Employer firms in Indian River County

Employer firms in Indian River County was 3,912 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.7% from 2022. That is the 28th highest of 67 counties in 2023.

2023, count3,912

Change on 2022+0.7%

Rank28th of 67Counties in Florida ranked

Series high3,9122023

Series low1,3121978

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 Indian River 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	3,912
2022	3,886
2021	3,799
2020	3,653
2019	3,660
2018	3,610
2017	3,589
2016	3,556
2015	3,489
2014	3,384
2013	3,333
2012	3,323
2011	3,234
2010	3,244
2009	3,261
2008	3,384
2007	3,465
2006	3,456
2005	3,314
2004	3,232
2003	3,076
2002	2,990
2001	2,889
2000	2,895
1999	2,936
1998	2,943
1997	2,926
1996	2,855
1995	2,833
1994	2,700
1993	2,623
1992	2,571
1991	2,532
1990	2,540
1989	2,434
1988	2,315
1987	2,159
1986	2,076
1985	1,964
1984	1,848
1983	1,759
1982	1,689
1981	1,635
1980	1,503
1979	1,392
1978	1,312

Compared with Florida and United States

Place	2023
Indian River County	3,912
Florida	455,648
United States	5,593,727

Indian River County compared with nearby places

Under 300
300 to 600
600 to 2,500
2,500 to 5,700
5,700 to 11K
11K and over

Employer firms, 2023, count. Indian River 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 Florida by employer firms 67 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, Indian River 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, Indian River 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/indian-river-county-florida. 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, Indian River 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/indian-river-county-florida.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Employer firms, Indian River 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/indian-river-county-florida (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Indian River 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/indian-river-county-florida. 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 Indian River County?

Employer firms in Indian River County was 3,912 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.7% from 2022. That is the 28th highest of 67 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 Indian River County?

3,912 in 2023, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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