Employer firms in Portage County

Employer firms in Portage County was 2,379 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.5% from 2022. That is the 19th highest of 88 counties in 2023.

2023, count2,379

Change on 2022-0.5%

Rank19th of 88Counties in Ohio ranked

Series high2,6322000

Series low1,7571978

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

Employer firms in Portage County, 1978 to 2023

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

Period	count
2023	2,379
2022	2,391
2021	2,345
2020	2,355
2019	2,372
2018	2,379
2017	2,398
2016	2,427
2015	2,409
2014	2,406
2013	2,375
2012	2,358
2011	2,330
2010	2,328
2009	2,376
2008	2,523
2007	2,586
2006	2,581
2005	2,602
2004	2,613
2003	2,620
2002	2,591
2001	2,610
2000	2,632
1999	2,599
1998	2,566
1997	2,550
1996	2,526
1995	2,492
1994	2,381
1993	2,321
1992	2,278
1991	2,213
1990	2,167
1989	2,122
1988	2,079
1987	2,004
1986	1,969
1985	1,939
1984	1,900
1983	1,843
1982	1,791
1981	1,794
1980	1,799
1979	1,825
1978	1,757

Compared with Ohio and United States

Place	2023
Portage County	2,379
Ohio	167,526
United States	5,593,727

Portage County compared with nearby places

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400 to 700
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900 to 1,500
1,500 to 2,900
2,900 and over

Employer firms, 2023, count. Portage 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

US states by employer firms 51 places
Counties in Ohio by employer firms 88 places

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, Portage 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, Portage 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/portage-county-ohio. 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, Portage 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/portage-county-ohio.

Harvard

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

BibTeX

@misc{census_employer_firms_portage_county_2023,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Portage 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/portage-county-ohio. 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 Portage County?

Employer firms in Portage County was 2,379 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.5% from 2022. That is the 19th highest of 88 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 Portage County?

2,632 in 2000, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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