Analysis
NAICS 4841 is the 2022 industry group for general freight trucking, part of 484 (Truck Transportation). Census lists 15 example activities under it in the official index.
Between 2018 and 2023 the number of establishments grew 38% and employment rose 16%. 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.
County Business Patterns counts 117,181 US establishments in this code in 2023, employing 1,185,495 people at an average annual payroll of $60,514 per employee (33rd percentile of national industries). 76% of the establishments have fewer than five employees, which marks it as a small-business industry.
By establishments it ranks 1st of the 2 codes at this level within Truck Transportation, with 68.8% of them.
Across its national industries Census lists 15 index entries; typical ones are bulk mail truck transportation, contract, local, bulk mail truck transportation, contract, long-distance (TL) and general freight trucking, long-distance….
It splits into 2 more detailed codes. The largest by establishments is 48412 (General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance) with 70,879.
Official definition
This industry group comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing general freight trucking. General freight trucking establishments handle a wide variety of commodities, generally palletized, and transported in a container or van trailer. The establishments of this industry group provide a combination of the following network activities: local pick-up, local sorting and terminal operations, line-haul, destination sorting and terminal operations, and local delivery.
Source: US Census Bureau, NAICS 2022 Manual.
Index entries (15)
- Bulk mail truck transportation, contract, local
- Bulk mail truck transportation, contract, long-distance (TL)
- General freight trucking, long-distance, less-than-truckload (LTL)