Employer establishments: wholesale trade in Wisconsin
Employer establishments: wholesale trade in Wisconsin was 6,489 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 1.4% from 2022. That is the 20th highest of 51 states in 2023.
Employer establishments: wholesale trade in Wisconsin, 2012 to 2023
All 12 values
| Period | count |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 6,489 |
| 2022 | 6,582 |
| 2021 | 6,649 |
| 2020 | 6,704 |
| 2019 | 6,802 |
| 2018 | 6,935 |
| 2017 | 6,973 |
| 2016 | 6,954 |
| 2015 | 6,987 |
| 2014 | 6,985 |
| 2013 | 7,033 |
| 2012 | 7,163 |
Compared with United States
| Place | 2023 |
|---|---|
| Wisconsin | 6,489 |
| United States | 382,081 |
Wisconsin compared with nearby places
- Under 1,500
- 1,500 to 3,100
- 3,100 to 4,700
- 4,700 to 6,600
- 6,600 to 12K
- 12K and over
Rankings
Definition
Number of establishments with paid employees in wholesale trade (NAICS 42), 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.
How to cite
U.S. Census Bureau. County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), wholesale trade (NAICS 42), all legal forms. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.Citation styles
APA 7
U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), wholesale trade (NAICS 42), all legal forms (Employer establishments: wholesale trade, Wisconsin, 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), wholesale trade (NAICS 42), all legal forms, Employer establishments: wholesale trade, Wisconsin, 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-wholesale-trade/wisconsin. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
Chicago (author-date)
U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), wholesale trade (NAICS 42), all legal forms. Employer establishments: wholesale trade, Wisconsin, 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-wholesale-trade/wisconsin.
Harvard
U.S. Census Bureau (2025) County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), wholesale trade (NAICS 42), all legal forms, Employer establishments: wholesale trade, Wisconsin, 2012 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/employer-establishments-wholesale-trade/wisconsin (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{census_employer_establishments_wholesale_trade_2023,
author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
title = {{County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), wholesale trade (NAICS 42), all legal forms: Employer establishments: wholesale trade, Wisconsin, 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-wholesale-trade/wisconsin. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), wholesale trade (NAICS 42), all legal forms. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}
RIS
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What is the employer establishments: wholesale trade in Wisconsin?
Employer establishments: wholesale trade in Wisconsin was 6,489 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 1.4% from 2022. That is the 20th 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), wholesale trade (NAICS 42), all legal forms. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.
What was the highest employer establishments: wholesale trade in Wisconsin?
7,163 in 2012, the highest value since 2012 in this series.