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Employer firms in Bastrop County

Employer firms in Bastrop County was 1,447 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 5.2% from 2022. That is the 45th highest of 253 counties in 2023.

2023, count1,447
Change on 2022+5.2%
Rank45th of 253Counties in Texas ranked
Series high1,4472023
Series low3541978

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Employer firms in Bastrop County, 1978 to 2023

2505007501,0001,2501,50019781985199219992006201320231978: 354 count1979: 393 count1980: 394 count1981: 389 count1982: 392 count1983: 434 count1984: 458 count1985: 498 count1986: 513 count1987: 513 count1988: 495 count1989: 482 count1990: 474 count1991: 493 count1992: 496 count1993: 532 count1994: 557 count1995: 595 count1996: 628 count1997: 643 count1998: 663 count1999: 674 count2000: 684 count2001: 703 count2002: 725 count2003: 765 count2004: 808 count2005: 820 count2006: 827 count2007: 880 count2008: 900 count2009: 889 count2010: 892 count2011: 890 count2012: 949 count2013: 974 count2014: 982 count2015: 1,016 count2016: 1,075 count2017: 1,123 count2018: 1,161 count2019: 1,208 count2020: 1,253 count2021: 1,289 count2022: 1,376 count2023: 1,447 count
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-11, published 2025-09-25.
All 46 values
Periodcount
20231,447
20221,376
20211,289
20201,253
20191,208
20181,161
20171,123
20161,075
20151,016
2014982
2013974
2012949
2011890
2010892
2009889
2008900
2007880
2006827
2005820
2004808
2003765
2002725
2001703
2000684
1999674
1998663
1997643
1996628
1995595
1994557
1993532
1992496
1991493
1990474
1989482
1988495
1987513
1986513
1985498
1984458
1983434
1982392
1981389
1980394
1979393
1978354

Compared with Texas and United States

Place2023
Bastrop County1,447
Texas448,396
United States5,593,727

Rankings

Definition

Number of firms in the private nonfarm sectors covered by the US Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics. Establishments under common ownership form one firm.

Excludes nonemployer businesses. Differs from active_companies, the INE DIRCE count, which includes businesses without employees.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties (Employer firms, Bastrop County, 1978 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 11, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv

MLA 9

Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Employer firms, Bastrop 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.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firms/bastrop-county-texas. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Employer firms, Bastrop County, 1978 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 11, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firms/bastrop-county-texas.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Employer firms, Bastrop County, 1978 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firms/bastrop-county-texas (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

BibTeX
@misc{census_employer_firms_bastrop_county_2023,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Bastrop County, 1978 to 2023}},
  year = {2025},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv},
  urldate = {2026-10-11},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firms/bastrop-county-texas. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023\_st\_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-11.},
}
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What is the employer firms in Bastrop County?

Employer firms in Bastrop County was 1,447 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 5.2% from 2022. That is the 45th highest of 253 counties in 2023.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-11.

What was the highest employer firms in Bastrop County?

1,447 in 2023, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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