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Size of the US Bus and Other Motor Vehicle Transit Systems industry

NAICS 485113, Bus and Other Motor Vehicle Transit Systems. 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)
$4.1 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
39,653
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
658
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
273
2022 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$2.5 billion
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 39,653 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 39,6822019-Q2: 39,7222019-Q3: 39,8442019-Q4: 39,9402020-Q1: 36,6152020-Q2: 30,5232020-Q3: 31,3782020-Q4: 31,5382021-Q1: 31,5172021-Q2: 31,2642021-Q3: 31,5892021-Q4: 32,0302022-Q1: 34,0352022-Q2: 33,4862022-Q3: 34,3972022-Q4: 34,7072023-Q1: 34,2972023-Q2: 35,3902023-Q3: 36,3842023-Q4: 36,6192024-Q1: 37,1182024-Q2: 37,5012024-Q3: 38,1442024-Q4: 37,9042025-Q1: 38,6072025-Q2: 38,1592025-Q3: 39,0182025-Q4: 39,5042026-Q1: 39,653NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q139,6532022
2025-Q439,5042022
2025-Q339,0182022
2025-Q238,1592022
2025-Q138,6072022
2024-Q437,9042022
2024-Q338,1442022
2024-Q237,5012022
2024-Q137,1182022
2023-Q436,6192022
2023-Q336,3842022
2023-Q235,3902022
2023-Q134,2972022
2022-Q434,7072022
2022-Q334,3972022
2022-Q233,4862022
2022-Q134,0352022
2021-Q432,0302017
2021-Q331,5892017
2021-Q231,2642017
2021-Q131,5172017
2020-Q431,5382017
2020-Q331,3782017
2020-Q230,5232017
2020-Q136,6152017
2019-Q439,9402017
2019-Q339,8442017
2019-Q239,7222017
2019-Q139,6822017

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 41,501 · 2023
2017: 52,5852018: 49,2922019: 49,7772020: 47,5862021: 38,5762022: 39,0762023: 41,501
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PeriodValue
202341,501
202239,076
202138,576
202047,586
201949,777
201849,292
201752,585

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

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 658 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 6102019-Q2: 6182019-Q3: 6232019-Q4: 6232020-Q1: 6192020-Q2: 5952020-Q3: 6112020-Q4: 6162021-Q1: 6052021-Q2: 6052021-Q3: 6162021-Q4: 6152022-Q1: 6202022-Q2: 6232022-Q3: 6272022-Q4: 6272023-Q1: 6322023-Q2: 6272023-Q3: 6282023-Q4: 6342024-Q1: 6232024-Q2: 6352024-Q3: 6432024-Q4: 6422025-Q1: 6372025-Q2: 6482025-Q3: 6482025-Q4: 6542026-Q1: 658NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q16582022
2025-Q46542022
2025-Q36482022
2025-Q26482022
2025-Q16372022
2024-Q46422022
2024-Q36432022
2024-Q26352022
2024-Q16232022
2023-Q46342022
2023-Q36282022
2023-Q26272022
2023-Q16322022
2022-Q46272022
2022-Q36272022
2022-Q26232022
2022-Q16202022
2021-Q46152017
2021-Q36162017
2021-Q26052017
2021-Q16052017
2020-Q46162017
2020-Q36112017
2020-Q25952017
2020-Q16192017
2019-Q46232017
2019-Q36232017
2019-Q26182017
2019-Q16102017

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

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 523 · 2023
2017: 7602018: 6292019: 5962020: 5592021: 5252022: 5372023: 523
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PeriodValue
2023523
2022537
2021525
2020559
2019596
2018629
2017760

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

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $643.4 million · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: $506.4 million2019-Q2: $507.3 million2019-Q3: $509.0 million2019-Q4: $531.5 million2020-Q1: $448.2 million2020-Q2: $374.7 million2020-Q3: $381.2 million2020-Q4: $429.7 million2021-Q1: $369.5 million2021-Q2: $403.4 million2021-Q3: $419.1 million2021-Q4: $468.5 million2022-Q1: $431.7 million2022-Q2: $460.4 million2022-Q3: $487.9 million2022-Q4: $484.8 million2023-Q1: $501.0 million2023-Q2: $509.5 million2023-Q3: $524.1 million2023-Q4: $548.1 million2024-Q1: $555.7 million2024-Q2: $566.7 million2024-Q3: $573.2 million2024-Q4: $596.3 million2025-Q1: $596.6 million2025-Q2: $601.9 million2025-Q3: $616.9 million2025-Q4: $638.2 million2026-Q1: $643.4 millionNAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1$643.4 million2022
2025-Q4$638.2 million2022
2025-Q3$616.9 million2022
2025-Q2$601.9 million2022
2025-Q1$596.6 million2022
2024-Q4$596.3 million2022
2024-Q3$573.2 million2022
2024-Q2$566.7 million2022
2024-Q1$555.7 million2022
2023-Q4$548.1 million2022
2023-Q3$524.1 million2022
2023-Q2$509.5 million2022
2023-Q1$501.0 million2022
2022-Q4$484.8 million2022
2022-Q3$487.9 million2022
2022-Q2$460.4 million2022
2022-Q1$431.7 million2022
2021-Q4$468.5 million2017
2021-Q3$419.1 million2017
2021-Q2$403.4 million2017
2021-Q1$369.5 million2017
2020-Q4$429.7 million2017
2020-Q3$381.2 million2017
2020-Q2$374.7 million2017
2020-Q1$448.2 million2017
2019-Q4$531.5 million2017
2019-Q3$509.0 million2017
2019-Q2$507.3 million2017
2019-Q1$506.4 million2017

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

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $2.5 billion · 2023
2017: $2.3 billion2018: $2.3 billion2019: $2.4 billion2020: $2.1 billion2021: $2.1 billion2022: $2.2 billion2023: $2.5 billion
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PeriodValue
2023$2.5 billion
2022$2.2 billion
2021$2.1 billion
2020$2.1 billion
2019$2.4 billion
2018$2.3 billion
2017$2.3 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 Wages39,6532026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages6582026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$643.4 million2026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$2.5 billion20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns41,50120232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns52320232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$2.3 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census40,64820222017–2022 · 2 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census49320222017–2022 · 2 published
FirmsEconomic Census27320222017–2022 · 2 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$4.1 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published

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.