Analysis
NAICS 48699 is the 2022 NAICS industry for all other pipeline transportation, part of 4869 (Other Pipeline Transportation).
It has only one more detailed code, 486990, which covers exactly the same activities; the definition, index entries and statistics are on that page.
Between 2018 and 2023 the number of establishments fell 46% and employment fell 32%. 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 35 US establishments in this code in 2023, employing 209 people at an average annual payroll of $134,096 per employee (95th percentile of national industries). 63% of the establishments have fewer than five employees, which marks it as a small-business industry.
By establishments it ranks 2nd of the 2 codes at this level within Other Pipeline Transportation, with 4% of them.
Official definition
See industry description for 486990.
Source: US Census Bureau, NAICS 2022 Manual.