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Employer firms in Roanoke County

Employer firms in Roanoke County was 1,746 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.6% from 2022. That is the 22nd highest of 133 counties in 2023.

2023, count1,746
Change on 2022+0.6%
Rank22nd of 133Counties in Virginia ranked
Series high1,9032007
Series low1,0721978

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Employer firms in Roanoke County, 1978 to 2023

1,0001,2001,4001,6001,8002,00019781985199219992006201320231978: 1,072 count1979: 1,133 count1980: 1,150 count1981: 1,160 count1982: 1,153 count1983: 1,195 count1984: 1,255 count1985: 1,335 count1986: 1,421 count1987: 1,452 count1988: 1,534 count1989: 1,583 count1990: 1,608 count1991: 1,650 count1992: 1,644 count1993: 1,670 count1994: 1,702 count1995: 1,723 count1996: 1,726 count1997: 1,747 count1998: 1,761 count1999: 1,780 count2000: 1,795 count2001: 1,801 count2002: 1,821 count2003: 1,823 count2004: 1,835 count2005: 1,842 count2006: 1,871 count2007: 1,903 count2008: 1,876 count2009: 1,843 count2010: 1,831 count2011: 1,809 count2012: 1,767 count2013: 1,753 count2014: 1,743 count2015: 1,753 count2016: 1,751 count2017: 1,707 count2018: 1,705 count2019: 1,720 count2020: 1,684 count2021: 1,714 count2022: 1,735 count2023: 1,746 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
20231,746
20221,735
20211,714
20201,684
20191,720
20181,705
20171,707
20161,751
20151,753
20141,743
20131,753
20121,767
20111,809
20101,831
20091,843
20081,876
20071,903
20061,871
20051,842
20041,835
20031,823
20021,821
20011,801
20001,795
19991,780
19981,761
19971,747
19961,726
19951,723
19941,702
19931,670
19921,644
19911,650
19901,608
19891,583
19881,534
19871,452
19861,421
19851,335
19841,255
19831,195
19821,153
19811,160
19801,150
19791,133
19781,072

Compared with Virginia and United States

Place2023
Roanoke County1,746
Virginia144,508
United States5,593,727

Rankings

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.

How to cite

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 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, Roanoke 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/roanoke-county-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 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/roanoke-county-virginia.

Harvard

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

BibTeX
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  urldate = {2026-10-11},
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What is the employer firms in Roanoke County?

Employer firms in Roanoke County was 1,746 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.6% from 2022. That is the 22nd 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 County?

1,903 in 2007, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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