Table 6-2: Air Transportation Establishments and Employment: 2004
Table 6-2: Air Transportation Establishments and Employment: 2004
| State | Number of establishments1 | Number of employees | Annual payroll ($ thousands) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 48 | W | W |
| Alaska | 244 | 6,123 | 329,126 |
| Arizona | 99 | 17,195 | 803,829 |
| Arkansas | 57 | W | W |
| California | 628 | 53,945 | 2,932,413 |
| Colorado | 106 | 14,773 | 687,530 |
| Connecticut | 57 | 1,737 | 76,252 |
| Delaware | 33 | W | W |
| District of Columbia | 29 | W | W |
| Florida | 555 | 23,268 | 995,101 |
| Georgia | 121 | W | W |
| Hawaii | 60 | 7,536 | 309,202 |
| Idaho | 60 | 1,098 | 33,776 |
| Illinois | 224 | 38,274 | 2,112,856 |
| Indiana | 63 | 4,894 | 216,040 |
| Iowa | 44 | 439 | 12,036 |
| Kansas | 44 | W | W |
| Kentucky | 71 | W | W |
| Louisiana | 98 | 4,217 | 209,634 |
| Maine | 32 | 388 | 11,184 |
| Maryland | 49 | 4,627 | 228,178 |
| Massachusetts | 114 | 8,930 | 417,125 |
| Michigan | 135 | W | W |
| Minnesota | 72 | W | W |
| Mississippi | 49 | W | W |
| Missouri | 95 | 8,656 | 428,829 |
| Montana | 81 | 973 | 27,024 |
| Nebraska | 37 | 774 | 24,619 |
| Nevada | 82 | 4,379 | 136,154 |
| New Hampshire | 30 | 674 | 28,857 |
| New Jersey | 109 | 15,825 | 836,347 |
| New Mexico | 50 | 1,438 | 49,607 |
| New York | 415 | 27,550 | 1,480,917 |
| North Carolina | 121 | 11,853 | 578,928 |
| North Dakota | 24 | W | W |
| Ohio | 127 | 11,703 | 522,623 |
| Oklahoma | 56 | 2,608 | 91,452 |
| Oregon | 90 | 5,363 | 219,830 |
| Pennsylvania | 148 | 20,431 | 995,787 |
| Rhode Island | 20 | W | W |
| South Carolina | 49 | 1,318 | 62,125 |
| South Dakota | 25 | W | W |
| Tennessee | 102 | 6,765 | 270,886 |
| Texas | 491 | 59,707 | 3,234,852 |
| Utah | 41 | 8,405 | 338,548 |
| Vermont | 11 | W | W |
| Virginia | 157 | 9,935 | 541,841 |
| Washington | 120 | 11,989 | 624,872 |
| West Virginia | 26 | W | W |
| Wisconsin | 93 | 4,201 | 167,638 |
| Wyoming | 30 | 772 | 22,575 |
| United States, total | 5,722 | 489,073 | 24,867,655 |
KEY: W = data withheld to avoid disclosure.
1The air transportation sector (North American Industrial Classification System [NAICS] 481) includes industries providing air transportation of passengers and/or cargo using aircraft, such as airplanes and helicopters. Scenic and sightseeing air transportation and air courier services are excluded.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, 2004 County Business Patterns, Washington, DC: 2006, available at http://www.census.gov/epcd/cbp/view/cbpview.html as of Sept. 26, 2006.