NAICS 4841

General freight trucking

The BLS counted 10,644 private general freight trucking establishments across the nine counties on this site in 2024. Cook County, IL had the most (5954). General freight carriers move palletised freight between docks. Terminals collect stray and damaged pallets left behind by loads.

10,644

Establishments, nine counties (2024)^[1]

45,996

Jobs in the 9 counties where the BLS discloses them^[1]

Cook

County with the most establishments^[1]

General freight trucking by county, 2024 annual averages (private)
County	Establishments	Jobs	Share of county private jobs
Cook County, Illinois	5954	25,086	1.1%
DuPage County, Illinois	1718	6,197	1.1%
Kane County, Illinois	493	1,558	0.9%
Lake County, Illinois	558	1,326	0.5%
McHenry County, Illinois	295	591	0.7%
Will County, Illinois	1078	5,945	2.6%
Kendall County, Illinois	140	426	1.8%
Lake County, Indiana	322	3,721	2.2%
Porter County, Indiana	86	1,146	2%

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Sources

BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. Private ownership. Establishment counts and average employment by county and NAICS industry. Employment the BLS withholds for confidentiality is shown as not disclosed.

Last reviewed 2026-10-27. Not legal advice and not a price quote. See how the figures are built.