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Employer firms in Garfield County

Employer firms in Garfield County was 23 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 9.5% from 2022. That is the 51st highest of 56 counties in 2023.

2023, count23
Change on 2022+9.5%
Rank51st of 56Counties in Montana ranked
Series high292006
Series low151982

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Employer firms in Garfield County, 1978 to 2023

1520253019781985199219992006201320231978: 28 count1979: 26 count1980: 24 count1981: 20 count1982: 15 count1983: 17 count1984: 15 count1985: 17 count1986: 15 count1987: 17 count1988: 18 count1989: 18 count1990: 17 count1991: 18 count1992: 22 count1993: 19 count1994: 19 count1995: 18 count1996: 17 count1997: 18 count1998: 21 count1999: 19 count2000: 21 count2001: 21 count2002: 22 count2003: 23 count2004: 27 count2005: 27 count2006: 29 count2007: 27 count2008: 26 count2009: 24 count2010: 21 count2011: 22 count2012: 23 count2013: 22 count2014: 18 count2015: 18 count2016: 19 count2017: 20 count2018: 21 count2019: 20 count2020: 21 count2021: 21 count2022: 21 count2023: 23 count1520253019781994201020231978: 28 count1979: 26 count1980: 24 count1981: 20 count1982: 15 count1983: 17 count1984: 15 count1985: 17 count1986: 15 count1987: 17 count1988: 18 count1989: 18 count1990: 17 count1991: 18 count1992: 22 count1993: 19 count1994: 19 count1995: 18 count1996: 17 count1997: 18 count1998: 21 count1999: 19 count2000: 21 count2001: 21 count2002: 22 count2003: 23 count2004: 27 count2005: 27 count2006: 29 count2007: 27 count2008: 26 count2009: 24 count2010: 21 count2011: 22 count2012: 23 count2013: 22 count2014: 18 count2015: 18 count2016: 19 count2017: 20 count2018: 21 count2019: 20 count2020: 21 count2021: 21 count2022: 21 count2023: 23 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
202323
202221
202121
202021
201920
201821
201720
201619
201518
201418
201322
201223
201122
201021
200924
200826
200727
200629
200527
200427
200323
200222
200121
200021
199919
199821
199718
199617
199518
199419
199319
199222
199118
199017
198918
198818
198717
198615
198517
198415
198317
198215
198120
198024
197926
197828

Compared with Montana and United States

Place2023
Garfield County23
Montana30,773
United States5,593,727

Garfield 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
  • Under 50
  • 50 to 110
  • 110 to 160
  • 160 to 290
  • 290 to 670
  • 670 and over
Employer firms, 2023, count. Garfield 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, Garfield 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, Garfield 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/garfield-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, Garfield 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/garfield-county-montana.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Employer firms, Garfield 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/garfield-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, Garfield 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/garfield-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 Garfield County?

Employer firms in Garfield County was 23 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 9.5% from 2022. That is the 51st 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 Garfield County?

29 in 2006, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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