Business establishments (QCEW) in Beadle County

Business establishments (QCEW) in Beadle County was 680 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 1.4% from 2024. That is the 13th highest of 66 counties in 2025.

2025, count680

Change on 2024-1.4%

Rank13th of 66Counties in South Dakota ranked

Series high6952023

Series low6462001

Next release: Saturday, 21 August 2027, estimated by Invokely from past publication dates (low confidence), not announced by the publisher. Release calendar

Business establishments (QCEW) in Beadle County, 2001 to 2025

count. Source: BLS, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-08-21.

All 25 values

Period	count
2025	680
2024	690
2023	695
2022	680
2021	679
2020	662
2019	667
2018	669
2017	672
2016	677
2015	661
2014	667
2013	660
2012	651
2011	651
2010	661
2009	660
2008	659
2007	668
2006	663
2005	666
2004	660
2003	646
2002	652
2001	646

Compared with South Dakota and United States

Place	2025
Beadle County	680
South Dakota	40,814
United States	12,112,924

Beadle County compared with nearby places

Under 100
100 to 200
200 to 300
300 to 900
900 and over

Business establishments (QCEW), 2025, count. Beadle County is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Rankings

US states by business establishments (QCEW) 51 places
Counties in South Dakota by business establishments (QCEW) 66 places

Definition

Average number of establishments with jobs covered by unemployment insurance during the year, all industries, private and government, from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. An establishment is a single place of business, such as a factory, store or office; a company with several locations has several.

Counts places of business, not firms: for firms use employer_firms. Changes in how large employers report their locations can move the count without any change in activity.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties (Business establishments (QCEW), Beadle County, 2001 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv

MLA 9

Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties, Business establishments (QCEW), Beadle County, 2001 to 2025. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 21 Aug. 2026, https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/business-establishments/beadle-county-south-dakota. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Business establishments (QCEW), Beadle County, 2001 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/business-establishments/beadle-county-south-dakota.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties, Business establishments (QCEW), Beadle County, 2001 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/business-establishments/beadle-county-south-dakota (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/business-establishments/beadle-county-south-dakota. Publisher attribution: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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What is the business establishments (QCEW) in Beadle County?

Business establishments (QCEW) in Beadle County was 680 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 1.4% from 2024. That is the 13th highest of 66 counties in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest business establishments (QCEW) in Beadle County?

695 in 2023, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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