Business establishments (QCEW) in Polk County

Business establishments (QCEW) in Polk County was 1,038 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.9% from 2024. That is the 30th highest of 87 counties in 2025.

2025, count1,038
Change on 2024+0.9%
Series high1,0382025
Series low9412010

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

9409609801,0001,0201,04020012005200920132017202120252001: 983 count2002: 970 count2003: 977 count2004: 960 count2005: 986 count2006: 1,024 count2007: 972 count2008: 958 count2009: 945 count2010: 941 count2011: 961 count2012: 981 count2013: 966 count2014: 965 count2015: 952 count2016: 942 count2017: 964 count2018: 989 count2019: 998 count2020: 1,007 count2021: 1,000 count2022: 1,023 count2023: 1,023 count2024: 1,029 count2025: 1,038 count9259509751,0001,0251,0502001201020252001: 983 count2002: 970 count2003: 977 count2004: 960 count2005: 986 count2006: 1,024 count2007: 972 count2008: 958 count2009: 945 count2010: 941 count2011: 961 count2012: 981 count2013: 966 count2014: 965 count2015: 952 count2016: 942 count2017: 964 count2018: 989 count2019: 998 count2020: 1,007 count2021: 1,000 count2022: 1,023 count2023: 1,023 count2024: 1,029 count2025: 1,038 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
20251,038
20241,029
20231,023
20221,023
20211,000
20201,007
2019998
2018989
2017964
2016942
2015952
2014965
2013966
2012981
2011961
2010941
2009945
2008958
2007972
20061,024
2005986
2004960
2003977
2002970
2001983

Compared with Minnesota and United States

Place2025
Polk County1,038
Minnesota212,524
United States12,112,924

Polk County compared with nearby places

Aitkin County: 477 countAnoka County: 8,780 countBecker County: 1,125 countBeltrami County: 1,320 countBenton County: 1,058 countBig Stone County: 223 countBlue Earth County: 2,143 countBrown County: 897 countCarlton County: 792 countCarver County: 2,855 countCass County: 955 countChippewa County: 414 countChisago County: 1,384 countClay County: 1,484 countClearwater County: 236 countCook County: 328 countCottonwood County: 435 countCrow Wing County: 2,346 countDakota County: 11,892 countDodge County: 512 countDouglas County: 1,478 countFaribault County: 484 countFillmore County: 798 countFreeborn County: 826 countGoodhue County: 1,365 countGrant County: 258 countHennepin County: 43,883 countHouston County: 478 countHubbard County: 674 countIsanti County: 975 countItasca County: 1,343 countJackson County: 362 countKanabec County: 367 countKandiyohi County: 1,438 countKittson County: 202 countKoochiching County: 420 countLac qui Parle County: 242 countLake County: 381 countLake of the Woods County: 180 countLe Sueur County: 778 countLincoln County: 225 countLyon County: 855 countMcLeod County: 1,047 countMahnomen County: 121 countMarshall County: 356 countMartin County: 712 countMeeker County: 701 countMille Lacs County: 800 countMorrison County: 1,114 countMower County: 892 countMurray County: 326 countNicollet County: 848 countNobles County: 642 countNorman County: 262 countOlmsted County: 4,036 countOtter Tail County: 1,882 countPennington County: 416 countPine County: 733 countPipestone County: 384 countPolk County: 1,038 countPope County: 379 countRamsey County: 15,186 countRed Lake County: 125 countRedwood County: 580 countRenville County: 592 countRice County: 1,764 countRock County: 325 countRoseau County: 472 countSt. Louis County: 5,529 countScott County: 3,984 countSherburne County: 2,512 countSibley County: 400 countStearns County: 4,672 countSteele County: 1,148 countStevens County: 393 countSwift County: 370 countTodd County: 628 countTraverse County: 151 countWabasha County: 603 countWadena County: 443 countWaseca County: 530 countWashington County: 7,032 countWatonwan County: 333 countWilkin County: 208 countWinona County: 1,258 countWright County: 4,014 countYellow Medicine County: 380 count
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Business establishments (QCEW), 2025, count. Polk 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.

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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), Polk 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), Polk 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/polk-county-minnesota. 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), Polk 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/polk-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), Polk 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/polk-county-minnesota (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Business establishments (QCEW) in Polk County was 1,038 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.9% from 2024. That is the 30th 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 Polk County?

1,038 in 2025, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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