Employer firms in Walworth County

Employer firms in Walworth County was 2,279 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.4% from 2022. That is the 14th highest of 72 counties in 2023.

2023, count2,279

Change on 2022+0.4%

Rank14th of 72Counties in Wisconsin ranked

Series high2,3372007

Series low1,4421978

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 Walworth 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	2,279
2022	2,271
2021	2,279
2020	2,270
2019	2,271
2018	2,279
2017	2,265
2016	2,232
2015	2,180
2014	2,165
2013	2,152
2012	2,190
2011	2,167
2010	2,199
2009	2,225
2008	2,290
2007	2,337
2006	2,306
2005	2,228
2004	2,217
2003	2,172
2002	2,183
2001	2,201
2000	2,185
1999	2,167
1998	2,193
1997	2,130
1996	2,112
1995	2,065
1994	2,004
1993	1,949
1992	1,923
1991	1,862
1990	1,830
1989	1,751
1988	1,732
1987	1,671
1986	1,611
1985	1,591
1984	1,561
1983	1,512
1982	1,468
1981	1,491
1980	1,517
1979	1,511
1978	1,442

Compared with Wisconsin and United States

Place	2023
Walworth County	2,279
Wisconsin	98,413
United States	5,593,727

Walworth 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. Walworth 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, Walworth 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, Walworth 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/walworth-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, Walworth 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/walworth-county-wisconsin.

Harvard

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

BibTeX

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  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Walworth 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/walworth-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 Walworth County?

Employer firms in Walworth County was 2,279 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.4% from 2022. That is the 14th 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 Walworth County?

2,337 in 2007, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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