Census Nonemployer Statistics
Self-employed businesses (Nonemployer Statistics)
Businesses with no paid employees — the self-employed, gig workers, and one-person firms — and their sales, by county and industry, 2018 on.
Published by Census Nonemployer Statistics
Finest detail county
Tables 2
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- Self-employed businesses per 1,000 people, ranked by county
- Every year kept since 2018
By county and industry
Sample of 25 rows out of about 1,478,367
· 6 columns
| year | county_fips | naics | naics_label | establishments | receipts_k |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 01001 | 00 | Total for all sectors | 1785 | 64053 |
| 1997 | 01001 | 11 | Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 22 | 1259 |
| 1997 | 01001 | 23 | Construction | 323 | 18487 |
| 1997 | 01001 | 31-33 | Manufacturing | 27 | 615 |
| 1997 | 01001 | 42 | Wholesale trade | 48 | 4544 |
| 1997 | 01001 | 44-45 | Retail trade | 300 | 9666 |
| 1997 | 01001 | 48-49 | Transportation and warehousing | 73 | 4093 |
| 1997 | 01001 | 51 | Information | No data | No data |
| 1997 | 01001 | 52 | Finance and insurance | 60 | 1906 |
| 1997 | 01001 | 53 | Real estate and rental and leasing | 104 | 7887 |
| 1997 | 01001 | 54 | Professional, scientific, and technical services | 230 | 4149 |
| 1997 | 01001 | 56 | Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services | 104 | 1462 |
| 1997 | 01001 | 61 | Educational services | No data | No data |
| 1997 | 01001 | 62 | Health care and social assistance | 102 | 2341 |
| 1997 | 01001 | 71 | Arts, entertainment, and recreation | 44 | 264 |
| 1997 | 01001 | 72 | Accommodation and food services | 17 | 361 |
| 1997 | 01001 | 81 | Other services (except public administration) | 305 | 6573 |
| 1997 | 01003 | 00 | Total for all sectors | 8747 | 336600 |
| 1997 | 01003 | 11 | Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 323 | 16970 |
| 1997 | 01003 | 21 | Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 47 | 1744 |
| 1997 | 01003 | 22 | Utilities | No data | No data |
| 1997 | 01003 | 23 | Construction | 1575 | 82182 |
| 1997 | 01003 | 31-33 | Manufacturing | 119 | 2894 |
| 1997 | 01003 | 42 | Wholesale trade | 213 | 12048 |
| 1997 | 01003 | 44-45 | Retail trade | 1033 | 43461 |
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