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Employer firms in Gooding County

Employer firms in Gooding County was 307 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.6% from 2022. That is the 24th highest of 44 counties in 2023.

2023, count307
Change on 2022-0.6%
Rank24th of 44Counties in Idaho ranked
Series high3102018
Series low2141979

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Employer firms in Gooding County, 1978 to 2023

20022024026028030032019781985199219992006201320231978: 222 count1979: 214 count1980: 224 count1981: 222 count1982: 215 count1983: 215 count1984: 222 count1985: 217 count1986: 221 count1987: 217 count1988: 225 count1989: 225 count1990: 237 count1991: 230 count1992: 231 count1993: 232 count1994: 235 count1995: 244 count1996: 253 count1997: 265 count1998: 267 count1999: 282 count2000: 276 count2001: 273 count2002: 259 count2003: 268 count2004: 284 count2005: 291 count2006: 293 count2007: 298 count2008: 296 count2009: 279 count2010: 280 count2011: 271 count2012: 279 count2013: 279 count2014: 287 count2015: 299 count2016: 297 count2017: 297 count2018: 310 count2019: 310 count2020: 296 count2021: 302 count2022: 309 count2023: 307 count20022525027530032519781994201020231978: 222 count1979: 214 count1980: 224 count1981: 222 count1982: 215 count1983: 215 count1984: 222 count1985: 217 count1986: 221 count1987: 217 count1988: 225 count1989: 225 count1990: 237 count1991: 230 count1992: 231 count1993: 232 count1994: 235 count1995: 244 count1996: 253 count1997: 265 count1998: 267 count1999: 282 count2000: 276 count2001: 273 count2002: 259 count2003: 268 count2004: 284 count2005: 291 count2006: 293 count2007: 298 count2008: 296 count2009: 279 count2010: 280 count2011: 271 count2012: 279 count2013: 279 count2014: 287 count2015: 299 count2016: 297 count2017: 297 count2018: 310 count2019: 310 count2020: 296 count2021: 302 count2022: 309 count2023: 307 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
2023307
2022309
2021302
2020296
2019310
2018310
2017297
2016297
2015299
2014287
2013279
2012279
2011271
2010280
2009279
2008296
2007298
2006293
2005291
2004284
2003268
2002259
2001273
2000276
1999282
1998267
1997265
1996253
1995244
1994235
1993232
1992231
1991230
1990237
1989225
1988225
1987217
1986221
1985217
1984222
1983215
1982215
1981222
1980224
1979214
1978222

Compared with Idaho and United States

Place2023
Gooding County307
Idaho41,589
United States5,593,727

Gooding 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. Gooding 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, Gooding 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, Gooding 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/gooding-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, Gooding 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/gooding-county-idaho.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Employer firms, Gooding 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/gooding-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, Gooding County, 1978 to 2023}},
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  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-11},
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What is the employer firms in Gooding County?

Employer firms in Gooding County was 307 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.6% from 2022. That is the 24th 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 Gooding County?

310 in 2018, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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