NAICS Code 485510 — Charter Bus Industry

National Industry in the official 2022 North American Industry Classification System (U.S. Census Bureau). It is the only national industry under 48551 (Charter Bus Industry).

Code	485510
Title	Charter Bus Industry
Level	National Industry (6-digit)
Edition	NAICS 2022 edition
SBA size standard	$19 million in average annual receipts

Official definition (2022 NAICS)

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing buses for charter. These establishments provide bus services to meet customers' road transportation needs and generally do not operate over fixed routes and on regular schedules.

Is a business under 485510 "small"?

Under the SBA size standards (13 CFR 121.201, effective March 17, 2023), a business classified in NAICS 485510 qualifies as a small business if it does not exceed $19 million in average annual receipts. Small-business status determines eligibility for federal set-aside contracts, SAM.gov certifications and SBA loan programs — receipts are averaged over the latest 5 fiscal years.

Where 485510 sits in the hierarchy

Level	Code	Title
Sector	48-49	Transportation and Warehousing
Subsector	485	Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation
Industry Group	4855	Charter Bus Industry
NAICS Industry	48551	Charter Bus Industry
National Industry	485510	Charter Bus Industry

Related SIC codes

Via the official U.S. Census concordance (1987 SIC ↔ NAICS), shown only where the industry definition is unchanged in NAICS 2022.

SIC code	Title
4141	Local Bus Charter Service
4142	Bus Charter Service, Except Local

Data: official 2022 NAICS structure, descriptions and Census concordances, U.S. Census Bureau — U.S. government works in the public domain (17 U.S.C. §105). Suggested reference, not an official determination.