Employer firms in Summit County

Employer firms in Summit County was 2,188 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 3.2% from 2022. That is the 7th highest of 29 counties in 2023.

2023, count2,188
Change on 2022+3.2%
Series high2,1882023
Series low2511978

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Employer firms in Summit County, 1978 to 2023

05001,0001,5002,0002,50019781985199219992006201320231978: 251 count1979: 257 count1980: 294 count1981: 338 count1982: 355 count1983: 363 count1984: 380 count1985: 432 count1986: 445 count1987: 449 count1988: 477 count1989: 507 count1990: 550 count1991: 594 count1992: 660 count1993: 728 count1994: 807 count1995: 881 count1996: 962 count1997: 1,022 count1998: 1,091 count1999: 1,141 count2000: 1,200 count2001: 1,224 count2002: 1,247 count2003: 1,287 count2004: 1,351 count2005: 1,438 count2006: 1,574 count2007: 1,690 count2008: 1,679 count2009: 1,603 count2010: 1,570 count2011: 1,595 count2012: 1,606 count2013: 1,639 count2014: 1,715 count2015: 1,753 count2016: 1,817 count2017: 1,836 count2018: 1,914 count2019: 1,936 count2020: 1,976 count2021: 2,096 count2022: 2,121 count2023: 2,188 count05001,0001,5002,0002,50019781994201020231978: 251 count1979: 257 count1980: 294 count1981: 338 count1982: 355 count1983: 363 count1984: 380 count1985: 432 count1986: 445 count1987: 449 count1988: 477 count1989: 507 count1990: 550 count1991: 594 count1992: 660 count1993: 728 count1994: 807 count1995: 881 count1996: 962 count1997: 1,022 count1998: 1,091 count1999: 1,141 count2000: 1,200 count2001: 1,224 count2002: 1,247 count2003: 1,287 count2004: 1,351 count2005: 1,438 count2006: 1,574 count2007: 1,690 count2008: 1,679 count2009: 1,603 count2010: 1,570 count2011: 1,595 count2012: 1,606 count2013: 1,639 count2014: 1,715 count2015: 1,753 count2016: 1,817 count2017: 1,836 count2018: 1,914 count2019: 1,936 count2020: 1,976 count2021: 2,096 count2022: 2,121 count2023: 2,188 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
20232,188
20222,121
20212,096
20201,976
20191,936
20181,914
20171,836
20161,817
20151,753
20141,715
20131,639
20121,606
20111,595
20101,570
20091,603
20081,679
20071,690
20061,574
20051,438
20041,351
20031,287
20021,247
20011,224
20001,200
19991,141
19981,091
19971,022
1996962
1995881
1994807
1993728
1992660
1991594
1990550
1989507
1988477
1987449
1986445
1985432
1984380
1983363
1982355
1981338
1980294
1979257
1978251

Compared with Utah and United States

Place2023
Summit County2,188
Utah67,722
United States5,593,727

Summit County compared with nearby places

Beaver County: 181 countBox Elder County: 1,037 countCache County: 3,128 countCarbon County: 407 countDaggett County: 19 countDavis County: 6,522 countDuchesne County: 508 countEmery County: 163 countGarfield County: 159 countGrand County: 469 countIron County: 1,551 countJuab County: 231 countKane County: 284 countMillard County: 238 countMorgan County: 301 countPiute County: 32 countRich County: 100 countSalt Lake County: 26,020 countSan Juan County: 223 countSanpete County: 411 countSevier County: 530 countSummit County: 2,188 countTooele County: 947 countUintah County: 1,014 countUtah County: 12,988 countWasatch County: 1,119 countWashington County: 5,799 countWayne County: 94 countWeber County: 4,977 count
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Employer firms, 2023, count. Summit 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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U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties (Employer firms, Summit 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, Summit 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/summit-county-utah. 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, Summit 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/summit-county-utah.

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

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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Summit County, 1978 to 2023}},
  year = {2025},
  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-11},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firms/summit-county-utah. 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 Summit County?

Employer firms in Summit County was 2,188 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 3.2% from 2022. That is the 7th highest of 29 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 Summit County?

2,188 in 2023, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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