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Employer firms in Somerset County

Employer firms in Somerset County was 7,685 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.5% from 2022. That is the 12th highest of 21 counties in 2023.

2023, count7,685
Change on 2022+0.5%
Rank12th of 21Counties in New Jersey ranked
Series high8,1212006
Series low4,1561978

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Employer firms in Somerset County, 1978 to 2023

4,0005,0006,0007,0008,0009,00019781985199219992006201320231978: 4,156 count1979: 4,302 count1980: 4,451 count1981: 4,552 count1982: 4,593 count1983: 4,779 count1984: 5,058 count1985: 5,293 count1986: 5,557 count1987: 5,853 count1988: 6,195 count1989: 6,360 count1990: 6,532 count1991: 6,397 count1992: 6,406 count1993: 6,601 count1994: 6,763 count1995: 7,023 count1996: 7,084 count1997: 7,320 count1998: 7,598 count1999: 7,734 count2000: 7,746 count2001: 7,826 count2002: 7,728 count2003: 7,764 count2004: 7,872 count2005: 7,999 count2006: 8,121 count2007: 8,055 count2008: 7,935 count2009: 7,775 count2010: 7,669 count2011: 7,616 count2012: 7,758 count2013: 7,775 count2014: 7,753 count2015: 7,758 count2016: 7,807 count2017: 7,760 count2018: 7,742 count2019: 7,735 count2020: 7,637 count2021: 7,469 count2022: 7,645 count2023: 7,685 count4,0005,0006,0007,0008,0009,00019781994201020231978: 4,156 count1979: 4,302 count1980: 4,451 count1981: 4,552 count1982: 4,593 count1983: 4,779 count1984: 5,058 count1985: 5,293 count1986: 5,557 count1987: 5,853 count1988: 6,195 count1989: 6,360 count1990: 6,532 count1991: 6,397 count1992: 6,406 count1993: 6,601 count1994: 6,763 count1995: 7,023 count1996: 7,084 count1997: 7,320 count1998: 7,598 count1999: 7,734 count2000: 7,746 count2001: 7,826 count2002: 7,728 count2003: 7,764 count2004: 7,872 count2005: 7,999 count2006: 8,121 count2007: 8,055 count2008: 7,935 count2009: 7,775 count2010: 7,669 count2011: 7,616 count2012: 7,758 count2013: 7,775 count2014: 7,753 count2015: 7,758 count2016: 7,807 count2017: 7,760 count2018: 7,742 count2019: 7,735 count2020: 7,637 count2021: 7,469 count2022: 7,645 count2023: 7,685 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
20237,685
20227,645
20217,469
20207,637
20197,735
20187,742
20177,760
20167,807
20157,758
20147,753
20137,775
20127,758
20117,616
20107,669
20097,775
20087,935
20078,055
20068,121
20057,999
20047,872
20037,764
20027,728
20017,826
20007,746
19997,734
19987,598
19977,320
19967,084
19957,023
19946,763
19936,601
19926,406
19916,397
19906,532
19896,360
19886,195
19875,853
19865,557
19855,293
19845,058
19834,779
19824,593
19814,552
19804,451
19794,302
19784,156

Compared with New Jersey and United States

Place2023
Somerset County7,685
New Jersey175,347
United States5,593,727

Somerset County compared with nearby places

Atlantic County: 4,791 countBergen County: 25,527 countBurlington County: 7,974 countCamden County: 8,677 countCape May County: 2,584 countCumberland County: 2,257 countEssex County: 15,506 countGloucester County: 4,860 countHudson County: 11,154 countHunterdon County: 3,083 countMercer County: 7,478 countMiddlesex County: 17,675 countMonmouth County: 15,476 countMorris County: 12,968 countOcean County: 11,525 countPassaic County: 10,068 countSalem County: 911 countSomerset County: 7,685 countSussex County: 2,620 countUnion County: 11,576 countWarren County: 1,856 count
  • Under 2,600
  • 2,600 to 7,500
  • 7,500 to 10K
  • 10K to 13K
  • 13K and over
Employer firms, 2023, count. Somerset 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, Somerset 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, Somerset 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/somerset-county-new-jersey. 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, Somerset 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/somerset-county-new-jersey.

Harvard

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

BibTeX
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  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Somerset 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/somerset-county-new-jersey. 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 Somerset County?

Employer firms in Somerset County was 7,685 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.5% from 2022. That is the 12th highest of 21 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 Somerset County?

8,121 in 2006, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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