NAICS code 485991: Special Needs Transportation

NAICS 485991 is “Special Needs Transportation”. This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing special needs transportation (except to and from school or work) for the disabled or elderly.

Examples from the U.S. Census Bureau: Disabled or elderly passenger transportation services; Nonemergency medical transportation services (except ambulance services); Paratransit transportation services; Pet transportation services; Senior citizens transportation services; and Special needs passenger transportation services.

Businesses mainly providing school or employee bus transportation for the disabled or elderly are classified in Industry 485410, School and Employee Bus Transportation; and providing ambulance services for emergency and medical purposes are classified in Industry 621910, Ambulance Services.

$19 million average annual receipts (average of the last five fiscal years), including affiliates. Source: 13 CFR 121.201, effective March 17, 2023.

SIC 4119 (Local Passenger Transportation, NEC, part), from the U.S. Census Bureau concordances (1987 SIC → 2002 NAICS, carried to 2022 NAICS).

485990 (Other transit & ground passenger transportation) on Schedule C, line B, from the IRS list of principal business codes. The IRS code covers NAICS 485991, 485999.

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