Data / Employer firms / Watonwan County

Employer firms in Watonwan County

Employer firms in Watonwan County was 250 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.8% from 2022. That is the 69th highest of 87 counties in 2023.

2023, count250
Change on 2022-0.8%
Rank69th of 87Counties in Minnesota ranked
Series high3171979
Series low2502023

Next release: Sunday, 26 September 2027, estimated by Invokely from past publication dates (low confidence), not announced by the publisher. Release calendar

Get an email when a new figure is out or this one is revised.
Keep it in a collection in your library.

Employer firms in Watonwan County, 1978 to 2023

24026028030032019781985199219992006201320231978: 314 count1979: 317 count1980: 306 count1981: 308 count1982: 303 count1983: 298 count1984: 309 count1985: 310 count1986: 293 count1987: 282 count1988: 281 count1989: 274 count1990: 284 count1991: 285 count1992: 291 count1993: 289 count1994: 298 count1995: 289 count1996: 290 count1997: 296 count1998: 303 count1999: 307 count2000: 305 count2001: 303 count2002: 303 count2003: 300 count2004: 296 count2005: 295 count2006: 285 count2007: 279 count2008: 288 count2009: 273 count2010: 268 count2011: 273 count2012: 265 count2013: 263 count2014: 257 count2015: 253 count2016: 257 count2017: 260 count2018: 254 count2019: 260 count2020: 257 count2021: 259 count2022: 252 count2023: 250 count24026028030032019781994201020231978: 314 count1979: 317 count1980: 306 count1981: 308 count1982: 303 count1983: 298 count1984: 309 count1985: 310 count1986: 293 count1987: 282 count1988: 281 count1989: 274 count1990: 284 count1991: 285 count1992: 291 count1993: 289 count1994: 298 count1995: 289 count1996: 290 count1997: 296 count1998: 303 count1999: 307 count2000: 305 count2001: 303 count2002: 303 count2003: 300 count2004: 296 count2005: 295 count2006: 285 count2007: 279 count2008: 288 count2009: 273 count2010: 268 count2011: 273 count2012: 265 count2013: 263 count2014: 257 count2015: 253 count2016: 257 count2017: 260 count2018: 254 count2019: 260 count2020: 257 count2021: 259 count2022: 252 count2023: 250 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
2023250
2022252
2021259
2020257
2019260
2018254
2017260
2016257
2015253
2014257
2013263
2012265
2011273
2010268
2009273
2008288
2007279
2006285
2005295
2004296
2003300
2002303
2001303
2000305
1999307
1998303
1997296
1996290
1995289
1994298
1993289
1992291
1991285
1990284
1989274
1988281
1987282
1986293
1985310
1984309
1983298
1982303
1981308
1980306
1979317
1978314

Compared with Minnesota and United States

Place2023
Watonwan County250
Minnesota103,804
United States5,593,727

Watonwan County compared with nearby places

Aitkin County: 325 countAnoka County: 6,253 countBecker County: 755 countBeltrami County: 981 countBenton County: 779 countBig Stone County: 141 countBlue Earth County: 1,588 countBrown County: 620 countCarlton County: 561 countCarver County: 2,071 countCass County: 675 countChippewa County: 309 countChisago County: 1,031 countClay County: 1,026 countClearwater County: 160 countCook County: 230 countCottonwood County: 268 countCrow Wing County: 1,796 countDakota County: 7,786 countDodge County: 341 countDouglas County: 1,175 countFaribault County: 320 countFillmore County: 452 countFreeborn County: 627 countGoodhue County: 1,022 countGrant County: 175 countHennepin County: 28,121 countHouston County: 324 countHubbard County: 496 countIsanti County: 828 countItasca County: 937 countJackson County: 238 countKanabec County: 250 countKandiyohi County: 1,090 countKittson County: 117 countKoochiching County: 311 countLac qui Parle County: 167 countLake County: 274 countLake of the Woods County: 127 countLe Sueur County: 573 countLincoln County: 162 countLyon County: 640 countMcLeod County: 789 countMahnomen County: 88 countMarshall County: 205 countMartin County: 477 countMeeker County: 483 countMille Lacs County: 581 countMorrison County: 778 countMower County: 645 countMurray County: 230 countNicollet County: 569 countNobles County: 473 countNorman County: 152 countOlmsted County: 2,873 countOtter Tail County: 1,343 countPennington County: 303 countPine County: 487 countPipestone County: 274 countPolk County: 567 countPope County: 275 countRamsey County: 10,015 countRed Lake County: 73 countRedwood County: 422 countRenville County: 388 countRice County: 1,270 countRock County: 236 countRoseau County: 339 countSt. Louis County: 3,926 countScott County: 2,913 countSherburne County: 1,793 countSibley County: 291 countStearns County: 3,569 countSteele County: 816 countStevens County: 268 countSwift County: 261 countTodd County: 463 countTraverse County: 98 countWabasha County: 465 countWadena County: 322 countWaseca County: 364 countWashington County: 4,742 countWatonwan County: 250 countWilkin County: 125 countWinona County: 917 countWright County: 2,829 countYellow Medicine County: 261 count
  • Under 200
  • 200 to 300
  • 300 to 500
  • 500 to 800
  • 800 to 1,300
  • 1,300 and over
Employer firms, 2023, count. Watonwan 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

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.

Report a problem with this figure

How to cite

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.

Citation styles

The publisher is the author. Invokely is named only as the place the figures were read, where a style asks for it.

APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties (Employer firms, Watonwan 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, Watonwan 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/watonwan-county-minnesota. 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, Watonwan 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/watonwan-county-minnesota.

Harvard

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

BibTeX
@misc{census_employer_firms_watonwan_county_2023,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Watonwan 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/watonwan-county-minnesota. 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.},
}
RIS
TY  - DATA
AU  - U.S. Census Bureau
TI  - Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Watonwan County, 1978 to 2023
PY  - 2025
DA  - 2025/09/25
PB  - U.S. Census Bureau
DB  - Invokely
UR  - https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv
L2  - https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firms/watonwan-county-minnesota
Y2  - 2026/10/11
N1  - Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firms/watonwan-county-minnesota.
N1  - 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.
ER  -
Embed this chart

Paste this code into a web page or a blog post. The chart shows the latest figures as they are published, with the source and a link back to this page.

Sites that read oEmbed links, such as WordPress, can show the chart when you paste the link to this page.

Use this data in your AI agent

Invokely serves this figure to AI assistants through MCP and to code through a REST API, with the source and citation attached. Ask your assistant:

What is the latest employer firms in Watonwan County? Cite the source.
get_value {"indicator":"employer_firms","place":"us-county-27165"}
GET https://invokely.ai/api/v1/value?indicator=employer_firms&place=us-county-27165

Connect Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor in one step. The trial answers 25 calls a day without an account.

Questions

What is the employer firms in Watonwan County?

Employer firms in Watonwan County was 250 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.8% from 2022. That is the 69th highest of 87 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 Watonwan County?

317 in 1979, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

Related statistics for Watonwan County

All statistics for Watonwan County | Watonwan County in figures