Employer firms in Jefferson County

Employer firms in Jefferson County was 1,682 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.9% from 2022. That is the 19th highest of 72 counties in 2023.

2023, count1,682

Change on 2022+0.9%

Rank19th of 72Counties in Wisconsin ranked

Series high1,7112006

Series low1,1981978

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 Jefferson 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	1,682
2022	1,667
2021	1,638
2020	1,643
2019	1,649
2018	1,638
2017	1,630
2016	1,619
2015	1,580
2014	1,566
2013	1,562
2012	1,572
2011	1,578
2010	1,618
2009	1,640
2008	1,670
2007	1,689
2006	1,711
2005	1,694
2004	1,694
2003	1,662
2002	1,645
2001	1,653
2000	1,648
1999	1,624
1998	1,607
1997	1,562
1996	1,548
1995	1,506
1994	1,493
1993	1,451
1992	1,416
1991	1,414
1990	1,397
1989	1,353
1988	1,316
1987	1,314
1986	1,261
1985	1,274
1984	1,241
1983	1,229
1982	1,212
1981	1,235
1980	1,238
1979	1,248
1978	1,198

Compared with Wisconsin and United States

Place	2023
Jefferson County	1,682
Wisconsin	98,413
United States	5,593,727

Jefferson County compared with nearby places

Under 300
300 to 500
500 to 800
800 to 1,300
1,300 to 2,300
2,300 and over

Employer firms, 2023, count. Jefferson 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 Wisconsin by employer firms 72 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, Jefferson 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, Jefferson 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/jefferson-county-wisconsin. 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, Jefferson 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/jefferson-county-wisconsin.

Harvard

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

BibTeX

@misc{census_employer_firms_jefferson_county_2023,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Jefferson 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/jefferson-county-wisconsin. 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 Jefferson County?

Employer firms in Jefferson County was 1,682 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.9% from 2022. That is the 19th highest of 72 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 Jefferson County?

1,711 in 2006, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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