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 Transportation3,028
4011Railroads, Line-haul Operating2,685
4013Switching and Terminal Services343
41Local, Suburban Transit & Interurbn Hgwy Passenger Transport61,357
4111Local and Suburban Transit9,335
4119Local Passenger Transportation, Nec30,799
4121Taxicabs12,210
4131Intercity and Rural Bus Transportation1,012
4141Local Bus Charter Service2,379
4142Bus Charter Service, Except Local2,559
4151School Buses2,615
4173Bus Terminal and Service Facilities448
42Motor Freight Transportation400,771
4212Local Trucking, Without Storage240,620
4213Trucking, Except Local65,562
4214Local Trucking With Storage10,253
4215Courier Services, Except By Air14,787
4221Farm Product Warehousing and Storage858
4222Refrigerated Warehousing and Storage1,877
4225General Warehousing and Storage54,572
4226Special Warehousing and Storage, Nec9,997
4231Trucking Terminal Facilities2,245
43United States Postal Service31,202
4311U.S. Postal Service31,202
44Water Transportation16,215
4412Deep Sea Foreign Transportation of Freight676
4424Deep Sea Domestic Transportation of Freight384
4432Freight Transportation On The Great Lakes162
4449Water Transportation of Freight2,453
4481Deep Sea Passenger Transportation, Except Ferry189
4482Ferries196
4489Water Passenger Transportation526
4491Marine Cargo Handling1,217
4492Towing and Tugboat Service940
4493Marinas7,295
4499Water Transportation Services, Nec2,177
45Transportation by Air25,160
4512Air Transportation, Scheduled2,723
4513Air Courier Services1,674
4522Air Transportation, Nonscheduled2,368
4581Airports, Flying Fields, and Services18,395
46Pipelines, Except Natural Gas1,345
4612Crude Petroleum Pipelines897
4613Refined Petroleum Pipelines269
4619Pipelines, Nec179
47Transportation Services413,286
4724Travel Agencies43,781
4725Tour Operators11,010
4729Passenger Transportation Arrangement1,074
4731Freight Transportation Arrangement88,861
4741Rental of Railroad Cars166
4783Packing and Crating1,511
4785Inspection and Fixed Facilities781
4789Transportation Services, Nec266,102
48Communications145,246
4812Radiotelephone Communication40,906
4813Telephone Communication, Except Radio26,288
4822Telegraph and Other Communications495
4832Radio Broadcasting Stations12,920
4833Television Broadcasting Stations4,892
4841Cable and Other Pay Television Services8,602
4899Communication Services, Nec51,143
49Electric, Gas and Sanitary Services97,778
Total US Business Entities2,292,998

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.