Transportation & warehousing by state

Transportation and warehousing added $1.01 trillion to US GDP in 2025 — 3.3% of the total. States are ranked by the industry’s share of their economy.

BEA line 36 · NAICS3.3% of US GDP+58% since 2020

1Alaska$10.1B value added13.8%of state GDP 2Wyoming$4.0B value added7.7%of state GDP 3Hawaii$7.0B value added5.7%of state GDP

#	State	Value added	Share	5-year change
1	Alaska	$10.1B	13.8%	+34%
2	Wyoming	$4.0B	7.7%	+28%
3	Hawaii	$7.0B	5.7%	+173%
4	Kentucky	$16.0B	5.1%	+41%
5	Nebraska	$10.4B	5.0%	+15%
6	Oklahoma	$13.2B	4.8%	+20%
7	Tennessee	$26.9B	4.6%	+43%
8	Nevada	$12.1B	4.3%	+98%
9	Arkansas	$8.4B	4.3%	+41%
10	North Dakota	$3.5B	4.2%	+27%
11	Louisiana	$14.4B	4.2%	+74%
12	Kansas	$9.6B	4.1%	+35%
13	Mississippi	$6.6B	4.0%	+32%
14	Illinois	$49.3B	4.0%	+49%
15	Georgia	$37.0B	4.0%	+71%
16	Montana	$3.2B	3.9%	+40%
17	Texas	$113.1B	3.9%	+72%
18	New Jersey	$33.3B	3.7%	+62%
19	Indiana	$20.3B	3.7%	+41%
20	Florida	$64.4B	3.6%	+95%
21	Pennsylvania	$37.6B	3.6%	+32%
22	Colorado	$19.8B	3.4%	+82%
23	Missouri	$15.6B	3.3%	+41%
24	Ohio	$31.6B	3.2%	+29%
25	Arizona	$19.1B	3.2%	+71%
26	Utah	$10.2B	3.2%	+58%
27	Minnesota	$16.5B	3.2%	+53%
28	Iowa	$8.6B	3.2%	+28%
29	Washington	$27.5B	3.1%	+86%
30	Wisconsin	$14.5B	3.0%	+36%
31	Oregon	$10.4B	3.0%	+50%
32	Michigan	$21.2B	2.9%	+48%
33	California	$123.5B	2.9%	+45%
34	Idaho	$3.8B	2.8%	+53%
35	New York	$67.3B	2.7%	+127%
36	New Mexico	$4.1B	2.7%	+49%
37	Virginia	$21.9B	2.7%	+66%
38	Alabama	$8.8B	2.6%	+36%
39	West Virginia	$2.8B	2.5%	+31%
40	North Carolina	$22.1B	2.5%	+57%
41	South Carolina	$9.0B	2.4%	+44%
42	Maryland	$12.8B	2.3%	+44%
43	Massachusetts	$17.9B	2.2%	+89%
44	South Dakota	$1.8B	2.2%	+38%
45	Connecticut	$8.0B	2.1%	+44%
46	Rhode Island	$1.8B	2.0%	+80%
47	Maine	$2.0B	2.0%	+33%
48	Delaware	$2.3B	1.9%	+64%
49	New Hampshire	$2.0B	1.6%	+53%
50	Vermont	$781M	1.6%	+36%
51	District of Columbia	$867M	0.4%	+69%

BEA SAGDP2, current dollars, 2025. US share: 3.3%.

Fig. 1Transportation & warehousing in the US, 2010–2025Value added, billions of current dollars

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201020122014201620182020202220242025

Metro areas most dependent on transportation & warehousing

Metro areas with at least 250,000 residents, share of metro GDP in 2024.

#	Metro area	Value added	Share
1	Anchorage, AK	$6.8B	18.6%
2	Laredo, TX	$2.5B	15.6%
3	Stockton-Lodi, CA	$5.3B	11.3%
4	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$21.0B	7.7%
5	Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$3.5B	6.6%
6	Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	$2.4B	6.6%
7	Savannah, GA	$2.2B	6.3%
8	Duluth, MN-WI	$1.1B	5.9%
9	Lincoln, NE	$1.7B	5.7%
10	Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$2.5B	5.6%
11	Spartanburg, SC	$1.3B	5.5%
12	Urban Honolulu, HI	$4.8B	5.5%
13	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	$3.4B	5.5%
14	Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$40.9B	5.4%
15	New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$4.3B	4.9%
16	Reno, NV	$2.4B	4.8%
17	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$27.5B	4.8%
18	Visalia, CA	$1.2B	4.7%
19	Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$9.2B	4.7%
20	York-Hanover, PA	$1.3B	4.6%
21	Reading, PA	$1.2B	4.4%
22	Modesto, CA	$1.4B	4.4%
23	Bakersfield-Delano, CA	$2.7B	4.3%
24	Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$6.7B	4.3%
25	Mobile, AL	$1.3B	4.3%