Analysis
NAICS 926120 is the 2022 national industry for regulation and administration of transportation programs, part of 92612 (Regulation and Administration of Transportation Programs). Census lists 15 example activities under it in the official index.
Census lists 8 related activities that belong elsewhere, most often in 812930, 8111, 237310 and 488111. 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.
Its index entries, the activities Census uses to assign businesses to this code, include aircraft inspection, government, coast Guard (except academy), federal Aviation Administration (except air traffic control) and licensing of transportation equipment, facilities, and…, among 15 in all.
For example, government establishments primarily engaged in operating parking lots and parking garages are classified in 812930 (Parking Lots and Garages) instead.
County Business Patterns excludes public administration, so there is no establishment count for it.
Official definition
This industry comprises government establishments primarily engaged in the administration, regulation, licensing, planning, inspection, and investigation of transportation services and facilities. Included in this industry are government establishments responsible for motor vehicle and operator licensing, the Coast Guard (except the Coast Guard Academy), and parking authorities.
Source: US Census Bureau, NAICS 2022 Manual.
Not this code if…
| The business mainly does | Use instead |
|---|---|
| Government establishments primarily engaged in operating parking lots and parking garages | 812930 Parking Lots and Garages |
| Government establishments primarily engaged in operating automobile safety inspection and emission testing facilities | 8111 Automotive Repair and Maintenance |
| Government establishments primarily engaged in building and/or maintaining roads and highways | 237310 Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction |
| Government establishments primarily engaged in providing air traffic control (except military) services | 488111 Air Traffic Control |
| Establishments of the Armed Forces, including the National Guard, primarily engaged in providing military air traffic control services | 928110 National Security |
| Government establishments primarily engaged in operating college-level military service academies, including the Coast Guard Academy | 611310 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools |
| Providing motor vehicle license issuing services (except government) | 561990 All Other Support Services |
| Government establishments primarily engaged in operating weigh stations | 488490 Other Support Activities for Road Transportation |
Index entries (15)
- Aircraft inspection, government
- Coast Guard (except academy)
- Federal Aviation Administration (except air traffic control)
- Licensing of transportation equipment, facilities, and services
- Merchant Marine (except academy)
- Motor carrier licensing and inspection offices
- Motor vehicle licensing offices, government
- National Transportation Safety Board
- Port authorities and districts, nonoperating
- Public transportation commissions, nonoperating
- Railroad and warehouse commissions, nonoperating
- Transit systems and authorities, nonoperating
- Transportation departments, nonoperating
- Transportation regulatory agencies
- Transportation safety programs, government