Transportation-Communications Services-Electricity-Gas-Steam-Water-Sanitary Services

Description

This division includes establishments providing, to the general public or to other business enterprises,
passenger and freight transportation, communications services, or electricity, gas, steam, water or
sanitary services, and all establishments of the United States Postal Service.

For many of the industries in this division, the establishments have activities, workers, and physical
facilities distributed over an extensive geographic area. For this division, the establishment is
represented by a relatively permanent office, shop, station, terminal, or warehouse, etc. that is either
(1) directly responsible for supervising such activities or (2) the base from which personnel operate to
carry out these activities.

Many of the industries are engaged in various related activities. For example, establishments of
communications, pipeline, and utility enterprises include a variety of activities, such as power
generation, pumping, transmission, and distribution. Establishments primarily engaged in such activities
are all classified in this division. Establishments primarily engaged in new or replacement construction
for establishments of these types of enterprises are classified as operating establishments in Division C,
Construction. Locations engaged in activities such as sales of electric appliances to household consumers
are classified in Division G, Retail Trade.