485410 School and Employee Bus Transportation

Official definition

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing buses and other motor vehicles to transport pupils to and from school or employees to and from work.

Source: US Census Bureau, 2022 NAICS descriptions.

When to use a different code

Census classifies these close-sounding activities somewhere else. Businesses mainly engaged in:

• Operating local and suburban bus transit systems (except mixed mode) are classified in U.S. Industry 485113, Bus and Other Motor Vehicle Transit Systems.
• Providing interurban and rural bus transportation are classified in Industry 485210, Interurban and Rural Bus Transportation.
• Providing buses for charter are classified in Industry 485510, Charter Bus Industry.

Source: US Census Bureau, 2022 NAICS cross-references.

Activities listed under 485410

The Census index assigns these 4 activities to this code. If your business matches one, this is your code.

• Bus operation, school and employee
• Employee bus services
• School bus services
• School or employee bus transportation for the disabled or elderly

Source: US Census Bureau, 2022 NAICS index file.

SBA size standard for 485410

To count as a small business for SBA loans and federal contracts under NAICS 485410, your business (including affiliates) must not exceed $30 million in average annual receipts. Check your business.

Source: SBA table of size standards, effective March 17, 2023.

Closest UK SIC 2007 codes

There is no official one-to-one link between NAICS and UK SIC. These codes share the same international class (ISIC Rev. 4: 4922), so treat them as a starting point and check the definition.

• 49200Freight rail transportUK SIC

Built from Census concordances 2022→2017 NAICS and 2017 NAICS→ISIC Rev. 4.