Employer firms in Grand Traverse County

Employer firms in Grand Traverse County was 2,927 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.6% from 2022. That is the 12th highest of 83 counties in 2023.

2023, count2,927

Change on 2022+1.6%

Rank12th of 83Counties in Michigan ranked

Series high2,9502006

Series low1,4441978

Next release: Sunday, 26 September 2027, estimated by Invokely from past publication dates (low confidence), not announced by the publisher. Release calendar

Employer firms in Grand Traverse County, 1978 to 2023

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

Period	count
2023	2,927
2022	2,881
2021	2,837
2020	2,824
2019	2,860
2018	2,834
2017	2,837
2016	2,809
2015	2,791
2014	2,759
2013	2,733
2012	2,713
2011	2,703
2010	2,696
2009	2,777
2008	2,881
2007	2,946
2006	2,950
2005	2,899
2004	2,879
2003	2,829
2002	2,811
2001	2,821
2000	2,791
1999	2,762
1998	2,704
1997	2,663
1996	2,603
1995	2,539
1994	2,453
1993	2,391
1992	2,325
1991	2,241
1990	2,192
1989	2,116
1988	2,004
1987	1,944
1986	1,834
1985	1,768
1984	1,700
1983	1,629
1982	1,561
1981	1,587
1980	1,558
1979	1,549
1978	1,444

Compared with Michigan and United States

Place	2023
Grand Traverse County	2,927
Michigan	155,861
United States	5,593,727

Grand Traverse County compared with nearby places

Under 300
300 to 500
500 to 700
700 to 1,100
1,100 to 2,400
2,400 and over

Employer firms, 2023, count. Grand Traverse County is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Rankings

US states by employer firms 51 places
Counties in Michigan by employer firms 83 places

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, Grand Traverse 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, Grand Traverse 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/grand-traverse-county-michigan. 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, Grand Traverse 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/grand-traverse-county-michigan.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Employer firms, Grand Traverse 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/grand-traverse-county-michigan (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Grand Traverse 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/grand-traverse-county-michigan. 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 Grand Traverse County?

Employer firms in Grand Traverse County was 2,927 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.6% from 2022. That is the 12th highest of 83 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 Grand Traverse County?

2,950 in 2006, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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