Employer firm births in Travis County

Employer firm births in Travis County was 3,624 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 3.4% from 2022. That is the 3rd highest of 235 counties in 2023.

2023, count3,624

Change on 2022+3.4%

Rank3rd of 235Counties in Texas ranked

Series high3,6242023

Series low1,3151978

Employer firm births in Travis County, 1978 to 2023

count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978. Retrieved 2026-10-22, published 2025-09-25.

All 46 values

Period	count
2023	3,624
2022	3,506
2021	3,109
2020	2,959
2019	2,845
2018	2,749
2017	2,658
2016	2,676
2015	2,502
2014	2,466
2013	2,283
2012	2,252
2011	2,124
2010	1,913
2009	1,899
2008	2,156
2007	2,098
2006	2,150
2005	1,944
2004	1,947
2003	1,796
2002	1,707
2001	1,832
2000	1,804
1999	1,706
1998	1,755
1997	1,768
1996	1,972
1995	1,919
1994	1,821
1993	1,744
1992	1,565
1991	1,538
1990	1,588
1989	1,471
1988	1,519
1987	1,571
1986	1,904
1985	2,101
1984	2,118
1983	1,788
1982	1,417
1981	1,398
1980	1,329
1979	1,340
1978	1,315

Compared with Texas and United States

Place	2023
Travis County	3,624
Texas	47,108
United States	508,777

Travis County compared with nearby places

Under 10
10 to 30
30 to 50
50 to 140
140 and over
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Employer firm births, 2023, count. Travis County is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Rankings

US states by employer firm births 51 places
Counties in Texas by employer firm births 254 places

Definition

New employer firms: firms of age zero in March of the year, meaning that every establishment of the firm had its first employees during the previous twelve months. United States: Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics, which calls these firms startups.

A firm counts only when it has employees, so a business without staff is not a birth, and a new branch, merger or change of ownership of an existing firm is not a birth either. Not the same as business_applications (requests for an employer number) or enterprise_births (European business demography). The year is the twelve months to March: 2023 compares March 2022 with March 2023.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty_fac.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978 (Employer firm births, Travis County, 1978 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 22, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty_fac.csv

MLA 9

Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978, Employer firm births, Travis County, 1978 to 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 25 Sept. 2025, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty_fac.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firm-births/travis-county-texas. Accessed 22 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978. Employer firm births, Travis County, 1978 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 22, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty_fac.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firm-births/travis-county-texas.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978, Employer firm births, Travis County, 1978 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty_fac.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firm-births/travis-county-texas (Accessed: 22 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{census_employer_firm_births_travis_2023,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978: Employer firm births, Travis County, 1978 to 2023}},
  year = {2025},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty_fac.csv},
  urldate = {2026-10-22},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firm-births/travis-county-texas. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023\_st\_cty\_fac.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-22.},
}

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What is the employer firm births in Travis County?

Employer firm births in Travis County was 3,624 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 3.4% from 2022. That is the 3rd highest of 235 counties in 2023.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-22.

What was the highest employer firm births in Travis County?

3,624 in 2023, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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