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Employer firms in Custer County

Employer firms in Custer County was 375 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 4.5% from 2022. That is the 15th highest of 56 counties in 2023.

2023, count375
Change on 2022+4.5%
Rank15th of 56Counties in Montana ranked
Series high3752023
Series low3161991

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Employer firms in Custer County, 1978 to 2023

30032034036038019781985199219992006201320231978: 363 count1979: 374 count1980: 364 count1981: 358 count1982: 354 count1983: 350 count1984: 368 count1985: 356 count1986: 342 count1987: 334 count1988: 320 count1989: 317 count1990: 317 count1991: 316 count1992: 328 count1993: 319 count1994: 327 count1995: 338 count1996: 331 count1997: 337 count1998: 353 count1999: 351 count2000: 350 count2001: 342 count2002: 347 count2003: 349 count2004: 347 count2005: 355 count2006: 360 count2007: 363 count2008: 352 count2009: 333 count2010: 333 count2011: 354 count2012: 361 count2013: 362 count2014: 367 count2015: 360 count2016: 356 count2017: 354 count2018: 360 count2019: 357 count2020: 353 count2021: 355 count2022: 359 count2023: 375 count30032034036038019781994201020231978: 363 count1979: 374 count1980: 364 count1981: 358 count1982: 354 count1983: 350 count1984: 368 count1985: 356 count1986: 342 count1987: 334 count1988: 320 count1989: 317 count1990: 317 count1991: 316 count1992: 328 count1993: 319 count1994: 327 count1995: 338 count1996: 331 count1997: 337 count1998: 353 count1999: 351 count2000: 350 count2001: 342 count2002: 347 count2003: 349 count2004: 347 count2005: 355 count2006: 360 count2007: 363 count2008: 352 count2009: 333 count2010: 333 count2011: 354 count2012: 361 count2013: 362 count2014: 367 count2015: 360 count2016: 356 count2017: 354 count2018: 360 count2019: 357 count2020: 353 count2021: 355 count2022: 359 count2023: 375 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
2023375
2022359
2021355
2020353
2019357
2018360
2017354
2016356
2015360
2014367
2013362
2012361
2011354
2010333
2009333
2008352
2007363
2006360
2005355
2004347
2003349
2002347
2001342
2000350
1999351
1998353
1997337
1996331
1995338
1994327
1993319
1992328
1991316
1990317
1989317
1988320
1987334
1986342
1985356
1984368
1983350
1982354
1981358
1980364
1979374
1978363

Compared with Montana and United States

Place2023
Custer County375
Montana30,773
United States5,593,727

Custer County compared with nearby places

Beaverhead County: 329 countBig Horn County: 149 countBlaine County: 109 countBroadwater County: 165 countCarbon County: 368 countCarter County: 22 countCascade County: 1,960 countChouteau County: 119 countCuster County: 375 countDaniels County: 63 countDawson County: 252 countDeer Lodge County: 208 countFallon County: 107 countFergus County: 377 countFlathead County: 3,895 countGallatin County: 5,293 countGarfield County: 23 countGlacier County: 169 countGolden Valley County: 7 countGranite County: 92 countHill County: 403 countJefferson County: 279 countJudith Basin County: 47 countLake County: 799 countLewis and Clark County: 2,148 countLiberty County: 56 countLincoln County: 550 countMcCone County: 48 countMadison County: 302 countMeagher County: 61 countMineral County: 108 countMissoula County: 3,917 countMusselshell County: 101 countPark County: 688 countPetroleum County: 8 countPhillips County: 107 countPondera County: 151 countPowder River County: 59 countPowell County: 146 countPrairie County: 23 countRavalli County: 1,391 countRichland County: 424 countRoosevelt County: 165 countRosebud County: 146 countSanders County: 318 countSheridan County: 135 countSilver Bow County: 974 countStillwater County: 213 countSweet Grass County: 148 countTeton County: 176 countToole County: 138 countTreasure County: 16 countValley County: 230 countWheatland County: 52 countWibaux County: 24 countYellowstone County: 4,684 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-montana. 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-montana.

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-montana (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},
  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/custer-county-montana. 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 375 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 4.5% from 2022. That is the 15th highest of 56 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?

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

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