485999 All Other Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation

Official definition

This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing ground passenger transportation (except urban transit systems; interurban and rural bus transportation, taxi and/or limousine services (except shuttle services), school and employee bus transportation, charter bus services, and special needs transportation). Establishments primarily engaged in operating shuttle services and car pools or vanpools (except ridesharing and ridesharing arrangement services) are included in this industry. Shuttle services establishments generally provide travel on regular routes and on regular schedules between hotels, airports, or other destination points.

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 urban transit systems are classified in Industry 48511, Urban Transit Systems.
• Providing interurban and rural bus transportation are classified in Industry 485210, Interurban and Rural Bus Transportation.
• Providing taxi services, ridesharing services, and/or limousine services (except shuttle services) are classified in Industry Group 4853, Taxi and Limousine Service.
• Providing school and employee bus transportation (including for the disabled or elderly) are classified in Industry 485410, School and Employee Bus Transportation.
• Providing buses for charter are classified in Industry 485510, Charter Bus Industry.
• Providing special needs transportation (except to and from school or work) for the disabled or elderly are classified in U.S. Industry 485991, Special Needs Transportation.
• Providing ambulance services for emergency and medical purposes are classified in Industry 621910, Ambulance Services.

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

Activities listed under 485999

The Census index assigns these 5 activities to this code. If your business matches one, this is your code.

• Airport limousine services (i.e., shuttle)
• Airport shuttle services
• Car pool operation (except ridesharing and ridesharing arrangement services)
• Shuttle services (except employee bus)
• Vanpool operation (except ridesharing and ridesharing arrangement services)

Source: US Census Bureau, 2022 NAICS index file.

SBA size standard for 485999

To count as a small business for SBA loans and federal contracts under NAICS 485999, your business (including affiliates) must not exceed $19 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.

Similar codes to compare

• 485991Special Needs Transportation