# Employer firms in Polk County

Employer firms in Polk County was 10,300 in 2023. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

- Indicator id: `employer_firms`
- Place id: `us-county-12105`
- Unit: count
- 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.
- Note: Excludes nonemployer businesses. Differs from active_companies, the INE DIRCE count, which includes businesses without employees.
- Source: 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)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/us-census-bureau
- Retrieved: 2026-10-11
- License: Public domain (US federal government work, citation requested)
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firms/polk-county-florida
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=employer_firms&place=us-county-12105

| Period | count |
|---|---:|
| 2023 | 10,300 |
| 2022 | 10,058 |
| 2021 | 9,706 |
| 2020 | 9,231 |
| 2019 | 9,114 |
| 2018 | 8,928 |
| 2017 | 8,748 |
| 2016 | 8,569 |
| 2015 | 8,414 |
| 2014 | 8,333 |
| 2013 | 8,267 |
| 2012 | 8,235 |
| 2011 | 8,193 |
| 2010 | 8,281 |
| 2009 | 8,364 |
| 2008 | 8,737 |
| 2007 | 9,063 |
| 2006 | 9,000 |
| 2005 | 8,551 |
| 2004 | 8,068 |
| 2003 | 7,619 |
| 2002 | 7,375 |
| 2001 | 7,398 |
| 2000 | 7,475 |
| 1999 | 7,479 |
| 1998 | 7,548 |
| 1997 | 7,460 |
| 1996 | 7,395 |
| 1995 | 7,363 |
| 1994 | 7,251 |
| 1993 | 7,133 |
| 1992 | 7,064 |
| 1991 | 7,045 |
| 1990 | 7,112 |
| 1989 | 7,035 |
| 1988 | 6,980 |
| 1987 | 6,790 |
| 1986 | 6,616 |
| 1985 | 6,452 |
| 1984 | 6,232 |
| 1983 | 5,975 |
| 1982 | 5,755 |
| 1981 | 5,813 |
| 1980 | 5,675 |
| 1979 | 5,473 |
| 1978 | 5,260 |