Business establishments (QCEW) in Buffalo County

Business establishments (QCEW) in Buffalo County was 415 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 3.5% from 2024. That is the 65th highest of 72 counties in 2025.

2025, count415

Change on 2024+3.5%

Rank65th of 72Counties in Wisconsin ranked

Series high4152025

Series low3432014

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Business establishments (QCEW) in Buffalo 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	415
2024	401
2023	387
2022	378
2021	377
2020	377
2019	380
2018	379
2017	369
2016	371
2015	363
2014	343
2013	358
2012	371
2011	368
2010	366
2009	358
2008	360
2007	367
2006	379
2005	371
2004	372
2003	370
2002	365
2001	360

Compared with Wisconsin and United States

Place	2025
Buffalo County	415
Wisconsin	204,200
United States	12,112,924

Buffalo County compared with nearby places

Under 500
500 to 700
700 to 1,200
1,200 to 2,000
2,000 to 3,500
3,500 and over

Business establishments (QCEW), 2025, count. Buffalo 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 Wisconsin by business establishments (QCEW) 72 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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APA 7

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), Buffalo 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), Buffalo 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/buffalo-county-wisconsin. 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), Buffalo 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/buffalo-county-wisconsin.

Harvard

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), Buffalo 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/buffalo-county-wisconsin (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  title = {{Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties: Business establishments (QCEW), Buffalo County, 2001 to 2025}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/business-establishments/buffalo-county-wisconsin. 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 Buffalo County?

Business establishments (QCEW) in Buffalo County was 415 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 3.5% from 2024. That is the 65th highest of 72 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 Buffalo County?

415 in 2025, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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