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Employer firms in Polk County

Employer firms in Polk County was 952 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.5% from 2022. That is the 31st highest of 72 counties in 2023.

2023, count952
Change on 2022+0.5%
Rank31st of 72Counties in Wisconsin ranked
Series high1,0182005
Series low6191978

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Employer firms in Polk County, 1978 to 2023

6007008009001,0001,10019781985199219992006201320231978: 619 count1979: 659 count1980: 656 count1981: 658 count1982: 644 count1983: 648 count1984: 667 count1985: 698 count1986: 692 count1987: 728 count1988: 735 count1989: 770 count1990: 778 count1991: 788 count1992: 816 count1993: 835 count1994: 832 count1995: 848 count1996: 865 count1997: 886 count1998: 882 count1999: 913 count2000: 949 count2001: 954 count2002: 982 count2003: 982 count2004: 1,013 count2005: 1,018 count2006: 1,013 count2007: 986 count2008: 983 count2009: 913 count2010: 906 count2011: 912 count2012: 908 count2013: 909 count2014: 917 count2015: 922 count2016: 920 count2017: 935 count2018: 928 count2019: 926 count2020: 947 count2021: 936 count2022: 947 count2023: 952 count6007008009001,0001,10019781994201020231978: 619 count1979: 659 count1980: 656 count1981: 658 count1982: 644 count1983: 648 count1984: 667 count1985: 698 count1986: 692 count1987: 728 count1988: 735 count1989: 770 count1990: 778 count1991: 788 count1992: 816 count1993: 835 count1994: 832 count1995: 848 count1996: 865 count1997: 886 count1998: 882 count1999: 913 count2000: 949 count2001: 954 count2002: 982 count2003: 982 count2004: 1,013 count2005: 1,018 count2006: 1,013 count2007: 986 count2008: 983 count2009: 913 count2010: 906 count2011: 912 count2012: 908 count2013: 909 count2014: 917 count2015: 922 count2016: 920 count2017: 935 count2018: 928 count2019: 926 count2020: 947 count2021: 936 count2022: 947 count2023: 952 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
2023952
2022947
2021936
2020947
2019926
2018928
2017935
2016920
2015922
2014917
2013909
2012908
2011912
2010906
2009913
2008983
2007986
20061,013
20051,018
20041,013
2003982
2002982
2001954
2000949
1999913
1998882
1997886
1996865
1995848
1994832
1993835
1992816
1991788
1990778
1989770
1988735
1987728
1986692
1985698
1984667
1983648
1982644
1981658
1980656
1979659
1978619

Compared with Wisconsin and United States

Place2023
Polk County952
Wisconsin98,413
United States5,593,727

Polk County compared with nearby places

Adams County: 331 countAshland County: 416 countBarron County: 1,106 countBayfield County: 380 countBrown County: 5,001 countBuffalo County: 259 countBurnett County: 338 countCalumet County: 807 countChippewa County: 1,314 countClark County: 668 countColumbia County: 1,121 countCrawford County: 311 countDane County: 10,900 countDodge County: 1,410 countDoor County: 1,020 countDouglas County: 823 countDunn County: 759 countEau Claire County: 2,195 countFlorence County: 95 countFond du Lac County: 1,767 countForest County: 185 countGrant County: 948 countGreen County: 846 countGreen Lake County: 384 countIowa County: 493 countIron County: 161 countJackson County: 331 countJefferson County: 1,682 countJuneau County: 444 countKenosha County: 2,682 countKewaunee County: 388 countLa Crosse County: 2,421 countLafayette County: 296 countLanglade County: 482 countLincoln County: 564 countManitowoc County: 1,414 countMarathon County: 2,636 countMarinette County: 820 countMarquette County: 233 countMenominee County: 23 countMilwaukee County: 14,184 countMonroe County: 804 countOconto County: 616 countOneida County: 1,103 countOutagamie County: 4,101 countOzaukee County: 2,288 countPepin County: 175 countPierce County: 636 countPolk County: 952 countPortage County: 1,347 countPrice County: 308 countRacine County: 3,210 countRichland County: 333 countRock County: 2,637 countRusk County: 259 countSt. Croix County: 1,977 countSauk County: 1,446 countSawyer County: 505 countShawano County: 757 countSheboygan County: 2,090 countTaylor County: 413 countTrempealeau County: 538 countVernon County: 552 countVilas County: 750 countWalworth County: 2,279 countWashburn County: 392 countWashington County: 2,800 countWaukesha County: 9,769 countWaupaca County: 959 countWaushara County: 418 countWinnebago County: 2,834 countWood County: 1,392 count
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  • 800 to 1,300
  • 1,300 to 2,300
  • 2,300 and over
Employer firms, 2023, count. Polk 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, Polk 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, Polk 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/polk-county-wisconsin. 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, Polk 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/polk-county-wisconsin.

Harvard

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

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

Employer firms in Polk County was 952 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.5% from 2022. That is the 31st highest of 72 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 Polk County?

1,018 in 2005, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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