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Palavir · State of US Industries, 2026 Edition

State of Transportation and Warehousing in Washington, 2026 Edition

NAICS 48-49
May 28, 2026

1. Market sizing (2022)

Establishments
6,676
Employees
117,635
Annual payroll
$6.99B

2. National context

Washington accounts for 2.27% of the 294,354 US establishments in this sector and ranks 12th out of 51 reporting states.

3. Workforce wages

WA avg annual wage
$59,450
US avg annual wage
$56,557

Washington sector wages are +5.1% versus the national average for NAICS 48-49.

4. Federal exclusion overlay (state-wide)

OIG LEIE individuals + entities
1,351
SAM debarred/excluded
2,013

Exclusion counts are state-wide across all NAICS, not specific to Transportation and Warehousing. Sourced from OIG LEIE and SAM exclusion lists, as of 2026-05-27.

5. Top 3 counties by establishment count

RankCountyEstablishmentsEmployees
#1King County1,86853,315
#2Pierce County1,03518,913
#3Clark County5714,725
GovBids
Federal contract opportunities and awards. Filter by NAICS, agency, set-aside.
NewFilings
Fresh business filings from Secretary of State data across 10 states.
Sources & attribution
Census County Business Patterns 2022; ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates; OIG LEIE + SAM exclusion lists as of 2026-05-27.
Census data is public domain. Exclusion data sourced from https://oig.hhs.gov/exclusions/exclusions_list.asp and https://sam.gov/exclusions.