NAICS 485991

Special Needs Transportation

Key Figures

Establishments
3,920
Census CBP · 2023
Employment
65,974
Census CBP · 2023
Market size
$5.8B
Census Economic Census · 2022

Figures are published for NAICS 485991 directly.

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Official definition

This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing special needs transportation (except to and from school or work) to the infirm, elderly, or handicapped. These establishments may use specially equipped vehicles to provide passenger transportation.

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

Which code does this activity belong in?

Special Needs Transportation comprises establishments primarily serving the infirm, elderly, or handicapped through passenger transportation services, which may include specially equipped vehicles. The boundary with All Other Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation turns on the clientele served; while Special Needs Transportation focuses exclusively on populations with specific medical or mobility requirements, All Other Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation covers general shuttle and vanpool services for the broader public between hotels, airports, and other destinations.

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