Business establishments (QCEW) in Otter Tail County

Business establishments (QCEW) in Otter Tail County was 1,882 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 1.4% from 2024. That is the 15th highest of 87 counties in 2025.

2025, count1,882

Change on 2024-1.4%

Rank15th of 87Counties in Minnesota ranked

Series high1,9082024

Series low1,6852016

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Business establishments (QCEW) in Otter Tail 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	1,882
2024	1,908
2023	1,893
2022	1,884
2021	1,845
2020	1,832
2019	1,793
2018	1,794
2017	1,752
2016	1,685
2015	1,691
2014	1,750
2013	1,801
2012	1,845
2011	1,835
2010	1,806
2009	1,836
2008	1,883
2007	1,871
2006	1,880
2005	1,855
2004	1,803
2003	1,798
2002	1,745
2001	1,706

Compared with Minnesota and United States

Place	2025
Otter Tail County	1,882
Minnesota	212,524
United States	12,112,924

Otter Tail County compared with nearby places

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Business establishments (QCEW), 2025, count. Otter Tail 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 Minnesota by business establishments (QCEW) 87 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), Otter Tail 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), Otter Tail 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/otter-tail-county-minnesota. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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), Otter Tail 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/otter-tail-county-minnesota.

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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), Otter Tail 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/otter-tail-county-minnesota (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), Otter Tail County, 2001 to 2025}},
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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/otter-tail-county-minnesota. 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 Otter Tail County?

Business establishments (QCEW) in Otter Tail County was 1,882 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 1.4% from 2024. That is the 15th highest of 87 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 Otter Tail County?

1,908 in 2024, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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