NAICS 485210

Interurban & Rural Bus Transportation

Key Figures

Establishments
615
Census CBP · 2023
Employment
17,592
Census CBP · 2023
Market size
$2.0B
Census Economic Census · 2022

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Official definition

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing bus passenger transportation over regular routes and on regular schedules, principally outside a single metropolitan area and its adjacent nonurban areas.

Source: US Census Bureau, 2017 NAICS Definitions. Public domain.

Which code does this activity belong in?

Interurban and rural bus transportation establishments operate bus services over regular routes and on regular schedules that principally extend outside a single metropolitan area and its adjacent nonurban areas. This distinguishes them from taxi and limousine services, which provide passenger transportation by automobile or van on a reserved basis rather than over regular routes and fixed schedules. The defining characteristic is the combination of regular, scheduled service across intercity or rural territory.

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