Analysis
NAICS 484220 is the 2022 national industry for specialized freight (except used goods) trucking, local, part of 48422 (Specialized Freight (except Used Goods) Trucking, Local). Census lists 23 example activities under it in the official index.
County Business Patterns counts 32,207 US establishments in this code in 2023, employing 233,012 people at an average annual payroll of $66,201 per employee (45th percentile of national industries). 69% of the establishments have fewer than five employees, which marks it as a small-business industry.
Census lists 6 related activities that belong elsewhere, most often in 484230, 484110, 484210 and 5621. 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.
Its index entries, the activities Census uses to assign businesses to this code, include agricultural products trucking, local, ash, garbage, recyclable material, refuse, rubbish, trash…, automobile carrier trucking, local and boat hauling, truck, local, among 23 in all.
For example, providing long-distance specialized freight (except used goods) trucking including all North American international travel are classified in 484230 (Specialized Freight (except Used Goods) Trucking, Long-Distance) instead.
Between 2018 and 2023 the number of establishments grew 5% 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.
Official definition
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing local, specialized trucking. Local trucking establishments provide trucking within a metropolitan area that may cross state lines. Generally the trips are same-day return.
Illustrative Examples:
Local agricultural products trucking Local dump trucking (e.g., gravel, sand, top-soil) Local boat hauling Local livestock trucking Local bulk liquids trucking
Source: US Census Bureau, NAICS 2022 Manual.
Not this code if…
| The business mainly does | Use instead |
|---|---|
| Providing long-distance specialized freight (except used goods) trucking including all North American international travel | 484230 Specialized Freight (except Used Goods) Trucking, Long-Distance |
| Providing local general freight trucking | 484110 General Freight Trucking, Local |
| Providing trucking of used household and office goods | 484210 Used Household and Office Goods Moving |
| Providing waste collection | 5621 Waste Collection |
| Providing independent truck driving services (except owner-operators) | 488490 Other Support Activities for Road Transportation |
| Providing hot shot oil field services (on- and off-road) on a contract basis | 213112 Support Activities for Oil and Gas Operations |
Index entries (23)
- Agricultural products trucking, local
- Ash, garbage, recyclable material, refuse, rubbish, trash, or waste hauling (except collection or disposal)
- Automobile carrier trucking, local
- Boat hauling, truck, local
- Bulk liquids trucking, local
- Coal hauling, truck, local
- Dry bulk trucking (except garbage collection, garbage hauling), local
- Dump trucking (e.g., gravel, sand, top-soil)
- Farm products hauling, local
- Flatbed trucking, local
- Grain hauling, local
- Gravel hauling, local
- Livestock trucking, local
- Log hauling, local
- Milk hauling, local
- Mobile home towing services, local
- Oil and gas field equipment trucking, local
- Refrigerated products trucking, local
- Sand hauling, local
- Tanker trucking (e.g., chemical, juice, milk, petroleum), local
- Top-soil hauling, local
- Tracked vehicle freight transportation, local
- Trucking, specialized freight (except used goods), local