Employer firms in Lake of the Woods County

Employer firms in Lake of the Woods County was 127 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 4.5% from 2022. That is the 82nd highest of 87 counties in 2023.

2023, count127

Change on 2022-4.5%

Rank82nd of 87Counties in Minnesota ranked

Series high1422016

Series low851982

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 Lake of the Woods 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	127
2022	133
2021	136
2020	135
2019	139
2018	141
2017	137
2016	142
2015	136
2014	140
2013	136
2012	140
2011	130
2010	131
2009	134
2008	137
2007	133
2006	131
2005	133
2004	131
2003	131
2002	125
2001	127
2000	134
1999	134
1998	130
1997	128
1996	130
1995	128
1994	136
1993	126
1992	117
1991	114
1990	105
1989	101
1988	92
1987	91
1986	97
1985	92
1984	92
1983	85
1982	85
1981	94
1980	94
1979	89
1978	90

Compared with Minnesota and United States

Place	2023
Lake of the Woods County	127
Minnesota	103,804
United States	5,593,727

Lake of the Woods County compared with nearby places

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800 to 1,300
1,300 and over

Employer firms, 2023, count. Lake of the Woods 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 Minnesota by employer firms 87 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, Lake of the Woods 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, Lake of the Woods 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/lake-of-the-woods-county-minnesota. 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, Lake of the Woods 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/lake-of-the-woods-county-minnesota.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Employer firms, Lake of the Woods 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/lake-of-the-woods-county-minnesota (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Lake of the Woods County, 1978 to 2023}},
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  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-11},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firms/lake-of-the-woods-county-minnesota. 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 Lake of the Woods County?

Employer firms in Lake of the Woods County was 127 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 4.5% from 2022. That is the 82nd highest of 87 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 Lake of the Woods County?

142 in 2016, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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