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Employer firms in Missoula County

Employer firms in Missoula County was 3,917 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2% from 2022. That is the 3rd highest of 56 counties in 2023.

2023, count3,917
Change on 2022+2%
Rank3rd of 56Counties in Montana ranked
Series high3,9172023
Series low1,9211982

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Employer firms in Missoula County, 1978 to 2023

1,5002,0002,5003,0003,5004,00019781985199219992006201320231978: 1,963 count1979: 2,049 count1980: 2,025 count1981: 1,977 count1982: 1,921 count1983: 2,013 count1984: 2,094 count1985: 2,140 count1986: 2,156 count1987: 2,196 count1988: 2,241 count1989: 2,212 count1990: 2,295 count1991: 2,337 count1992: 2,385 count1993: 2,471 count1994: 2,566 count1995: 2,648 count1996: 2,723 count1997: 2,764 count1998: 2,880 count1999: 2,925 count2000: 2,951 count2001: 2,980 count2002: 3,054 count2003: 3,170 count2004: 3,276 count2005: 3,392 count2006: 3,497 count2007: 3,577 count2008: 3,551 count2009: 3,464 count2010: 3,409 count2011: 3,388 count2012: 3,375 count2013: 3,380 count2014: 3,431 count2015: 3,493 count2016: 3,549 count2017: 3,620 count2018: 3,649 count2019: 3,708 count2020: 3,753 count2021: 3,828 count2022: 3,842 count2023: 3,917 count1,5002,0002,5003,0003,5004,00019781994201020231978: 1,963 count1979: 2,049 count1980: 2,025 count1981: 1,977 count1982: 1,921 count1983: 2,013 count1984: 2,094 count1985: 2,140 count1986: 2,156 count1987: 2,196 count1988: 2,241 count1989: 2,212 count1990: 2,295 count1991: 2,337 count1992: 2,385 count1993: 2,471 count1994: 2,566 count1995: 2,648 count1996: 2,723 count1997: 2,764 count1998: 2,880 count1999: 2,925 count2000: 2,951 count2001: 2,980 count2002: 3,054 count2003: 3,170 count2004: 3,276 count2005: 3,392 count2006: 3,497 count2007: 3,577 count2008: 3,551 count2009: 3,464 count2010: 3,409 count2011: 3,388 count2012: 3,375 count2013: 3,380 count2014: 3,431 count2015: 3,493 count2016: 3,549 count2017: 3,620 count2018: 3,649 count2019: 3,708 count2020: 3,753 count2021: 3,828 count2022: 3,842 count2023: 3,917 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
20233,917
20223,842
20213,828
20203,753
20193,708
20183,649
20173,620
20163,549
20153,493
20143,431
20133,380
20123,375
20113,388
20103,409
20093,464
20083,551
20073,577
20063,497
20053,392
20043,276
20033,170
20023,054
20012,980
20002,951
19992,925
19982,880
19972,764
19962,723
19952,648
19942,566
19932,471
19922,385
19912,337
19902,295
19892,212
19882,241
19872,196
19862,156
19852,140
19842,094
19832,013
19821,921
19811,977
19802,025
19792,049
19781,963

Compared with Montana and United States

Place2023
Missoula County3,917
Montana30,773
United States5,593,727

Missoula County compared with nearby places

Beaverhead County: 329 countBig Horn County: 149 countBlaine County: 109 countBroadwater County: 165 countCarbon County: 368 countCarter County: 22 countCascade County: 1,960 countChouteau County: 119 countCuster County: 375 countDaniels County: 63 countDawson County: 252 countDeer Lodge County: 208 countFallon County: 107 countFergus County: 377 countFlathead County: 3,895 countGallatin County: 5,293 countGarfield County: 23 countGlacier County: 169 countGolden Valley County: 7 countGranite County: 92 countHill County: 403 countJefferson County: 279 countJudith Basin County: 47 countLake County: 799 countLewis and Clark County: 2,148 countLiberty County: 56 countLincoln County: 550 countMcCone County: 48 countMadison County: 302 countMeagher County: 61 countMineral County: 108 countMissoula County: 3,917 countMusselshell County: 101 countPark County: 688 countPetroleum County: 8 countPhillips County: 107 countPondera County: 151 countPowder River County: 59 countPowell County: 146 countPrairie County: 23 countRavalli County: 1,391 countRichland County: 424 countRoosevelt County: 165 countRosebud County: 146 countSanders County: 318 countSheridan County: 135 countSilver Bow County: 974 countStillwater County: 213 countSweet Grass County: 148 countTeton County: 176 countToole County: 138 countTreasure County: 16 countValley County: 230 countWheatland County: 52 countWibaux County: 24 countYellowstone County: 4,684 count
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  • 110 to 160
  • 160 to 290
  • 290 to 670
  • 670 and over
Employer firms, 2023, count. Missoula 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, Missoula 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

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Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Employer firms, Missoula 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/missoula-county-montana. 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, Missoula 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/missoula-county-montana.

Harvard

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

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  urldate = {2026-10-11},
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What is the employer firms in Missoula County?

Employer firms in Missoula County was 3,917 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2% from 2022. That is the 3rd highest of 56 counties in 2023.

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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 Missoula County?

3,917 in 2023, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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