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Employer firms in Custer County

Employer firms in Custer County was 152 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2.7% from 2022. That is the 35th highest of 44 counties in 2023.

2023, count152
Change on 2022+2.7%
Rank35th of 44Counties in Idaho ranked
Series high1522023
Series low741980

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Employer firms in Custer County, 1978 to 2023

608010012014016019781985199219992006201320231978: 75 count1979: 75 count1980: 74 count1981: 79 count1982: 84 count1983: 78 count1984: 76 count1985: 86 count1986: 82 count1987: 77 count1988: 81 count1989: 86 count1990: 85 count1991: 86 count1992: 84 count1993: 86 count1994: 90 count1995: 91 count1996: 97 count1997: 103 count1998: 106 count1999: 110 count2000: 118 count2001: 110 count2002: 109 count2003: 108 count2004: 107 count2005: 104 count2006: 112 count2007: 118 count2008: 113 count2009: 111 count2010: 114 count2011: 112 count2012: 122 count2013: 120 count2014: 120 count2015: 118 count2016: 118 count2017: 126 count2018: 135 count2019: 138 count2020: 134 count2021: 142 count2022: 148 count2023: 152 count608010012014016019781994201020231978: 75 count1979: 75 count1980: 74 count1981: 79 count1982: 84 count1983: 78 count1984: 76 count1985: 86 count1986: 82 count1987: 77 count1988: 81 count1989: 86 count1990: 85 count1991: 86 count1992: 84 count1993: 86 count1994: 90 count1995: 91 count1996: 97 count1997: 103 count1998: 106 count1999: 110 count2000: 118 count2001: 110 count2002: 109 count2003: 108 count2004: 107 count2005: 104 count2006: 112 count2007: 118 count2008: 113 count2009: 111 count2010: 114 count2011: 112 count2012: 122 count2013: 120 count2014: 120 count2015: 118 count2016: 118 count2017: 126 count2018: 135 count2019: 138 count2020: 134 count2021: 142 count2022: 148 count2023: 152 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
2023152
2022148
2021142
2020134
2019138
2018135
2017126
2016118
2015118
2014120
2013120
2012122
2011112
2010114
2009111
2008113
2007118
2006112
2005104
2004107
2003108
2002109
2001110
2000118
1999110
1998106
1997103
199697
199591
199490
199386
199284
199186
199085
198986
198881
198777
198682
198586
198476
198378
198284
198179
198074
197975
197875

Compared with Idaho and United States

Place2023
Custer County152
Idaho41,589
United States5,593,727

Custer County compared with nearby places

Ada County: 12,549 countAdams County: 120 countBannock County: 1,873 countBear Lake County: 131 countBenewah County: 237 countBingham County: 844 countBlaine County: 1,398 countBoise County: 153 countBonner County: 1,460 countBonneville County: 3,336 countBoundary County: 369 countButte County: 48 countCamas County: 32 countCanyon County: 4,570 countCaribou County: 163 countCassia County: 625 countClark County: 9 countClearwater County: 204 countCuster County: 152 countElmore County: 466 countFranklin County: 302 countFremont County: 296 countGem County: 443 countGooding County: 307 countIdaho County: 442 countJefferson County: 590 countJerome County: 522 countKootenai County: 4,865 countLatah County: 881 countLemhi County: 258 countLewis County: 91 countLincoln County: 90 countMadison County: 916 countMinidoka County: 412 countNez Perce County: 1,019 countOneida County: 80 countOwyhee County: 198 countPayette County: 504 countPower County: 147 countShoshone County: 302 countTeton County: 535 countTwin Falls County: 2,388 countValley County: 587 countWashington County: 190 count
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Employer firms, 2023, count. Custer County 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 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.

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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, Custer 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, Custer 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/custer-county-idaho. 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, Custer 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/custer-county-idaho.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Employer firms, Custer 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/custer-county-idaho (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Custer County, 1978 to 2023}},
  year = {2025},
  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-11},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firms/custer-county-idaho. 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 Custer County?

Employer firms in Custer County was 152 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2.7% from 2022. That is the 35th highest of 44 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 Custer County?

152 in 2023, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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