Employer firms in Montgomery County

Employer firms in Montgomery County was 20,028 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.2% from 2022. That is the 3rd highest of 67 counties in 2023.

2023, count20,028

Change on 2022-0.2%

Rank3rd of 67Counties in Pennsylvania ranked

Series high20,0662022

Series low14,4761978

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 Montgomery 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	20,028
2022	20,066
2021	19,670
2020	19,692
2019	19,699
2018	19,619
2017	19,608
2016	19,679
2015	19,506
2014	19,465
2013	19,408
2012	19,248
2011	19,220
2010	19,344
2009	19,621
2008	19,828
2007	19,951
2006	20,021
2005	19,920
2004	19,763
2003	19,519
2002	19,295
2001	19,357
2000	19,405
1999	19,306
1998	19,219
1997	19,032
1996	18,827
1995	18,893
1994	18,679
1993	18,540
1992	18,432
1991	18,664
1990	18,709
1989	18,380
1988	17,962
1987	17,444
1986	17,035
1985	16,443
1984	16,249
1983	15,841
1982	15,362
1981	15,334
1980	15,257
1979	15,038
1978	14,476

Compared with Pennsylvania and United States

Place	2023
Montgomery County	20,028
Pennsylvania	211,009
United States	5,593,727

Montgomery County compared with nearby places

Under 700
700 to 800
800 to 1,500
1,500 to 2,500
2,500 to 5,300
5,300 and over

Employer firms, 2023, count. Montgomery 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 Pennsylvania by employer firms 67 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, Montgomery 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, Montgomery 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/montgomery-county-pennsylvania. 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, Montgomery 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/montgomery-county-pennsylvania.

Harvard

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

BibTeX

@misc{census_employer_firms_montgomery_county_2023,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Montgomery 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/montgomery-county-pennsylvania. 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 Montgomery County?

Employer firms in Montgomery County was 20,028 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.2% from 2022. That is the 3rd highest of 67 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 Montgomery County?

20,066 in 2022, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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