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Employer firms in Thurston County

Employer firms in Thurston County was 5,288 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.9% from 2022. That is the 7th highest of 39 counties in 2023.

2023, count5,288
Change on 2022-0.9%
Rank7th of 39Counties in Washington ranked
Series high5,3352022
Series low2,0331978

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Employer firms in Thurston County, 1978 to 2023

2,0003,0004,0005,0006,00019781985199219992006201320231978: 2,033 count1979: 2,236 count1980: 2,286 count1981: 2,297 count1982: 2,301 count1983: 2,354 count1984: 2,566 count1985: 2,603 count1986: 2,710 count1987: 2,791 count1988: 2,921 count1989: 3,016 count1990: 3,195 count1991: 3,322 count1992: 3,464 count1993: 3,588 count1994: 3,761 count1995: 3,825 count1996: 3,917 count1997: 3,995 count1998: 4,018 count1999: 4,081 count2000: 4,129 count2001: 4,150 count2002: 4,245 count2003: 4,370 count2004: 4,480 count2005: 4,573 count2006: 4,770 count2007: 4,861 count2008: 4,938 count2009: 4,768 count2010: 4,738 count2011: 4,678 count2012: 4,642 count2013: 4,692 count2014: 4,747 count2015: 4,848 count2016: 4,928 count2017: 5,011 count2018: 5,097 count2019: 5,148 count2020: 5,171 count2021: 5,215 count2022: 5,335 count2023: 5,288 count2,0003,0004,0005,0006,00019781994201020231978: 2,033 count1979: 2,236 count1980: 2,286 count1981: 2,297 count1982: 2,301 count1983: 2,354 count1984: 2,566 count1985: 2,603 count1986: 2,710 count1987: 2,791 count1988: 2,921 count1989: 3,016 count1990: 3,195 count1991: 3,322 count1992: 3,464 count1993: 3,588 count1994: 3,761 count1995: 3,825 count1996: 3,917 count1997: 3,995 count1998: 4,018 count1999: 4,081 count2000: 4,129 count2001: 4,150 count2002: 4,245 count2003: 4,370 count2004: 4,480 count2005: 4,573 count2006: 4,770 count2007: 4,861 count2008: 4,938 count2009: 4,768 count2010: 4,738 count2011: 4,678 count2012: 4,642 count2013: 4,692 count2014: 4,747 count2015: 4,848 count2016: 4,928 count2017: 5,011 count2018: 5,097 count2019: 5,148 count2020: 5,171 count2021: 5,215 count2022: 5,335 count2023: 5,288 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
20235,288
20225,335
20215,215
20205,171
20195,148
20185,097
20175,011
20164,928
20154,848
20144,747
20134,692
20124,642
20114,678
20104,738
20094,768
20084,938
20074,861
20064,770
20054,573
20044,480
20034,370
20024,245
20014,150
20004,129
19994,081
19984,018
19973,995
19963,917
19953,825
19943,761
19933,588
19923,464
19913,322
19903,195
19893,016
19882,921
19872,791
19862,710
19852,603
19842,566
19832,354
19822,301
19812,297
19802,286
19792,236
19782,033

Compared with Washington and United States

Place2023
Thurston County5,288
Washington142,661
United States5,593,727

Thurston County compared with nearby places

Adams County: 335 countAsotin County: 366 countBenton County: 3,853 countChelan County: 2,301 countClallam County: 1,751 countClark County: 9,797 countColumbia County: 91 countCowlitz County: 1,887 countDouglas County: 704 countFerry County: 125 countFranklin County: 1,590 countGarfield County: 35 countGrant County: 1,686 countGrays Harbor County: 1,310 countIsland County: 1,594 countJefferson County: 825 countKing County: 50,956 countKitsap County: 4,724 countKittitas County: 1,226 countKlickitat County: 486 countLewis County: 1,633 countLincoln County: 205 countMason County: 909 countOkanogan County: 941 countPacific County: 472 countPend Oreille County: 208 countPierce County: 14,925 countSan Juan County: 846 countSkagit County: 2,990 countSkamania County: 186 countSnohomish County: 15,473 countSpokane County: 10,558 countStevens County: 724 countThurston County: 5,288 countWahkiakum County: 82 countWalla Walla County: 1,259 countWhatcom County: 5,690 countWhitman County: 687 countYakima County: 3,953 count
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  • 300 to 700
  • 700 to 1,300
  • 1,300 to 1,800
  • 1,800 to 5,100
  • 5,100 and over
Employer firms, 2023, count. Thurston 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, Thurston 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, Thurston 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/thurston-county-washington. 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, Thurston 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/thurston-county-washington.

Harvard

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

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

Employer firms in Thurston County was 5,288 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.9% from 2022. That is the 7th highest of 39 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 Thurston County?

5,335 in 2022, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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