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Employer establishments: accommodation and food services in Texas

Employer establishments: accommodation and food services in Texas was 66,844 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2.9% from 2022. That is the 2nd highest of 51 states in 2023.

2023, count66,844
Change on 2022+2.9%
Rank2nd of 51US states ranked
Series high66,8442023
Series low48,7432012

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Employer establishments: accommodation and food services in Texas, 2012 to 2023

45K50K55K60K65K70K2012201420162018202020232012: 48,743 count2013: 50,094 count2014: 50,755 count2015: 52,086 count2016: 54,188 count2017: 56,825 count2018: 58,135 count2019: 59,807 count2020: 60,264 count2021: 62,110 count2022: 64,929 count2023: 66,844 count45K50K55K60K65K70K20122016202020232012: 48,743 count2013: 50,094 count2014: 50,755 count2015: 52,086 count2016: 54,188 count2017: 56,825 count2018: 58,135 count2019: 59,807 count2020: 60,264 count2021: 62,110 count2022: 64,929 count2023: 66,844 count
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), accommodation and food services (NAICS 72), all legal forms. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2025-06-26.
All 12 values
Periodcount
202366,844
202264,929
202162,110
202060,264
201959,807
201858,135
201756,825
201654,188
201552,086
201450,755
201350,094
201248,743

Compared with United States

Place2023
Texas66,844
United States784,882

Texas compared with nearby places

Alabama: 10,067 countAlaska: 2,288 countArizona: 15,040 countArkansas: 6,577 countCalifornia: 95,952 countColorado: 15,405 countConnecticut: 9,050 countDelaware: 2,444 countDistrict of Columbia: 2,817 countFlorida: 48,853 countGeorgia: 24,406 countHawaii: 4,044 countIdaho: 4,597 countIllinois: 30,226 countIndiana: 14,708 countIowa: 7,512 countKansas: 6,658 countKentucky: 8,754 countLouisiana: 10,548 countMaine: 4,362 countMaryland: 12,744 countMassachusetts: 18,127 countMichigan: 21,720 countMinnesota: 12,374 countMississippi: 6,301 countMissouri: 13,846 countMontana: 3,850 countNebraska: 4,882 countNevada: 7,979 countNew Hampshire: 3,885 countNew Jersey: 22,712 countNew Mexico: 4,732 countNew York: 55,397 countNorth Carolina: 24,293 countNorth Dakota: 2,154 countOhio: 25,953 countOklahoma: 8,965 countOregon: 12,533 countPennsylvania: 29,187 countRhode Island: 3,270 countSouth Carolina: 12,228 countSouth Dakota: 2,696 countTennessee: 15,443 countTexas: 66,844 countUtah: 7,003 countVermont: 1,915 countVirginia: 19,418 countWashington: 19,032 countWest Virginia: 3,684 countWisconsin: 15,530 countWyoming: 1,877 count
  • Under 3,700
  • 3,700 to 6,500
  • 6,500 to 10K
  • 10K to 15K
  • 15K to 24K
  • 24K and over
Employer establishments: accommodation and food services, 2023, count. Texas is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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Definition

Number of establishments with paid employees in accommodation and food services (hotels, restaurants and bars) (NAICS 72), from the U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns.

County Business Patterns: establishments (single physical locations, not firms) with paid employees during the pay period including 12 March. Excludes the self-employed and businesses without employees (nonemployer_establishments_*), government employers, crop and animal production, rail transportation, the Postal Service and private households. Establishment counts are not perturbed; the noise Census adds since 2017 applies to employment and payroll, which are not served here. Published about 18 months after the reference year.

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U.S. Census Bureau. County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), accommodation and food services (NAICS 72), all legal forms. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), accommodation and food services (NAICS 72), all legal forms (Employer establishments: accommodation and food services, Texas, 2012 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/

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County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), accommodation and food services (NAICS 72), all legal forms, Employer establishments: accommodation and food services, Texas, 2012 to 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 26 June 2025, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-establishments-accommodation-food-services/texas. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), accommodation and food services (NAICS 72), all legal forms. Employer establishments: accommodation and food services, Texas, 2012 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-establishments-accommodation-food-services/texas.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2025) County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), accommodation and food services (NAICS 72), all legal forms, Employer establishments: accommodation and food services, Texas, 2012 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/employer-establishments-accommodation-food-services/texas (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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What is the employer establishments: accommodation and food services in Texas?

Employer establishments: accommodation and food services in Texas was 66,844 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2.9% from 2022. That is the 2nd highest of 51 states in 2023.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Census Bureau. County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), accommodation and food services (NAICS 72), all legal forms. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest employer establishments: accommodation and food services in Texas?

66,844 in 2023, the highest value since 2012 in this series.

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