Employer firms in Rock County

Employer firms in Rock County was 2,637 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.5% from 2022. That is the 10th highest of 72 counties in 2023.

2023, count2,637

Change on 2022-0.5%

Rank10th of 72Counties in Wisconsin ranked

Series high2,8312007

Series low2,2561978

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 Rock 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	2,637
2022	2,651
2021	2,626
2020	2,629
2019	2,639
2018	2,597
2017	2,594
2016	2,602
2015	2,580
2014	2,535
2013	2,536
2012	2,590
2011	2,605
2010	2,639
2009	2,683
2008	2,785
2007	2,831
2006	2,812
2005	2,799
2004	2,766
2003	2,759
2002	2,728
2001	2,719
2000	2,715
1999	2,720
1998	2,723
1997	2,689
1996	2,665
1995	2,677
1994	2,619
1993	2,589
1992	2,499
1991	2,527
1990	2,541
1989	2,535
1988	2,489
1987	2,436
1986	2,406
1985	2,386
1984	2,400
1983	2,315
1982	2,277
1981	2,326
1980	2,348
1979	2,348
1978	2,256

Compared with Wisconsin and United States

Place	2023
Rock County	2,637
Wisconsin	98,413
United States	5,593,727

Rock County compared with nearby places

Under 300
300 to 500
500 to 800
800 to 1,300
1,300 to 2,300
2,300 and over

Employer firms, 2023, count. Rock 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 Wisconsin by employer firms 72 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, Rock 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, Rock 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/rock-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, Rock 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/rock-county-wisconsin.

Harvard

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

BibTeX

@misc{census_employer_firms_rock_county_2023,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Rock 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/rock-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 Rock County?

Employer firms in Rock County was 2,637 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.5% from 2022. That is the 10th 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 Rock County?

2,831 in 2007, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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