Washington State Transportation Business Licenses Excluding Trucking

Business licenses issued by the Washington State Department of Licensing for transportation-related industries, excluding trucking. The list covers entities such as taxis, limousines, vehicle dealers, and public transport providers. It is a point-in-time snapshot maintained by data.wa.gov, last updated in March 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze geographic distribution of licensed transportation businesses using Business Postal Code, Location City, and Business State.
• Predict License Status (e.g., active, expired) based on Expiration Date, First Issue Date, and Business Name.
• Cluster businesses by industry type using License Type and Business Name to identify market segments like 'Limousine Carrier' or 'Tow Truck'.
• Temporal analysis of license issuance and expiration trends using First Issue Date and Expiration Date columns.

Strengths

• Contains 18 distinct columns detailing business location, license status, and contact information.
• Includes temporal data points for license lifecycle via First Issue Date and Expiration Date.

Limitations

• Excludes a major transportation sector as it does not include business licenses associated with the trucking industry.
• Unknown total row count and sample size limits assessment of statistical significance.
• Point-in-time nature may not reflect real-time license status changes.

Provenance

Source

Washington State Department of Licensing, published via data.wa.gov.

Collection Method

Point-in-time administrative extract of business license records.

Freshness

Last updated March 19, 2026.

Geography

Washington State, United States.