SIC Codes and Counts by Division

Division: E — Transportation, Communications, Electric, Gas, And Sanitary Services

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Code Industry TitleNumber of
US Entities
40Railroad Transportation2,933
4011Railroads, Line-haul Operating2,585
4013Switching and Terminal Services348
41Local, Suburban Transit & Interurbn Hgwy Passenger Transport56,748
4111Local and Suburban Transit8,800
4119Local Passenger Transportation, Nec29,656
4121Taxicabs10,294
4131Intercity and Rural Bus Transportation990
4141Local Bus Charter Service1,889
4142Bus Charter Service, Except Local2,228
4151School Buses2,429
4173Bus Terminal and Service Facilities462
42Motor Freight Transportation331,966
4212Local Trucking, Without Storage182,983
4213Trucking, Except Local62,998
4214Local Trucking With Storage9,947
4215Courier Services, Except By Air12,836
4221Farm Product Warehousing and Storage839
4222Refrigerated Warehousing and Storage1,706
4225General Warehousing and Storage48,612
4226Special Warehousing and Storage, Nec9,608
4231Trucking Terminal Facilities2,437
43United States Postal Service22,898
4311U.S. Postal Service22,898
44Water Transportation16,401
4412Deep Sea Foreign Transportation of Freight690
4424Deep Sea Domestic Transportation of Freight373
4432Freight Transportation On The Great Lakes164
4449Water Transportation of Freight2,797
4481Deep Sea Passenger Transportation, Except Ferry199
4482Ferries203
4489Water Passenger Transportation535
4491Marine Cargo Handling1,203
4492Towing and Tugboat Service955
4493Marinas7,124
4499Water Transportation Services, Nec2,158
45Transportation by Air23,879
4512Air Transportation, Scheduled2,530
4513Air Courier Services1,687
4522Air Transportation, Nonscheduled2,162
4581Airports, Flying Fields, and Services17,500
46Pipelines, Except Natural Gas1,372
4612Crude Petroleum Pipelines921
4613Refined Petroleum Pipelines267
4619Pipelines, Nec184
47Transportation Services319,402
4724Travel Agencies44,132
4725Tour Operators10,471
4729Passenger Transportation Arrangement1,058
4731Freight Transportation Arrangement77,737
4741Rental of Railroad Cars176
4783Packing and Crating1,474
4785Inspection and Fixed Facilities779
4789Transportation Services, Nec183,575
48Communications147,157
4812Radiotelephone Communication40,319
4813Telephone Communication, Except Radio26,519
4822Telegraph and Other Communications478
4832Radio Broadcasting Stations12,859
4833Television Broadcasting Stations4,814
4841Cable and Other Pay Television Services8,302
4899Communication Services, Nec53,866
49Electric, Gas and Sanitary Services88,438
Total US Business Entities1,933,950

Division: E — Transportation, Communications, Electric, Gas, And Sanitary Services

This division includes establishments providing, to the general public or to other business enterprises, passenger and freight transportation, communications services, or electricity, gas, steam, water or sanitary services, and all establishments of the United States Postal Service.

For many of the industries in this division, the establishments have activities, workers, and physical facilities distributed over an extensive geographic area. For this division, the establishment is represented by a relatively permanent office, shop, station, terminal, or warehouse, etc. that is either (1) directly responsible for supervising such activities or (2) the base from which personnel operate to carry out these activities.

Many of the industries are engaged in various related activities. For example, establishments of communications, pipeline, and utility enterprises include a variety of activities, such as power generation, pumping, transmission, and distribution. Establishments primarily engaged in such activities are all classified in this division. Establishments primarily engaged in new or replacement construction for establishments of these types of enterprises are classified as operating establishments in Division C, Construction. Locations engaged in activities such as sales of electric appliances to household consumers are classified in Division G, Retail Trade.

The establishments classified in this division furnish services to the general public or to other business enterprises; establishments which furnish similar services only to other establishments of the same enterprise are classified as auxiliary to the establishments or units of the enterprise which they serve. However, separate establishments primarily engaged in long-distance trucking, stevedoring, water transportation, or pipeline transportation are classified according to their activity and not as auxiliaries, even though they serve only establishments of the same enterprise.