Employer firms in Somerset County

Employer firms in Somerset County was 1,360 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2.5% from 2022. That is the 36th highest of 67 counties in 2023.

2023, count1,360

Change on 2022+2.5%

Rank36th of 67Counties in Pennsylvania ranked

Series high1,6571999

Series low1,3232021

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 Somerset 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	1,360
2022	1,327
2021	1,323
2020	1,348
2019	1,371
2018	1,392
2017	1,410
2016	1,432
2015	1,433
2014	1,412
2013	1,420
2012	1,474
2011	1,486
2010	1,473
2009	1,507
2008	1,534
2007	1,577
2006	1,588
2005	1,596
2004	1,589
2003	1,579
2002	1,628
2001	1,643
2000	1,656
1999	1,657
1998	1,647
1997	1,631
1996	1,620
1995	1,616
1994	1,564
1993	1,566
1992	1,582
1991	1,570
1990	1,530
1989	1,490
1988	1,439
1987	1,437
1986	1,426
1985	1,382
1984	1,401
1983	1,345
1982	1,349
1981	1,360
1980	1,397
1979	1,401
1978	1,339

Compared with Pennsylvania and United States

Place	2023
Somerset County	1,360
Pennsylvania	211,009
United States	5,593,727

Somerset County compared with nearby places

Under 700
700 to 800
800 to 1,500
1,500 to 2,500
2,500 to 5,300
5,300 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.

Rankings

US states by employer firms 51 places
Counties in Pennsylvania by employer firms 67 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, 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-pennsylvania. 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-pennsylvania.

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-pennsylvania (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{census_employer_firms_somerset_county_2023,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  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-pennsylvania. 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 1,360 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2.5% from 2022. That is the 36th highest of 67 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?

1,657 in 1999, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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