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Business establishments (QCEW) in Flathead County

Business establishments (QCEW) in Flathead County was 6,888 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 1.5% from 2024. That is the 3rd highest of 56 counties in 2025.

2025, count6,888
Change on 2024-1.5%
Rank3rd of 56Counties in Montana ranked
Series high6,9942024
Series low3,6612001

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

3,0004,0005,0006,0007,00020012005200920132017202120252001: 3,661 count2002: 3,890 count2003: 3,935 count2004: 4,068 count2005: 4,038 count2006: 4,272 count2007: 4,463 count2008: 4,508 count2009: 4,354 count2010: 4,235 count2011: 4,154 count2012: 4,147 count2013: 4,161 count2014: 4,228 count2015: 4,359 count2016: 4,527 count2017: 4,797 count2018: 4,929 count2019: 4,926 count2020: 5,203 count2021: 5,463 count2022: 6,110 count2023: 6,961 count2024: 6,994 count2025: 6,888 count3,0004,0005,0006,0007,0002001201020252001: 3,661 count2002: 3,890 count2003: 3,935 count2004: 4,068 count2005: 4,038 count2006: 4,272 count2007: 4,463 count2008: 4,508 count2009: 4,354 count2010: 4,235 count2011: 4,154 count2012: 4,147 count2013: 4,161 count2014: 4,228 count2015: 4,359 count2016: 4,527 count2017: 4,797 count2018: 4,929 count2019: 4,926 count2020: 5,203 count2021: 5,463 count2022: 6,110 count2023: 6,961 count2024: 6,994 count2025: 6,888 count
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
Periodcount
20256,888
20246,994
20236,961
20226,110
20215,463
20205,203
20194,926
20184,929
20174,797
20164,527
20154,359
20144,228
20134,161
20124,147
20114,154
20104,235
20094,354
20084,508
20074,463
20064,272
20054,038
20044,068
20033,935
20023,890
20013,661

Compared with Montana and United States

Place2025
Flathead County6,888
Montana61,060
United States12,112,924

Flathead County compared with nearby places

Beaverhead County: 555 countBig Horn County: 269 countBlaine County: 190 countBroadwater County: 276 countCarbon County: 628 countCarter County: 50 countCascade County: 3,117 countChouteau County: 220 countCuster County: 542 countDaniels County: 96 countDawson County: 392 countDeer Lodge County: 333 countFallon County: 177 countFergus County: 554 countFlathead County: 6,888 countGallatin County: 9,632 countGarfield County: 65 countGlacier County: 315 countGolden Valley County: 44 countGranite County: 175 countHill County: 586 countJefferson County: 503 countJudith Basin County: 108 countLake County: 1,273 countLewis and Clark County: 3,612 countLiberty County: 94 countLincoln County: 935 countMcCone County: 80 countMadison County: 602 countMeagher County: 132 countMineral County: 193 countMissoula County: 6,663 countMusselshell County: 185 countPark County: 1,279 countPetroleum County: 25 countPhillips County: 180 countPondera County: 221 countPowder River County: 102 countPowell County: 250 countPrairie County: 60 countRavalli County: 2,360 countRichland County: 618 countRoosevelt County: 267 countRosebud County: 258 countSanders County: 554 countSheridan County: 213 countSilver Bow County: 1,444 countStillwater County: 391 countSweet Grass County: 263 countTeton County: 323 countToole County: 226 countTreasure County: 30 countValley County: 341 countWheatland County: 97 countWibaux County: 44 countYellowstone County: 7,526 count
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  • 100 to 190
  • 190 to 270
  • 270 to 530
  • 530 to 1,200
  • 1,200 and over
Business establishments (QCEW), 2025, count. Flathead 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.

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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), Flathead County, 2001 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv

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Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties, Business establishments (QCEW), Flathead 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/flathead-county-montana. 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), Flathead 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/flathead-county-montana.

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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), Flathead 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/flathead-county-montana (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the business establishments (QCEW) in Flathead County?

Business establishments (QCEW) in Flathead County was 6,888 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 1.5% from 2024. That is the 3rd highest of 56 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 Flathead County?

6,994 in 2024, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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