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Employer firms in Ocean County

Employer firms in Ocean County was 11,525 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 3.3% from 2022. That is the 7th highest of 21 counties in 2023.

2023, count11,525
Change on 2022+3.3%
Rank7th of 21Counties in New Jersey ranked
Series high11,5252023
Series low4,7641978

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Employer firms in Ocean County, 1978 to 2023

4,0006,0008,00010K12K19781985199219992006201320231978: 4,764 count1979: 5,075 count1980: 5,205 count1981: 5,209 count1982: 5,300 count1983: 5,526 count1984: 5,823 count1985: 6,194 count1986: 6,660 count1987: 7,183 count1988: 7,463 count1989: 7,514 count1990: 7,400 count1991: 7,101 count1992: 7,172 count1993: 7,415 count1994: 7,604 count1995: 7,931 count1996: 8,100 count1997: 8,239 count1998: 8,460 count1999: 8,588 count2000: 8,698 count2001: 8,931 count2002: 9,077 count2003: 9,248 count2004: 9,463 count2005: 9,706 count2006: 9,979 count2007: 9,977 count2008: 9,782 count2009: 9,287 count2010: 9,133 count2011: 9,057 count2012: 9,145 count2013: 9,439 count2014: 9,729 count2015: 9,753 count2016: 9,959 count2017: 10,180 count2018: 10,324 count2019: 10,504 count2020: 10,562 count2021: 10,571 count2022: 11,157 count2023: 11,525 count4,0006,0008,00010K12K19781994201020231978: 4,764 count1979: 5,075 count1980: 5,205 count1981: 5,209 count1982: 5,300 count1983: 5,526 count1984: 5,823 count1985: 6,194 count1986: 6,660 count1987: 7,183 count1988: 7,463 count1989: 7,514 count1990: 7,400 count1991: 7,101 count1992: 7,172 count1993: 7,415 count1994: 7,604 count1995: 7,931 count1996: 8,100 count1997: 8,239 count1998: 8,460 count1999: 8,588 count2000: 8,698 count2001: 8,931 count2002: 9,077 count2003: 9,248 count2004: 9,463 count2005: 9,706 count2006: 9,979 count2007: 9,977 count2008: 9,782 count2009: 9,287 count2010: 9,133 count2011: 9,057 count2012: 9,145 count2013: 9,439 count2014: 9,729 count2015: 9,753 count2016: 9,959 count2017: 10,180 count2018: 10,324 count2019: 10,504 count2020: 10,562 count2021: 10,571 count2022: 11,157 count2023: 11,525 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
202311,525
202211,157
202110,571
202010,562
201910,504
201810,324
201710,180
20169,959
20159,753
20149,729
20139,439
20129,145
20119,057
20109,133
20099,287
20089,782
20079,977
20069,979
20059,706
20049,463
20039,248
20029,077
20018,931
20008,698
19998,588
19988,460
19978,239
19968,100
19957,931
19947,604
19937,415
19927,172
19917,101
19907,400
19897,514
19887,463
19877,183
19866,660
19856,194
19845,823
19835,526
19825,300
19815,209
19805,205
19795,075
19784,764

Compared with New Jersey and United States

Place2023
Ocean County11,525
New Jersey175,347
United States5,593,727

Ocean County compared with nearby places

Atlantic County: 4,791 countBergen County: 25,527 countBurlington County: 7,974 countCamden County: 8,677 countCape May County: 2,584 countCumberland County: 2,257 countEssex County: 15,506 countGloucester County: 4,860 countHudson County: 11,154 countHunterdon County: 3,083 countMercer County: 7,478 countMiddlesex County: 17,675 countMonmouth County: 15,476 countMorris County: 12,968 countOcean County: 11,525 countPassaic County: 10,068 countSalem County: 911 countSomerset County: 7,685 countSussex County: 2,620 countUnion County: 11,576 countWarren County: 1,856 count
  • Under 2,600
  • 2,600 to 7,500
  • 7,500 to 10K
  • 10K to 13K
  • 13K and over
Employer firms, 2023, count. Ocean 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, Ocean 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, Ocean 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/ocean-county-new-jersey. 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, Ocean 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/ocean-county-new-jersey.

Harvard

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

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  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Ocean 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/ocean-county-new-jersey. 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 Ocean County?

Employer firms in Ocean County was 11,525 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 3.3% from 2022. That is the 7th highest of 21 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 Ocean County?

11,525 in 2023, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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