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Size of the US Support Activities for Road Transportation industry

NAICS 4884, Support Activities for Road 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)
$17.1 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
113,674
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
14,978
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
12,285
2022 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$5.4 billion
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 113,674 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 105,4612019-Q2: 105,2502019-Q3: 105,9452019-Q4: 107,8942020-Q1: 106,1162020-Q2: 99,2562020-Q3: 103,5082020-Q4: 106,9072021-Q1: 105,9072021-Q2: 107,4952021-Q3: 109,8642021-Q4: 113,2652022-Q1: 112,2402022-Q2: 112,1292022-Q3: 113,7912022-Q4: 115,0362023-Q1: 114,0072023-Q2: 113,8892023-Q3: 115,0312023-Q4: 116,4902024-Q1: 114,0952024-Q2: 113,6902024-Q3: 114,4692024-Q4: 115,3572025-Q1: 113,4072025-Q2: 113,8512025-Q3: 114,4582025-Q4: 114,7392026-Q1: 113,674NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1113,6742022
2025-Q4114,7392022
2025-Q3114,4582022
2025-Q2113,8512022
2025-Q1113,4072022
2024-Q4115,3572022
2024-Q3114,4692022
2024-Q2113,6902022
2024-Q1114,0952022
2023-Q4116,4902022
2023-Q3115,0312022
2023-Q2113,8892022
2023-Q1114,0072022
2022-Q4115,0362022
2022-Q3113,7912022
2022-Q2112,1292022
2022-Q1112,2402022
2021-Q4113,2652017
2021-Q3109,8642017
2021-Q2107,4952017
2021-Q1105,9072017
2020-Q4106,9072017
2020-Q3103,5082017
2020-Q299,2562017
2020-Q1106,1162017
2019-Q4107,8942017
2019-Q3105,9452017
2019-Q2105,2502017
2019-Q1105,4612017

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 109,993 · 2023
2017: 104,5422018: 104,5292019: 113,9492020: 115,2872021: 114,3452022: 123,8232023: 109,993
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PeriodValue
2023109,993
2022123,823
2021114,345
2020115,287
2019113,949
2018104,529
2017104,542

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

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 14,978 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 12,6802019-Q2: 12,8122019-Q3: 12,9242019-Q4: 13,0752020-Q1: 13,3552020-Q2: 13,6472020-Q3: 14,0042020-Q4: 14,2462021-Q1: 14,2382021-Q2: 14,3312021-Q3: 14,5362021-Q4: 14,6402022-Q1: 14,5962022-Q2: 14,7212022-Q3: 14,8402022-Q4: 15,0162023-Q1: 14,9762023-Q2: 15,0662023-Q3: 15,1272023-Q4: 15,2332024-Q1: 14,8952024-Q2: 14,9292024-Q3: 15,0002024-Q4: 15,0192025-Q1: 14,8392025-Q2: 14,9482025-Q3: 14,9992025-Q4: 14,9372026-Q1: 14,978NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q114,9782022
2025-Q414,9372022
2025-Q314,9992022
2025-Q214,9482022
2025-Q114,8392022
2024-Q415,0192022
2024-Q315,0002022
2024-Q214,9292022
2024-Q114,8952022
2023-Q415,2332022
2023-Q315,1272022
2023-Q215,0662022
2023-Q114,9762022
2022-Q415,0162022
2022-Q314,8402022
2022-Q214,7212022
2022-Q114,5962022
2021-Q414,6402017
2021-Q314,5362017
2021-Q214,3312017
2021-Q114,2382017
2020-Q414,2462017
2020-Q314,0042017
2020-Q213,6472017
2020-Q113,3552017
2019-Q413,0752017
2019-Q312,9242017
2019-Q212,8122017
2019-Q112,6802017

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

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 14,137 · 2023
2017: 12,5052018: 12,6002019: 12,9262020: 13,9042021: 14,0902022: 14,4882023: 14,137
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PeriodValue
202314,137
202214,488
202114,090
202013,904
201912,926
201812,600
201712,505

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

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $1.7 billion · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: $1.1 billion2019-Q2: $1.1 billion2019-Q3: $1.1 billion2019-Q4: $1.2 billion2020-Q1: $1.1 billion2020-Q2: $1.0 billion2020-Q3: $1.2 billion2020-Q4: $1.3 billion2021-Q1: $1.2 billion2021-Q2: $1.3 billion2021-Q3: $1.4 billion2021-Q4: $1.5 billion2022-Q1: $1.4 billion2022-Q2: $1.5 billion2022-Q3: $1.6 billion2022-Q4: $1.6 billion2023-Q1: $1.6 billion2023-Q2: $1.5 billion2023-Q3: $1.6 billion2023-Q4: $1.7 billion2024-Q1: $1.6 billion2024-Q2: $1.6 billion2024-Q3: $1.6 billion2024-Q4: $1.7 billion2025-Q1: $1.7 billion2025-Q2: $1.7 billion2025-Q3: $1.7 billion2025-Q4: $1.8 billion2026-Q1: $1.7 billionNAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1$1.7 billion2022
2025-Q4$1.8 billion2022
2025-Q3$1.7 billion2022
2025-Q2$1.7 billion2022
2025-Q1$1.7 billion2022
2024-Q4$1.7 billion2022
2024-Q3$1.6 billion2022
2024-Q2$1.6 billion2022
2024-Q1$1.6 billion2022
2023-Q4$1.7 billion2022
2023-Q3$1.6 billion2022
2023-Q2$1.5 billion2022
2023-Q1$1.6 billion2022
2022-Q4$1.6 billion2022
2022-Q3$1.6 billion2022
2022-Q2$1.5 billion2022
2022-Q1$1.4 billion2022
2021-Q4$1.5 billion2017
2021-Q3$1.4 billion2017
2021-Q2$1.3 billion2017
2021-Q1$1.2 billion2017
2020-Q4$1.3 billion2017
2020-Q3$1.2 billion2017
2020-Q2$1.0 billion2017
2020-Q1$1.1 billion2017
2019-Q4$1.2 billion2017
2019-Q3$1.1 billion2017
2019-Q2$1.1 billion2017
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 $5.4 billion · 2023
2017: $3.6 billion2018: $3.8 billion2019: $4.1 billion2020: $4.2 billion2021: $4.9 billion2022: $5.6 billion2023: $5.4 billion
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PeriodValue
2023$5.4 billion
2022$5.6 billion
2021$4.9 billion
2020$4.2 billion
2019$4.1 billion
2018$3.8 billion
2017$3.6 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 Wages113,6742026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages14,9782026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$1.7 billion2026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$5.4 billion20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns109,99320232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns14,13720232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$4.9 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census105,46320222017–2022 · 2 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census13,82120222017–2022 · 2 published
FirmsEconomic Census12,28520222017–2022 · 2 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$17.1 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published

Breakdown

Industries within Support Activities for Road Transportation

NAICSIndustrySizeEmployment
48841Motor Vehicle Towing$12.0 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census73,1102026-Q1 · QCEW
48849Other Support Activities for Road Transportation$5.2 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census40,5642026-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.