Business establishments (QCEW) in Grand Traverse County

Business establishments (QCEW) in Grand Traverse County was 3,903 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 3.7% from 2024. That is the 14th highest of 83 counties in 2025.

2025, count3,903

Change on 2024+3.7%

Rank14th of 83Counties in Michigan ranked

Series high4,0392023

Series low3,1912014

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Business establishments (QCEW) in Grand Traverse 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	3,903
2024	3,762
2023	4,039
2022	3,782
2021	3,580
2020	3,550
2019	3,471
2018	3,287
2017	3,301
2016	3,239
2015	3,216
2014	3,191
2013	3,229
2012	3,273
2011	3,238
2010	3,318
2009	3,385
2008	3,459
2007	3,421
2006	3,484
2005	3,463
2004	3,410
2003	3,396
2002	3,513
2001	3,507

Compared with Michigan and United States

Place	2025
Grand Traverse County	3,903
Michigan	314,706
United States	12,112,924

Grand Traverse County compared with nearby places

Under 400
400 to 600
600 to 900
900 to 1,600
1,600 to 3,600
3,600 and over

Business establishments (QCEW), 2025, count. Grand Traverse 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 Michigan by business establishments (QCEW) 83 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), Grand Traverse 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), Grand Traverse 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/grand-traverse-county-michigan. 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), Grand Traverse 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/grand-traverse-county-michigan.

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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), Grand Traverse 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/grand-traverse-county-michigan (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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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. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

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

4,039 in 2023, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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