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Size of the US General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance industry

NAICS 48412, General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance. Every figure on this page was published by a federal statistical agency and carries its source and period. Palanor does not estimate: a period the agency didn’t publish shows as missing, and a figure it withheld shows as withheld.

Key figures

Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)
$238 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Revenue, not seasonally adjusted
$66.8 billion
2026-Q2 · Quarterly Services Survey
Employer firms, current dollars
Employment
724,282
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
71,938
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
61,319
2022 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$57.0 billion
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

How it has changed

Revenue, seasonally adjusted · Quarterly Services SurveyLatest $65.1 billion · 2026-Q2
2009-Q1: $25.1 billion2009-Q2: $24.2 billion2009-Q3: $25.1 billion2009-Q4: $25.5 billion2010-Q1: $26.1 billion2010-Q2: $27.2 billion2010-Q3: $27.7 billion2010-Q4: $28.1 billion2011-Q1: $29.4 billion2011-Q2: $30.1 billion2011-Q3: $31.0 billion2011-Q4: $31.9 billion2012-Q1: $32.2 billion2012-Q2: $32.4 billion2012-Q3: $32.0 billion2012-Q4: $33.0 billion2013-Q1: $33.3 billion2013-Q2: $33.6 billion2013-Q3: $34.0 billion2013-Q4: $33.6 billion2014-Q1: $34.5 billion2014-Q2: $35.9 billion2014-Q3: $36.7 billion2014-Q4: $38.3 billion2015-Q1: $35.6 billion2015-Q2: $36.4 billion2015-Q3: $38.1 billion2015-Q4: $37.6 billion2016-Q1: $36.6 billion2016-Q2: $36.7 billion2016-Q3: $37.2 billion2016-Q4: $37.8 billion2017-Q1: $38.7 billion2017-Q2: $39.5 billion2017-Q3: $39.4 billion2017-Q4: $41.1 billion2018-Q1: $42.4 billion2018-Q2: $43.0 billion2018-Q3: $44.3 billion2018-Q4: $44.7 billion2019-Q1: $43.5 billion2019-Q2: $43.5 billion2019-Q3: $44.8 billion2019-Q4: $44.8 billion2020-Q1: $46.1 billion2020-Q2: $39.1 billion2020-Q3: $44.5 billion2020-Q4: $47.9 billion2021-Q1: $49.2 billion2021-Q2: $51.0 billion2021-Q3: $54.4 billion2021-Q4: $58.2 billion2022-Q1: $62.6 billion2022-Q2: $66.2 billion2022-Q3: $63.8 billion2022-Q4: $59.1 billion2023-Q1: $58.9 billion2023-Q2: $54.9 billion2023-Q3: $54.8 billion2023-Q4: $56.2 billion2024-Q1: $53.8 billion2024-Q2: $56.3 billion2024-Q3: $55.1 billion2024-Q4: $56.7 billion2025-Q1: $57.2 billion2025-Q2: $55.9 billion2025-Q3: $57.8 billion2025-Q4: $59.1 billion2026-Q1: $60.7 billion2026-Q2: $65.1 billion
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
2026-Q2$65.1 billion
2026-Q1$60.7 billion
2025-Q4$59.1 billion
2025-Q3$57.8 billion
2025-Q2$55.9 billion
2025-Q1$57.2 billion
2024-Q4$56.7 billion
2024-Q3$55.1 billion
2024-Q2$56.3 billion
2024-Q1$53.8 billion
2023-Q4$56.2 billion
2023-Q3$54.8 billion
2023-Q2$54.9 billion
2023-Q1$58.9 billion
2022-Q4$59.1 billion
2022-Q3$63.8 billion
2022-Q2$66.2 billion
2022-Q1$62.6 billion
2021-Q4$58.2 billion
2021-Q3$54.4 billion
2021-Q2$51.0 billion
2021-Q1$49.2 billion
2020-Q4$47.9 billion
2020-Q3$44.5 billion
2020-Q2$39.1 billion
2020-Q1$46.1 billion
2019-Q4$44.8 billion
2019-Q3$44.8 billion
2019-Q2$43.5 billion
2019-Q1$43.5 billion
2018-Q4$44.7 billion
2018-Q3$44.3 billion
2018-Q2$43.0 billion
2018-Q1$42.4 billion
2017-Q4$41.1 billion
2017-Q3$39.4 billion
2017-Q2$39.5 billion
2017-Q1$38.7 billion
2016-Q4$37.8 billion
2016-Q3$37.2 billion
2016-Q2$36.7 billion
2016-Q1$36.6 billion
2015-Q4$37.6 billion
2015-Q3$38.1 billion
2015-Q2$36.4 billion
2015-Q1$35.6 billion
2014-Q4$38.3 billion
2014-Q3$36.7 billion
2014-Q2$35.9 billion
2014-Q1$34.5 billion
2013-Q4$33.6 billion
2013-Q3$34.0 billion
2013-Q2$33.6 billion
2013-Q1$33.3 billion
2012-Q4$33.0 billion
2012-Q3$32.0 billion
2012-Q2$32.4 billion
2012-Q1$32.2 billion
2011-Q4$31.9 billion
2011-Q3$31.0 billion
2011-Q2$30.1 billion
2011-Q1$29.4 billion
2010-Q4$28.1 billion
2010-Q3$27.7 billion
2010-Q2$27.2 billion
2010-Q1$26.1 billion
2009-Q4$25.5 billion
2009-Q3$25.1 billion
2009-Q2$24.2 billion
2009-Q1$25.1 billion

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Quarterly Services Survey · Employer firms, current dollars · Agency label: General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 724,282 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 784,7892019-Q2: 788,5652019-Q3: 791,1142019-Q4: 789,4682020-Q1: 771,1232020-Q2: 743,7732020-Q3: 756,5502020-Q4: 770,3622021-Q1: 765,3352021-Q2: 771,0882021-Q3: 777,2402021-Q4: 797,4812022-Q1: 797,7162022-Q2: 812,4052022-Q3: 823,0882022-Q4: 821,3462023-Q1: 806,2992023-Q2: 804,9692023-Q3: 786,7292023-Q4: 788,2152024-Q1: 770,5842024-Q2: 768,2252024-Q3: 767,5592024-Q4: 766,4852025-Q1: 751,0882025-Q2: 752,3082025-Q3: 745,8192025-Q4: 742,9752026-Q1: 724,282NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
Show the numbers
PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1724,2822022
2025-Q4742,9752022
2025-Q3745,8192022
2025-Q2752,3082022
2025-Q1751,0882022
2024-Q4766,4852022
2024-Q3767,5592022
2024-Q2768,2252022
2024-Q1770,5842022
2023-Q4788,2152022
2023-Q3786,7292022
2023-Q2804,9692022
2023-Q1806,2992022
2022-Q4821,3462022
2022-Q3823,0882022
2022-Q2812,4052022
2022-Q1797,7162022
2021-Q4797,4812017
2021-Q3777,2402017
2021-Q2771,0882017
2021-Q1765,3352017
2020-Q4770,3622017
2020-Q3756,5502017
2020-Q2743,7732017
2020-Q1771,1232017
2019-Q4789,4682017
2019-Q3791,1142017
2019-Q2788,5652017
2019-Q1784,7892017

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter

Employment · County Business PatternsLatest 901,394 · 2023
2017: 781,1552018: 813,6502019: 853,9272020: 861,8312021: 870,0182022: 906,9052023: 901,394
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
2023901,394
2022906,905
2021870,018
2020861,831
2019853,927
2018813,650
2017781,155

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns · Paid employees in the pay period including March 12

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 71,938 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 52,3272019-Q2: 53,6892019-Q3: 54,7092019-Q4: 55,1542020-Q1: 55,5762020-Q2: 56,3702020-Q3: 57,8012020-Q4: 59,2732021-Q1: 61,4622021-Q2: 63,9832021-Q3: 66,3632021-Q4: 68,3712022-Q1: 70,4032022-Q2: 72,4282022-Q3: 74,1622022-Q4: 75,6622023-Q1: 76,5032023-Q2: 77,1412023-Q3: 77,8742023-Q4: 77,8502024-Q1: 75,8982024-Q2: 75,9152024-Q3: 75,4592024-Q4: 75,1822025-Q1: 72,4252025-Q2: 72,2202025-Q3: 72,3052025-Q4: 72,3702026-Q1: 71,938NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
Show the numbers
PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q171,9382022
2025-Q472,3702022
2025-Q372,3052022
2025-Q272,2202022
2025-Q172,4252022
2024-Q475,1822022
2024-Q375,4592022
2024-Q275,9152022
2024-Q175,8982022
2023-Q477,8502022
2023-Q377,8742022
2023-Q277,1412022
2023-Q176,5032022
2022-Q475,6622022
2022-Q374,1622022
2022-Q272,4282022
2022-Q170,4032022
2021-Q468,3712017
2021-Q366,3632017
2021-Q263,9832017
2021-Q161,4622017
2020-Q459,2732017
2020-Q357,8012017
2020-Q256,3702017
2020-Q155,5762017
2019-Q455,1542017
2019-Q354,7092017
2019-Q253,6892017
2019-Q152,3272017

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · Private ownership

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 70,879 · 2023
2017: 45,3432018: 51,5282019: 53,1772020: 57,7382021: 68,1072022: 74,5122023: 70,879
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
202370,879
202274,512
202168,107
202057,738
201953,177
201851,528
201745,343

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $12.8 billion · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: $10.5 billion2019-Q2: $10.8 billion2019-Q3: $10.9 billion2019-Q4: $11.1 billion2020-Q1: $10.6 billion2020-Q2: $10.1 billion2020-Q3: $10.7 billion2020-Q4: $12.1 billion2021-Q1: $10.6 billion2021-Q2: $11.7 billion2021-Q3: $12.3 billion2021-Q4: $13.5 billion2022-Q1: $12.3 billion2022-Q2: $13.2 billion2022-Q3: $14.2 billion2022-Q4: $14.0 billion2023-Q1: $13.6 billion2023-Q2: $13.3 billion2023-Q3: $13.3 billion2023-Q4: $13.5 billion2024-Q1: $13.2 billion2024-Q2: $13.0 billion2024-Q3: $13.2 billion2024-Q4: $13.7 billion2025-Q1: $13.0 billion2025-Q2: $13.0 billion2025-Q3: $13.2 billion2025-Q4: $13.6 billion2026-Q1: $12.8 billionNAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
Show the numbers
PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1$12.8 billion2022
2025-Q4$13.6 billion2022
2025-Q3$13.2 billion2022
2025-Q2$13.0 billion2022
2025-Q1$13.0 billion2022
2024-Q4$13.7 billion2022
2024-Q3$13.2 billion2022
2024-Q2$13.0 billion2022
2024-Q1$13.2 billion2022
2023-Q4$13.5 billion2022
2023-Q3$13.3 billion2022
2023-Q2$13.3 billion2022
2023-Q1$13.6 billion2022
2022-Q4$14.0 billion2022
2022-Q3$14.2 billion2022
2022-Q2$13.2 billion2022
2022-Q1$12.3 billion2022
2021-Q4$13.5 billion2017
2021-Q3$12.3 billion2017
2021-Q2$11.7 billion2017
2021-Q1$10.6 billion2017
2020-Q4$12.1 billion2017
2020-Q3$10.7 billion2017
2020-Q2$10.1 billion2017
2020-Q1$10.6 billion2017
2019-Q4$11.1 billion2017
2019-Q3$10.9 billion2017
2019-Q2$10.8 billion2017
2019-Q1$10.5 billion2017

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · Private ownership

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $57.0 billion · 2023
2017: $39.5 billion2018: $42.7 billion2019: $45.0 billion2020: $46.6 billion2021: $50.8 billion2022: $56.0 billion2023: $57.0 billion
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
2023$57.0 billion
2022$56.0 billion
2021$50.8 billion
2020$46.6 billion
2019$45.0 billion
2018$42.7 billion
2017$39.5 billion

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns

The ledger

Every published measure

MeasureSourceLatestPeriodHistory
EmploymentPrivate-sector jobs in the third month of each quarterQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages724,2822026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages71,9382026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$12.8 billion2026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$57.0 billion20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns901,39420232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns70,87920232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$54.3 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census895,42320222017–2022 · 2 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census71,89820222017–2022 · 2 published
FirmsEconomic Census61,31920222017–2022 · 2 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$238 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published
Revenue, not seasonally adjustedEmployer firms, current dollarsQuarterly Services Survey$66.8 billion2026-Q22009-Q1–2026-Q2 · 70 published
Revenue, seasonally adjustedEmployer firms, current dollarsQuarterly Services Survey$65.1 billion2026-Q22009-Q1–2026-Q2 · 70 published

Breakdown

Industries within General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance

NAICSIndustrySizeEmployment
484121General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Truckload$173 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census483,3982026-Q1 · QCEW
484122General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Less Than Truckload$65.7 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census240,8842026-Q1 · QCEW

Sources

Where every number comes from

Figures are in current dollars and are the agencies’ own, revised when they revise. Each program defines its universe differently (employer firms, private ownership, all establishments), so figures from different sources are not meant to add up. This page is not endorsed by the Census Bureau, BEA or BLS. The same data is in the Palanor API (/v1/industries) and the MCP (palanor_get_industry). All industries.