Employer firms in Roanoke city

Employer firms in Roanoke city was 2,431 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.2% from 2022. That is the 14th highest of 133 counties in 2023.

2023, count2,431

Change on 2022+0.2%

Rank14th of 133Counties in Virginia ranked

Series high2,6831988

Series low2,2271978

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 Roanoke city, 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	2,431
2022	2,427
2021	2,403
2020	2,419
2019	2,442
2018	2,427
2017	2,442
2016	2,431
2015	2,430
2014	2,428
2013	2,459
2012	2,463
2011	2,480
2010	2,500
2009	2,530
2008	2,571
2007	2,573
2006	2,580
2005	2,583
2004	2,559
2003	2,555
2002	2,539
2001	2,581
2000	2,566
1999	2,567
1998	2,585
1997	2,556
1996	2,564
1995	2,576
1994	2,578
1993	2,550
1992	2,508
1991	2,542
1990	2,566
1989	2,584
1988	2,683
1987	2,580
1986	2,523
1985	2,445
1984	2,440
1983	2,309
1982	2,279
1981	2,308
1980	2,329
1979	2,306
1978	2,227

Compared with Virginia and United States

Place	2023
Roanoke city	2,431
Virginia	144,508
United States	5,593,727

Roanoke city compared with nearby places

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200 to 300
300 to 500
500 to 800
800 to 1,600
1,600 and over

Employer firms, 2023, count. Roanoke city 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 Virginia by employer firms 133 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, Roanoke city, 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, Roanoke city, 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/roanoke-city-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, Roanoke city, 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/roanoke-city-virginia.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Employer firms, Roanoke city, 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/roanoke-city-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, Roanoke city, 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/roanoke-city-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 Roanoke city?

Employer firms in Roanoke city was 2,431 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.2% from 2022. That is the 14th highest of 133 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 Roanoke city?

2,683 in 1988, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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