Analysis
NAICS 485119 is the 2022 national industry for other urban transit systems, part of 48511 (Urban Transit Systems). Census lists 8 example activities under it in the official index.
County Business Patterns counts 62 US establishments in this code in 2023, employing 1,080 people at an average annual payroll of $82,694 per employee (71st percentile of national industries). 52% of the establishments have fewer than five employees, which is close to the national mix.
Its index entries, the activities Census uses to assign businesses to this code, include cable car systems (except mixed mode), commuter, light rail systems (except mixed mode), commuter, monorail transit systems (except mixed mode), commuter and street railway systems (except mixed mode), commuter, among 8 in all.
Between 2018 and 2023 the number of establishments grew 7% and employment fell 26%. 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.
Census lists 3 related activities that belong elsewhere, most often in 485111, 485112 and 485113. 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.
For example, operating local and suburban ground passenger transit systems using more than one mode of transport are classified in 485111 (Mixed Mode Transit Systems) instead.
Official definition
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in operating local and suburban ground passenger transit systems (except mixed mode transit systems, commuter rail systems, and buses and other motor vehicles) over regular routes and on regular schedules within a metropolitan area and its adjacent nonurban areas.
Illustrative Examples:
Commuter cable car systems (i.e., stand-alone) Light rail systems (i.e., stand-alone) Commuter tramway systems (i.e., stand-alone) Monorail transit systems (i.e., stand-alone) Commuter trolley systems (i.e., stand-alone) Subway systems (i.e., stand-alone)
Source: US Census Bureau, NAICS 2022 Manual.
Not this code if…
| The business mainly does | Use instead |
|---|---|
| Operating local and suburban ground passenger transit systems using more than one mode of transport | 485111 Mixed Mode Transit Systems |
| Providing local and suburban passenger transportation using commuter rail systems | 485112 Commuter Rail Systems |
| Operating local and suburban bus transit systems (except mixed mode) | 485113 Bus and Other Motor Vehicle Transit Systems |
Index entries (8)
- Cable car systems (except mixed mode), commuter
- Light rail systems (except mixed mode), commuter
- Monorail transit systems (except mixed mode), commuter
- Street railway systems (except mixed mode), commuter
- Streetcar systems (except mixed mode), commuter
- Subway systems (except mixed mode), commuter
- Tramway systems (except mixed mode), commuter
- Trolley systems (except mixed mode), commuter