485111

Analysis

NAICS 485111 is the 2022 national industry for mixed mode transit systems, part of 48511 (Urban Transit Systems). Census lists 6 example activities under it in the official index.

Between 2018 and 2023 the number of establishments fell 59% and employment fell 13%. 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 17 US establishments in this code in 2023, employing 656 people at an average annual payroll of $67,837 per employee (50th percentile of national industries). 65% 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 commuter transit systems, mixed mode (e.g., bus, commuter…, local transit systems, mixed mode (e.g., bus, commuter…, mixed mode transit systems (e.g., bus, commuter rail… and suburban transit systems, mixed mode (e.g., bus, commuter…, among 6 in all.

For example, providing support services to transit and ground passenger transportation are classified in 4884 (Support Activities for Road Transportation) instead.

Census lists 1 related activities that belong elsewhere, most often in 4884. 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.