Data / Employer firms / Pierce County

Employer firms in Pierce County

Employer firms in Pierce County was 108 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is unchanged from 2022. That is the 30th highest of 53 counties in 2023.

2023, count108
Change on 20220%
Rank30th of 53Counties in North Dakota ranked
Series high1371978
Series low1022000

Next release: Sunday, 26 September 2027, estimated by Invokely from past publication dates (low confidence), not announced by the publisher. Release calendar

Get an email when a new figure is out or this one is revised.
Keep it in a collection in your library.

Employer firms in Pierce County, 1978 to 2023

10011012013014019781985199219992006201320231978: 137 count1979: 134 count1980: 134 count1981: 131 count1982: 128 count1983: 130 count1984: 137 count1985: 133 count1986: 124 count1987: 120 count1988: 120 count1989: 123 count1990: 121 count1991: 122 count1992: 117 count1993: 115 count1994: 117 count1995: 125 count1996: 127 count1997: 119 count1998: 116 count1999: 111 count2000: 102 count2001: 104 count2002: 108 count2003: 115 count2004: 116 count2005: 123 count2006: 123 count2007: 128 count2008: 121 count2009: 122 count2010: 121 count2011: 116 count2012: 111 count2013: 114 count2014: 112 count2015: 109 count2016: 112 count2017: 116 count2018: 116 count2019: 117 count2020: 112 count2021: 104 count2022: 108 count2023: 108 count10011012013014019781994201020231978: 137 count1979: 134 count1980: 134 count1981: 131 count1982: 128 count1983: 130 count1984: 137 count1985: 133 count1986: 124 count1987: 120 count1988: 120 count1989: 123 count1990: 121 count1991: 122 count1992: 117 count1993: 115 count1994: 117 count1995: 125 count1996: 127 count1997: 119 count1998: 116 count1999: 111 count2000: 102 count2001: 104 count2002: 108 count2003: 115 count2004: 116 count2005: 123 count2006: 123 count2007: 128 count2008: 121 count2009: 122 count2010: 121 count2011: 116 count2012: 111 count2013: 114 count2014: 112 count2015: 109 count2016: 112 count2017: 116 count2018: 116 count2019: 117 count2020: 112 count2021: 104 count2022: 108 count2023: 108 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
2023108
2022108
2021104
2020112
2019117
2018116
2017116
2016112
2015109
2014112
2013114
2012111
2011116
2010121
2009122
2008121
2007128
2006123
2005123
2004116
2003115
2002108
2001104
2000102
1999111
1998116
1997119
1996127
1995125
1994117
1993115
1992117
1991122
1990121
1989123
1988120
1987120
1986124
1985133
1984137
1983130
1982128
1981131
1980134
1979134
1978137

Compared with North Dakota and United States

Place2023
Pierce County108
North Dakota17,941
United States5,593,727

Pierce County compared with nearby places

Adams County: 73 countBarnes County: 301 countBenson County: 92 countBillings County: 41 countBottineau County: 212 countBowman County: 118 countBurke County: 69 countBurleigh County: 2,601 countCass County: 4,610 countCavalier County: 119 countDickey County: 157 countDivide County: 70 countDunn County: 146 countEddy County: 60 countEmmons County: 92 countFoster County: 122 countGolden Valley County: 52 countGrand Forks County: 1,518 countGrant County: 69 countGriggs County: 70 countHettinger County: 75 countKidder County: 77 countLaMoure County: 117 countLogan County: 64 countMcHenry County: 113 countMcIntosh County: 101 countMcKenzie County: 474 countMcLean County: 206 countMercer County: 202 countMorton County: 763 countMountrail County: 304 countNelson County: 97 countOliver County: 42 countPembina County: 206 countPierce County: 108 countRamsey County: 341 countRansom County: 160 countRenville County: 88 countRichland County: 438 countRolette County: 181 countSargent County: 96 countSheridan County: 31 countSioux County: 28 countSlope County: 9 countStark County: 1,029 countSteele County: 41 countStutsman County: 532 countTowner County: 56 countTraill County: 235 countWalsh County: 291 countWard County: 1,670 countWells County: 144 countWilliams County: 1,311 count
  • Under 60
  • 60 to 90
  • 90 to 120
  • 120 to 200
  • 200 to 450
  • 450 and over
Employer firms, 2023, count. Pierce 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

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.

Report a problem with this figure

How to cite

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.

Citation styles

The publisher is the author. Invokely is named only as the place the figures were read, where a style asks for it.

APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties (Employer firms, Pierce 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, Pierce 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/pierce-county-north-dakota. 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, Pierce 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/pierce-county-north-dakota.

Harvard

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

BibTeX
@misc{census_employer_firms_pierce_county_2023,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Pierce 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/pierce-county-north-dakota. 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.},
}
RIS
TY  - DATA
AU  - U.S. Census Bureau
TI  - Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Pierce County, 1978 to 2023
PY  - 2025
DA  - 2025/09/25
PB  - U.S. Census Bureau
DB  - Invokely
UR  - https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv
L2  - https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firms/pierce-county-north-dakota
Y2  - 2026/10/11
N1  - Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firms/pierce-county-north-dakota.
N1  - 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.
ER  -
Embed this chart

Paste this code into a web page or a blog post. The chart shows the latest figures as they are published, with the source and a link back to this page.

Sites that read oEmbed links, such as WordPress, can show the chart when you paste the link to this page.

Use this data in your AI agent

Invokely serves this figure to AI assistants through MCP and to code through a REST API, with the source and citation attached. Ask your assistant:

What is the latest employer firms in Pierce County? Cite the source.
get_value {"indicator":"employer_firms","place":"us-county-38069"}
GET https://invokely.ai/api/v1/value?indicator=employer_firms&place=us-county-38069

Connect Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor in one step. The trial answers 25 calls a day without an account.

Questions

What is the employer firms in Pierce County?

Employer firms in Pierce County was 108 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is unchanged from 2022. That is the 30th highest of 53 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 Pierce County?

137 in 1978, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

Related statistics for Pierce County

All statistics for Pierce County | Pierce County in figures