 2 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$44.0 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published

Breakdown

Industries within Deep Sea, Coastal, and Great Lakes Water Transportation

NAICSIndustrySizeEmployment
483111Deep Sea Freight Transportation$9.8 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census8,8672026-Q1 · QCEW
483112Deep Sea Passenger Transportation$23.2 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census17,1712026-Q1 · QCEW
483113Coastal and Great Lakes Freight Transportation$10.0 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census8,8032026-Q1 · QCEW
483114Coastal and Great Lakes Passenger Transportation$924.7 millionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census5,5692026-Q1 · QCEW

Sources

Where every number comes from

Figures are in current dollars and are the agencies’ own, revised when they revise. Each program defines its universe differently (employer firms, private ownership, all establishments), so figures from different sources are not meant to add up. This page is not endorsed by the Census Bureau, BEA or BLS. The same data is in the Palanor API (/v1/industries) and the MCP (palanor_get_industry). All industries.