Analysis
NAICS 485991 is the 2022 national industry for special needs transportation, part of 48599 (Other Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation). Census lists 6 example activities under it in the official index.
County Business Patterns counts 3,920 US establishments in this code in 2023, employing 65,974 people at an average annual payroll of $38,003 per employee (7th percentile of national industries). 47% of the establishments have fewer than five employees, which is close to the national mix.
By establishments it ranks 1st of the 2 codes at this level within Other Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation, with 63.2% of them.
Between 2018 and 2023 the number of establishments grew 12% and employment fell 12%. 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.
Its index entries, the activities Census uses to assign businesses to this code, include disabled or elderly passenger transportation services, nonemergency medical transportation services (except…, paratransit transportation services and pet transportation services, among 6 in all.
For example, providing school or employee bus transportation for the disabled or elderly are classified in 485410 (School and Employee Bus Transportation) instead.
Official definition
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing special needs transportation (except to and from school or work) for the disabled or elderly. These establishments may use specially equipped vehicles to provide passenger transportation.
Source: US Census Bureau, NAICS 2022 Manual.
Not this code if…
Index entries (6)
- Disabled or elderly passenger transportation services
- Nonemergency medical transportation services (except ambulance services)
- Paratransit transportation services
- Pet transportation services
- Senior citizens transportation services
- Special needs passenger transportation services