485410

Analysis

NAICS 485410 is the 2022 national industry for school and employee bus transportation, part of 48541 (School and Employee Bus Transportation). Census lists 4 example activities under it in the official index.

County Business Patterns counts 4,027 US establishments in this code in 2023, employing 221,741 people at an average annual payroll of $32,105 per employee (5th percentile of national industries). 24% of the establishments have fewer than five employees, which points to larger operations.

Its index entries, the activities Census uses to assign businesses to this code, include bus operation, school and employee, employee bus services, school bus services and school or employee bus transportation for the disabled or….

Between 2018 and 2023 the number of establishments fell 7% and employment fell 6%. 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 485113, 485210 and 485510. 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 bus transit systems (except mixed mode) are classified in 485113 (Bus and Other Motor Vehicle Transit Systems) instead.