Employer firms in Jackson County

Employer firms in Jackson County was 289 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 2.7% from 2022. That is the 135th highest of 253 counties in 2023.

2023, count289
Change on 2022-2.7%
Rank135th of 253Counties in Texas ranked
Series high3082020
Series low2502002

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Employer firms in Jackson County, 1978 to 2023

24026028030032019781985199219992006201320231978: 279 count1979: 284 count1980: 280 count1981: 280 count1982: 284 count1983: 278 count1984: 272 count1985: 287 count1986: 285 count1987: 268 count1988: 257 count1989: 260 count1990: 256 count1991: 258 count1992: 260 count1993: 256 count1994: 253 count1995: 254 count1996: 255 count1997: 252 count1998: 262 count1999: 266 count2000: 263 count2001: 253 count2002: 250 count2003: 251 count2004: 255 count2005: 259 count2006: 272 count2007: 270 count2008: 269 count2009: 266 count2010: 265 count2011: 263 count2012: 265 count2013: 274 count2014: 285 count2015: 292 count2016: 283 count2017: 296 count2018: 292 count2019: 300 count2020: 308 count2021: 305 count2022: 297 count2023: 289 count24026028030032019781994201020231978: 279 count1979: 284 count1980: 280 count1981: 280 count1982: 284 count1983: 278 count1984: 272 count1985: 287 count1986: 285 count1987: 268 count1988: 257 count1989: 260 count1990: 256 count1991: 258 count1992: 260 count1993: 256 count1994: 253 count1995: 254 count1996: 255 count1997: 252 count1998: 262 count1999: 266 count2000: 263 count2001: 253 count2002: 250 count2003: 251 count2004: 255 count2005: 259 count2006: 272 count2007: 270 count2008: 269 count2009: 266 count2010: 265 count2011: 263 count2012: 265 count2013: 274 count2014: 285 count2015: 292 count2016: 283 count2017: 296 count2018: 292 count2019: 300 count2020: 308 count2021: 305 count2022: 297 count2023: 289 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
2023289
2022297
2021305
2020308
2019300
2018292
2017296
2016283
2015292
2014285
2013274
2012265
2011263
2010265
2009266
2008269
2007270
2006272
2005259
2004255
2003251
2002250
2001253
2000263
1999266
1998262
1997252
1996255
1995254
1994253
1993256
1992260
1991258
1990256
1989260
1988257
1987268
1986285
1985287
1984272
1983278
1982284
1981280
1980280
1979284
1978279

Compared with Texas and United States

Place2023
Jackson County289
Texas448,396
United States5,593,727

Jackson County compared with nearby places

Anderson County: 754 countAndrews County: 398 countAngelina County: 1,618 countAransas County: 523 countArcher County: 198 countArmstrong County: 45 countAtascosa County: 704 countAustin County: 612 countBailey County: 128 countBandera County: 373 countBastrop County: 1,447 countBaylor County: 98 countBee County: 401 countBell County: 4,378 countBexar County: 26,941 countBlanco County: 365 countBorden County: 11 countBosque County: 266 countBowie County: 1,741 countBrazoria County: 5,101 countBrazos County: 3,934 countBrewster County: 257 countBriscoe County: 31 countBrooks County: 90 countBrown County: 745 countBurleson County: 311 countBurnet County: 1,400 countCaldwell County: 638 countCalhoun County: 390 countCallahan County: 216 countCameron County: 5,041 countCamp County: 190 countCarson County: 114 countCass County: 417 countCastro County: 151 countChambers County: 613 countCherokee County: 713 countChildress County: 158 countClay County: 148 countCochran County: 36 countCoke County: 55 countColeman County: 179 countCollin County: 22,127 countCollingsworth County: 68 countColorado County: 491 countComal County: 3,959 countComanche County: 248 countConcho County: 41 countCooke County: 916 countCoryell County: 713 countCottle County: 27 countCrane County: 88 countCrockett County: 98 countCrosby County: 71 countCulberson County: 54 countDallam County: 181 countDallas County: 50,983 countDawson County: 239 countDeaf Smith County: 306 countDelta County: 52 countDenton County: 14,709 countDeWitt County: 382 countDickens County: 33 countDimmit County: 188 countDonley County: 69 countDuval County: 122 countEastland County: 403 countEctor County: 3,163 countEdwards County: 37 countEllis County: 3,111 countEl Paso County: 11,502 countErath County: 974 countFalls County: 204 countFannin County: 463 countFayette County: 662 countFisher County: 63 countFloyd County: 121 countFoard County: 21 countFort Bend County: 13,767 countFranklin County: 155 countFreestone County: 308 countFrio County: 264 countGaines County: 469 countGalveston County: 5,139 countGarza County: 128 countGillespie County: 1,054 countGlasscock County: 32 countGoliad County: 139 countGonzales County: 354 countGray County: 451 countGrayson County: 2,368 countGregg County: 3,166 countGrimes County: 443 countGuadalupe County: 2,279 countHale County: 548 countHall County: 58 countHamilton County: 199 countHansford County: 126 countHardeman County: 74 countHardin County: 727 countHarris County: 78,817 countHarrison County: 1,210 countHartley County: 115 countHaskell County: 114 countHays County: 4,532 countHemphill County: 113 countHenderson County: 1,253 countHidalgo County: 9,952 countHill County: 558 countHockley County: 416 countHood County: 1,286 countHopkins County: 714 countHouston County: 323 countHoward County: 642 countHudspeth County: 32 countHunt County: 1,543 countHutchinson County: 344 countIrion County: 57 countJack County: 192 countJackson County: 289 countJasper County: 550 countJeff Davis County: 56 countJefferson County: 4,383 countJim Hogg County: 69 countJim Wells County: 641 countJohnson County: 2,837 countJones County: 226 countKarnes County: 278 countKaufman County: 2,022 countKendall County: 1,398 countKenedy County: 11 countKent County: 9 countKerr County: 1,368 countKimble County: 123 countKinney County: 26 countKleberg County: 464 countKnox County: 72 countLamar County: 1,081 countLamb County: 194 countLampasas County: 390 countLa Salle County: 125 countLavaca County: 427 countLee County: 386 countLeon County: 313 countLiberty County: 958 countLimestone County: 330 countLipscomb County: 59 countLive Oak County: 219 countLlano County: 442 countLoving County: 11 countLubbock County: 6,102 countLynn County: 86 countMcCulloch County: 197 countMcLennan County: 4,561 countMcMullen County: 32 countMadison County: 253 countMarion County: 163 countMartin County: 127 countMason County: 136 countMatagorda County: 616 countMaverick County: 740 countMedina County: 657 countMenard County: 39 countMidland County: 4,824 countMilam County: 383 countMills County: 111 countMitchell County: 111 countMontague County: 399 countMontgomery County: 11,151 countMoore County: 386 countMorris County: 178 countMotley County: 22 countNacogdoches County: 1,104 countNavarro County: 796 countNewton County: 145 countNolan County: 300 countNueces County: 6,088 countOchiltree County: 326 countOldham County: 43 countOrange County: 1,068 countPalo Pinto County: 567 countPanola County: 428 countParker County: 3,038 countParmer County: 186 countPecos County: 292 countPolk County: 724 countPotter County: 2,763 countPresidio County: 130 countRains County: 180 countRandall County: 2,389 countReagan County: 109 countReal County: 81 countRed River County: 157 countReeves County: 314 countRefugio County: 121 countRoberts County: 17 countRobertson County: 237 countRockwall County: 2,448 countRunnels County: 190 countRusk County: 734 countSabine County: 164 countSan Augustine County: 118 countSan Jacinto County: 212 countSan Patricio County: 888 countSan Saba County: 138 countSchleicher County: 42 countScurry County: 367 countShackelford County: 111 countShelby County: 456 countSherman County: 55 countSmith County: 5,043 countSomervell County: 221 countStarr County: 479 countStephens County: 218 countSterling County: 36 countStonewall County: 39 countSutton County: 99 countSwisher County: 112 countTarrant County: 33,431 countTaylor County: 2,876 countTerrell County: 12 countTerry County: 183 countThrockmorton County: 41 countTitus County: 579 countTom Green County: 2,345 countTravis County: 31,803 countTrinity County: 159 countTyler County: 213 countUpshur County: 475 countUpton County: 77 countUvalde County: 527 countVal Verde County: 685 countVan Zandt County: 872 countVictoria County: 1,864 countWalker County: 972 countWaller County: 898 countWard County: 282 countWashington County: 856 countWebb County: 4,719 countWharton County: 832 countWheeler County: 145 countWichita County: 2,515 countWilbarger County: 261 countWillacy County: 157 countWilliamson County: 10,817 countWilson County: 709 countWinkler County: 166 countWise County: 1,327 countWood County: 762 countYoakum County: 164 countYoung County: 499 countZapata County: 133 countZavala County: 83 count
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Employer firms, 2023, count. Jackson 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, Jackson 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, Jackson 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/jackson-county-texas. 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, Jackson 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/jackson-county-texas.

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

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  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Jackson County, 1978 to 2023}},
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What is the employer firms in Jackson County?

Employer firms in Jackson County was 289 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 2.7% from 2022. That is the 135th highest of 253 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 Jackson County?

308 in 2020, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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