Transportation share of private-sector jobs: U.S. states ranked (2023)
Measure: Transportation share of private-sector jobs (%, derived). All 50 states and District of Columbia with data in Transportation and warehousing jobs by state, ranked from highest to lowest. Reference period: 2023.
National value: 4.7 (United States).
Small states, hard to see on the map:
- Lowest: 0.4 to 3.6 %
- Group 2: 3.6 to 4.1 %
- Group 3: 4.1 to 4.6 %
- Group 4: 4.6 to 5.4 %
- Highest: 5.4 to 8 %
Rank is derived by Quadranac: 1 = highest value; ties share a rank. The ranked value is itself derived; see the source table for the method. Values are as published in the source table.
Note: County Business Patterns counts employer establishments only; states' values for small subsectors may be withheld (blank) to avoid disclosing individual businesses.
| 1 | Alaska | 8 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Kentucky | 7.8 |
| 3 | Georgia | 7.2 |
| 4 | Arkansas | 6.3 |
| 4 | Tennessee | 6.3 |
| 6 | Illinois | 6.2 |
| 7 | Kansas | 6.1 |
| 8 | New Jersey | 6 |
| 9 | Hawaii | 5.6 |
| 10 | Indiana | 5.4 |
| 10 | Mississippi | 5.4 |
| 10 | Nevada | 5.4 |
| 10 | Texas | 5.4 |
| 14 | Ohio | 5.2 |
| 15 | Iowa | 5.1 |
| 16 | Pennsylvania | 5 |
| 17 | Utah | 4.9 |
| 17 | Wyoming | 4.9 |
| 19 | California | 4.8 |
| 19 | North Dakota | 4.8 |
| 21 | Wisconsin | 4.6 |
| 22 | Arizona | 4.5 |
| 23 | Oregon | 4.4 |
| 24 | Colorado | 4.3 |
| 24 | Oklahoma | 4.3 |
| 26 | Alabama | 4.2 |
| 26 | Delaware | 4.2 |
| 26 | Louisiana | 4.2 |
| 26 | North Carolina | 4.2 |
| 26 | Washington | 4.2 |
| 31 | Idaho | 4.1 |
| 31 | Missouri | 4.1 |
| 33 | Maryland | 3.9 |
| 33 | South Carolina | 3.9 |
| 33 | Virginia | 3.9 |
| 36 | Florida | 3.8 |
| 36 | Minnesota | 3.8 |
| 36 | Nebraska | 3.8 |
| 39 | Connecticut | 3.7 |
| 39 | Michigan | 3.7 |
| 41 | New Mexico | 3.6 |
| 42 | New York | 3.3 |
| 43 | Maine | 3.2 |
| 43 | Massachusetts | 3.2 |
| 43 | Montana | 3.2 |
| 46 | South Dakota | 3.1 |
| 47 | West Virginia | 3 |
| 48 | Rhode Island | 2.9 |
| 49 | New Hampshire | 2.6 |
| 50 | Vermont | 2.1 |
| 51 | District of Columbia | 0.4 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023 (API dataset 2023/cbp), NAICS 2017 codes 48-49, 481, 484, 492, 493 and 00 (all sectors)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, July 1, 2023 resident population (denominator). Reference period: 2023.
Cite this ranking
U.S. states ranked by transportation share of private-sector jobs (%, derived) (2023). Data: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, County Business Patterns 2023 (API dataset 2023/cbp), NAICS 2017 sectors 48-49 (transportation and warehousing) and subsectors 481, 484, 492, 493; rank derived by Quadranac. Data last updated 2026-11-10. https://quadranac.com/rankings/us-states-by-transportation-share-of-private-sector-jobs/