484110

Analysis

NAICS 484110 is the 2022 national industry for general freight trucking, local, part of 48411 (General Freight Trucking, Local). Census lists 6 example activities under it in the official index.

Between 2018 and 2023 the number of establishments grew 40% and employment rose 38%. 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 46,302 US establishments in this code in 2023, employing 284,101 people at an average annual payroll of $51,807 per employee (19th percentile of national industries). 78% of the establishments have fewer than five employees, which marks it as a small-business industry.

Its index entries, the activities Census uses to assign businesses to this code, include bulk mail truck transportation, contract, local, container trucking services, local, general freight trucking, local and motor freight carrier, general, local, among 6 in all.

For example, operating independent trucking terminals are classified in 488490 (Other Support Activities for Road Transportation) instead.

Census lists 2 related activities that belong elsewhere, most often in 488490 and 48412. 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.