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Employer firms in Passaic County

Employer firms in Passaic County was 10,068 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.1% from 2022. That is the 9th highest of 21 counties in 2023.

2023, count10,068
Change on 2022+1.1%
Rank9th of 21Counties in New Jersey ranked
Series high10,2112006
Series low8,8671978

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Employer firms in Passaic County, 1978 to 2023

8,5009,0009,50010K10.5K19781985199219992006201320231978: 8,867 count1979: 9,079 count1980: 9,111 count1981: 9,120 count1982: 9,102 count1983: 9,230 count1984: 9,450 count1985: 9,632 count1986: 9,768 count1987: 9,933 count1988: 10,131 count1989: 10,136 count1990: 10,001 count1991: 9,682 count1992: 9,468 count1993: 9,566 count1994: 9,584 count1995: 9,756 count1996: 9,737 count1997: 9,828 count1998: 10,003 count1999: 9,943 count2000: 9,924 count2001: 9,902 count2002: 9,964 count2003: 10,003 count2004: 10,086 count2005: 10,088 count2006: 10,211 count2007: 10,117 count2008: 9,959 count2009: 9,705 count2010: 9,529 count2011: 9,499 count2012: 9,608 count2013: 9,685 count2014: 9,728 count2015: 9,799 count2016: 9,907 count2017: 9,886 count2018: 9,861 count2019: 9,867 count2020: 9,730 count2021: 9,534 count2022: 9,957 count2023: 10,068 count8,5009,0009,50010K10.5K19781994201020231978: 8,867 count1979: 9,079 count1980: 9,111 count1981: 9,120 count1982: 9,102 count1983: 9,230 count1984: 9,450 count1985: 9,632 count1986: 9,768 count1987: 9,933 count1988: 10,131 count1989: 10,136 count1990: 10,001 count1991: 9,682 count1992: 9,468 count1993: 9,566 count1994: 9,584 count1995: 9,756 count1996: 9,737 count1997: 9,828 count1998: 10,003 count1999: 9,943 count2000: 9,924 count2001: 9,902 count2002: 9,964 count2003: 10,003 count2004: 10,086 count2005: 10,088 count2006: 10,211 count2007: 10,117 count2008: 9,959 count2009: 9,705 count2010: 9,529 count2011: 9,499 count2012: 9,608 count2013: 9,685 count2014: 9,728 count2015: 9,799 count2016: 9,907 count2017: 9,886 count2018: 9,861 count2019: 9,867 count2020: 9,730 count2021: 9,534 count2022: 9,957 count2023: 10,068 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
202310,068
20229,957
20219,534
20209,730
20199,867
20189,861
20179,886
20169,907
20159,799
20149,728
20139,685
20129,608
20119,499
20109,529
20099,705
20089,959
200710,117
200610,211
200510,088
200410,086
200310,003
20029,964
20019,902
20009,924
19999,943
199810,003
19979,828
19969,737
19959,756
19949,584
19939,566
19929,468
19919,682
199010,001
198910,136
198810,131
19879,933
19869,768
19859,632
19849,450
19839,230
19829,102
19819,120
19809,111
19799,079
19788,867

Compared with New Jersey and United States

Place2023
Passaic County10,068
New Jersey175,347
United States5,593,727

Passaic 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. Passaic 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, Passaic 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, Passaic 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/passaic-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, Passaic 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/passaic-county-new-jersey.

Harvard

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

BibTeX
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  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Passaic 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/passaic-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 Passaic County?

Employer firms in Passaic County was 10,068 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.1% from 2022. That is the 9th 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 Passaic County?

10,211 in 2006, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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