Analysis
NAICS 483113 is the 2022 national industry for coastal and great lakes freight transportation, part of 48311 (Deep Sea, Coastal, and Great Lakes Water Transportation). Census lists 11 example activities under it in the official index.
County Business Patterns counts 483 US establishments in this code in 2023, employing 17,775 people at an average annual payroll of $121,972 per employee (92nd percentile of national industries). 46% of the establishments have fewer than five employees, which is close to the national mix.
Between 2018 and 2023 the number of establishments fell 13% and employment rose 5%. The 2018 count used NAICS 2017, so part of a large move can come from codes being redefined rather than from businesses opening or closing.
By establishments it ranks 1st of the 4 codes at this level within Deep Sea, Coastal, and Great Lakes Water Transportation, with 44% of them.
Its index entries, the activities Census uses to assign businesses to this code, include barge transportation, coastal or Great Lakes (including St.…, coastal freight transportation to and from domestic ports, coastal shipping of freight to and from domestic ports and deep sea freight transportation to or from domestic ports…, among 11 in all.
Census lists 3 related activities that belong elsewhere, most often in 483111, 483211 and 488330. Businesses that do several things are classified by their primary activity, the one that generates the most value, so check those boundaries before settling on this code.
Official definition
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing water transportation of cargo in coastal waters, on the Great Lakes System, or deep seas between ports of the United States, Puerto Rico, and United States island possessions or protectorates. Marine transportation establishments using the facilities of the St. Lawrence Seaway Authority Commission are considered to be using the Great Lakes Water Transportation System. Establishments primarily engaged in providing coastal and/or Great Lakes barge transportation services are included in this industry.
Source: US Census Bureau, NAICS 2022 Manual.
Not this code if…
| The business mainly does | Use instead |
|---|---|
| Providing deep sea transportation of cargo to or from foreign ports | 483111 Deep Sea Freight Transportation |
| Providing inland water transportation of cargo on lakes, rivers, or intracoastal waterways (except on the Great Lakes System) | 483211 Inland Water Freight Transportation |
| Operating tugboats in harbors | 488330 Navigational Services to Shipping |
Index entries (11)
- Barge transportation, coastal or Great Lakes (including St. Lawrence Seaway)
- Coastal freight transportation to and from domestic ports
- Coastal shipping of freight to and from domestic ports
- Deep sea freight transportation to or from domestic ports (including Puerto Rico)
- Freight shipping on the Great Lakes system (including St. Lawrence Seaway)
- Freight transportation, deep sea, to and from domestic ports
- Great Lakes freight transportation (including St. Lawrence Seaway)
- Intercoastal freight transportation to and from domestic ports
- Lake freight transportation, Great Lakes (including St. Lawrence Seaway)
- Ship chartering with crew, coastal or Great Lakes freight transportation (including St. Lawrence Seaway)
- Shipping freight to and from domestic ports (i.e., coastal, deep sea (including Puerto Rico), Great Lakes system (including St. Lawrence Seaway))