Employer firms in Lafayette County

Employer firms in Lafayette County was 296 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.7% from 2022. That is the 64th highest of 72 counties in 2023.

2023, count296

Change on 2022+0.7%

Rank64th of 72Counties in Wisconsin ranked

Series high3072006

Series low2771981

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 Lafayette 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	296
2022	294
2021	284
2020	284
2019	293
2018	288
2017	292
2016	300
2015	297
2014	283
2013	292
2012	298
2011	301
2010	304
2009	297
2008	290
2007	303
2006	307
2005	297
2004	304
2003	300
2002	306
2001	290
2000	286
1999	277
1998	284
1997	278
1996	281
1995	278
1994	285
1993	281
1992	287
1991	293
1990	292
1989	292
1988	286
1987	287
1986	286
1985	290
1984	298
1983	278
1982	280
1981	277
1980	292
1979	296
1978	279

Compared with Wisconsin and United States

Place	2023
Lafayette County	296
Wisconsin	98,413
United States	5,593,727

Lafayette 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. Lafayette 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, Lafayette 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, Lafayette 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/lafayette-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, Lafayette 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/lafayette-county-wisconsin.

Harvard

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

BibTeX

@misc{census_employer_firms_lafayette_county_2023,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Lafayette 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/lafayette-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 Lafayette County?

Employer firms in Lafayette County was 296 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.7% from 2022. That is the 64th 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 Lafayette County?

307 in 2006, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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