Georgia: Freight On The Calendar, Small Business On The Ground
Georgia sells its logistics, and the numbers back the pitch. The state economic development department describes Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport as a major air-cargo hub with cargo complexes exceeding 2 million square feet, and describes the state's rail network as the largest in the Southeast. The business base underneath is equally broad and mostly small: the Census Bureau's 2023 County Business Patterns counts 261,320 employer establishments in Georgia, 94.6% of them with fewer than 50 employees. Statewide figures and the metro figures below measure different areas and must not be mixed.
- Georgia Department of Economic Development: Logistics in Georgia (industry profile) (current page; retrieved 2026-10-08)
- U.S. Census Bureau: 2023 County Business Patterns: State file (cbp23st) (2023 CBP; retrieved 2026-10-05)