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Employer firms in Pleasants County

Employer firms in Pleasants County was 101 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 2.9% from 2022. That is the 48th highest of 55 counties in 2023.

2023, count101
Change on 2022-2.9%
Rank48th of 55Counties in West Virginia ranked
Series high1282005
Series low861978

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Employer firms in Pleasants County, 1978 to 2023

809010011012013019781985199219992006201320231978: 86 count1979: 102 count1980: 102 count1981: 106 count1982: 106 count1983: 97 count1984: 108 count1985: 104 count1986: 103 count1987: 107 count1988: 113 count1989: 112 count1990: 114 count1991: 104 count1992: 109 count1993: 106 count1994: 102 count1995: 108 count1996: 108 count1997: 110 count1998: 117 count1999: 116 count2000: 121 count2001: 117 count2002: 115 count2003: 118 count2004: 123 count2005: 128 count2006: 121 count2007: 121 count2008: 126 count2009: 116 count2010: 119 count2011: 116 count2012: 109 count2013: 109 count2014: 112 count2015: 111 count2016: 116 count2017: 108 count2018: 102 count2019: 105 count2020: 104 count2021: 102 count2022: 104 count2023: 101 count8010012014019781994201020231978: 86 count1979: 102 count1980: 102 count1981: 106 count1982: 106 count1983: 97 count1984: 108 count1985: 104 count1986: 103 count1987: 107 count1988: 113 count1989: 112 count1990: 114 count1991: 104 count1992: 109 count1993: 106 count1994: 102 count1995: 108 count1996: 108 count1997: 110 count1998: 117 count1999: 116 count2000: 121 count2001: 117 count2002: 115 count2003: 118 count2004: 123 count2005: 128 count2006: 121 count2007: 121 count2008: 126 count2009: 116 count2010: 119 count2011: 116 count2012: 109 count2013: 109 count2014: 112 count2015: 111 count2016: 116 count2017: 108 count2018: 102 count2019: 105 count2020: 104 count2021: 102 count2022: 104 count2023: 101 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
2023101
2022104
2021102
2020104
2019105
2018102
2017108
2016116
2015111
2014112
2013109
2012109
2011116
2010119
2009116
2008126
2007121
2006121
2005128
2004123
2003118
2002115
2001117
2000121
1999116
1998117
1997110
1996108
1995108
1994102
1993106
1992109
1991104
1990114
1989112
1988113
1987107
1986103
1985104
1984108
198397
1982106
1981106
1980102
1979102
197886

Compared with West Virginia and United States

Place2023
Pleasants County101
West Virginia23,492
United States5,593,727

Pleasants County compared with nearby places

Barbour County: 188 countBerkeley County: 1,432 countBoone County: 191 countBraxton County: 193 countBrooke County: 333 countCabell County: 1,624 countCalhoun County: 71 countClay County: 66 countDoddridge County: 64 countFayette County: 573 countGilmer County: 90 countGrant County: 220 countGreenbrier County: 690 countHampshire County: 249 countHancock County: 402 countHardy County: 242 countHarrison County: 1,383 countJackson County: 385 countJefferson County: 788 countKanawha County: 3,265 countLewis County: 302 countLincoln County: 134 countLogan County: 453 countMcDowell County: 172 countMarion County: 896 countMarshall County: 360 countMason County: 262 countMercer County: 892 countMineral County: 366 countMingo County: 279 countMonongalia County: 1,921 countMonroe County: 142 countMorgan County: 205 countNicholas County: 444 countOhio County: 1,029 countPendleton County: 119 countPleasants County: 101 countPocahontas County: 194 countPreston County: 410 countPutnam County: 967 countRaleigh County: 1,283 countRandolph County: 533 countRitchie County: 156 countRoane County: 180 countSummers County: 141 countTaylor County: 184 countTucker County: 142 countTyler County: 97 countUpshur County: 422 countWayne County: 479 countWebster County: 98 countWetzel County: 266 countWirt County: 49 countWood County: 1,470 countWyoming County: 227 count
  • Under 130
  • 130 to 190
  • 190 to 270
  • 270 to 420
  • 420 to 900
  • 900 and over
Employer firms, 2023, count. Pleasants 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, Pleasants 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, Pleasants 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/pleasants-county-west-virginia. 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, Pleasants 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/pleasants-county-west-virginia.

Harvard

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

BibTeX
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  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Pleasants County, 1978 to 2023}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-11},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firms/pleasants-county-west-virginia. 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 Pleasants County?

Employer firms in Pleasants County was 101 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 2.9% from 2022. That is the 48th highest of 55 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 Pleasants County?

128 in 2005, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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