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Employer establishments: retail trade in Ohio

Employer establishments: retail trade in Ohio was 34,275 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.3% from 2022. That is the 9th highest of 51 states in 2023.

2023, count34,275
Change on 2022-0.3%
Rank9th of 51US states ranked
Series high36,6642012
Series low34,0902021

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Employer establishments: retail trade in Ohio, 2012 to 2023

34K35K36K37K2012201420162018202020232012: 36,664 count2013: 36,408 count2014: 36,260 count2015: 36,339 count2016: 36,020 count2017: 35,550 count2018: 34,906 count2019: 34,752 count2020: 34,372 count2021: 34,090 count2022: 34,367 count2023: 34,275 count34K35K36K37K20122016202020232012: 36,664 count2013: 36,408 count2014: 36,260 count2015: 36,339 count2016: 36,020 count2017: 35,550 count2018: 34,906 count2019: 34,752 count2020: 34,372 count2021: 34,090 count2022: 34,367 count2023: 34,275 count
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), retail trade (NAICS 44-45), all legal forms. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2025-06-26.
All 12 values
Periodcount
202334,275
202234,367
202134,090
202034,372
201934,752
201834,906
201735,550
201636,020
201536,339
201436,260
201336,408
201236,664

Compared with United States

Place2023
Ohio34,275
United States1,043,373

Ohio compared with nearby places

Alabama: 17,877 countAlaska: 2,419 countArizona: 17,844 countArkansas: 10,566 countCalifornia: 106,675 countColorado: 18,589 countConnecticut: 11,696 countDelaware: 3,742 countDistrict of Columbia: 1,653 countFlorida: 75,988 countGeorgia: 35,820 countHawaii: 4,395 countIdaho: 6,268 countIllinois: 35,801 countIndiana: 21,015 countIowa: 10,970 countKansas: 9,580 countKentucky: 15,020 countLouisiana: 15,868 countMaine: 6,039 countMaryland: 16,687 countMassachusetts: 22,550 countMichigan: 32,868 countMinnesota: 17,727 countMississippi: 11,303 countMissouri: 19,971 countMontana: 4,706 countNebraska: 6,925 countNevada: 9,047 countNew Hampshire: 5,706 countNew Jersey: 29,729 countNew Mexico: 6,382 countNew York: 71,941 countNorth Carolina: 35,534 countNorth Dakota: 3,103 countOhio: 34,275 countOklahoma: 13,097 countOregon: 13,800 countPennsylvania: 40,238 countRhode Island: 3,567 countSouth Carolina: 18,647 countSouth Dakota: 3,838 countTennessee: 23,463 countTexas: 84,369 countUtah: 10,270 countVermont: 2,937 countVirginia: 25,872 countWashington: 20,582 countWest Virginia: 5,696 countWisconsin: 18,044 countWyoming: 2,674 count
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  • 4,000 to 9,000
  • 9,000 to 15K
  • 15K to 19K
  • 19K to 34K
  • 34K and over
Employer establishments: retail trade, 2023, count. Ohio 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 retail trade (NAICS 44-45), 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), retail trade (NAICS 44-45), 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), retail trade (NAICS 44-45), all legal forms (Employer establishments: retail trade, Ohio, 2012 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/

MLA 9

County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), retail trade (NAICS 44-45), all legal forms, Employer establishments: retail trade, Ohio, 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-retail-trade/ohio. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), retail trade (NAICS 44-45), all legal forms. Employer establishments: retail trade, Ohio, 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-retail-trade/ohio.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), retail trade (NAICS 44-45), all legal forms, Employer establishments: retail trade, Ohio, 2012 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/employer-establishments-retail-trade/ohio (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  title = {{County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), retail trade (NAICS 44-45), all legal forms: Employer establishments: retail trade, Ohio, 2012 to 2023}},
  year = {2025},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-establishments-retail-trade/ohio. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), retail trade (NAICS 44-45), all legal forms. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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What is the employer establishments: retail trade in Ohio?

Employer establishments: retail trade in Ohio was 34,275 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.3% from 2022. That is the 9th 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), retail trade (NAICS 44-45), all legal forms. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest employer establishments: retail trade in Ohio?

36,664 in 2012, the highest value since 2012 in this series.

Employer establishments: retail trade elsewhere in United States

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