Employer firms in Hocking County

Employer firms in Hocking County was 423 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.7% from 2022. That is the 74th highest of 88 counties in 2023.

2023, count423

Change on 2022+1.7%

Rank74th of 88Counties in Ohio ranked

Series high4862000

Series low3441983

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 Hocking 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	423
2022	416
2021	419
2020	405
2019	403
2018	403
2017	417
2016	420
2015	413
2014	403
2013	397
2012	397
2011	402
2010	414
2009	431
2008	445
2007	454
2006	458
2005	452
2004	467
2003	463
2002	478
2001	479
2000	486
1999	469
1998	460
1997	465
1996	455
1995	444
1994	431
1993	432
1992	418
1991	427
1990	422
1989	414
1988	404
1987	398
1986	385
1985	376
1984	363
1983	344
1982	350
1981	361
1980	355
1979	359
1978	351

Compared with Ohio and United States

Place	2023
Hocking County	423
Ohio	167,526
United States	5,593,727

Hocking County compared with nearby places

Under 400
400 to 700
700 to 900
900 to 1,500
1,500 to 2,900
2,900 and over

Employer firms, 2023, count. Hocking 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 Ohio by employer firms 88 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, Hocking 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, Hocking 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/hocking-county-ohio. 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, Hocking 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/hocking-county-ohio.

Harvard

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

BibTeX

@misc{census_employer_firms_hocking_county_2023,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Hocking 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/hocking-county-ohio. 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 Hocking County?

Employer firms in Hocking County was 423 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.7% from 2022. That is the 74th highest of 88 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 Hocking County?

486 in 2000, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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