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Employer firms in Wayne County

Employer firms in Wayne County was 1,119 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.6% from 2022. That is the 24th highest of 92 counties in 2023.

2023, count1,119
Change on 2022+0.6%
Rank24th of 92Counties in Indiana ranked
Series high1,4751995
Series low1,0962021

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Employer firms in Wayne County, 1978 to 2023

1,0001,1001,2001,3001,4001,50019781985199219992006201320231978: 1,351 count1979: 1,370 count1980: 1,349 count1981: 1,339 count1982: 1,311 count1983: 1,294 count1984: 1,354 count1985: 1,322 count1986: 1,333 count1987: 1,367 count1988: 1,364 count1989: 1,379 count1990: 1,409 count1991: 1,405 count1992: 1,395 count1993: 1,394 count1994: 1,442 count1995: 1,475 count1996: 1,447 count1997: 1,449 count1998: 1,448 count1999: 1,452 count2000: 1,416 count2001: 1,423 count2002: 1,408 count2003: 1,401 count2004: 1,399 count2005: 1,379 count2006: 1,370 count2007: 1,350 count2008: 1,340 count2009: 1,269 count2010: 1,218 count2011: 1,203 count2012: 1,214 count2013: 1,197 count2014: 1,176 count2015: 1,155 count2016: 1,136 count2017: 1,120 count2018: 1,118 count2019: 1,119 count2020: 1,106 count2021: 1,096 count2022: 1,112 count2023: 1,119 count1,0001,1001,2001,3001,4001,50019781994201020231978: 1,351 count1979: 1,370 count1980: 1,349 count1981: 1,339 count1982: 1,311 count1983: 1,294 count1984: 1,354 count1985: 1,322 count1986: 1,333 count1987: 1,367 count1988: 1,364 count1989: 1,379 count1990: 1,409 count1991: 1,405 count1992: 1,395 count1993: 1,394 count1994: 1,442 count1995: 1,475 count1996: 1,447 count1997: 1,449 count1998: 1,448 count1999: 1,452 count2000: 1,416 count2001: 1,423 count2002: 1,408 count2003: 1,401 count2004: 1,399 count2005: 1,379 count2006: 1,370 count2007: 1,350 count2008: 1,340 count2009: 1,269 count2010: 1,218 count2011: 1,203 count2012: 1,214 count2013: 1,197 count2014: 1,176 count2015: 1,155 count2016: 1,136 count2017: 1,120 count2018: 1,118 count2019: 1,119 count2020: 1,106 count2021: 1,096 count2022: 1,112 count2023: 1,119 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
20231,119
20221,112
20211,096
20201,106
20191,119
20181,118
20171,120
20161,136
20151,155
20141,176
20131,197
20121,214
20111,203
20101,218
20091,269
20081,340
20071,350
20061,370
20051,379
20041,399
20031,401
20021,408
20011,423
20001,416
19991,452
19981,448
19971,449
19961,447
19951,475
19941,442
19931,394
19921,395
19911,405
19901,409
19891,379
19881,364
19871,367
19861,333
19851,322
19841,354
19831,294
19821,311
19811,339
19801,349
19791,370
19781,351

Compared with Indiana and United States

Place2023
Wayne County1,119
Indiana102,872
United States5,593,727

Wayne County compared with nearby places

Adams County: 659 countAllen County: 7,185 countBartholomew County: 1,512 countBenton County: 141 countBlackford County: 199 countBoone County: 1,528 countBrown County: 306 countCarroll County: 344 countCass County: 575 countClark County: 2,137 countClay County: 402 countClinton County: 499 countCrawford County: 116 countDaviess County: 836 countDearborn County: 848 countDecatur County: 554 countDeKalb County: 843 countDelaware County: 1,768 countDubois County: 1,074 countElkhart County: 4,001 countFayette County: 346 countFloyd County: 1,542 countFountain County: 274 countFranklin County: 407 countFulton County: 394 countGibson County: 582 countGrant County: 973 countGreene County: 490 countHamilton County: 7,762 countHancock County: 1,350 countHarrison County: 570 countHendricks County: 2,939 countHenry County: 687 countHoward County: 1,403 countHuntington County: 732 countJackson County: 808 countJasper County: 645 countJay County: 336 countJefferson County: 560 countJennings County: 377 countJohnson County: 3,010 countKnox County: 723 countKosciusko County: 1,676 countLaGrange County: 845 countLake County: 7,960 countLaPorte County: 1,848 countLawrence County: 734 countMadison County: 1,773 countMarion County: 16,451 countMarshall County: 954 countMartin County: 185 countMiami County: 486 countMonroe County: 2,400 countMontgomery County: 725 countMorgan County: 1,019 countNewton County: 206 countNoble County: 755 countOhio County: 80 countOrange County: 328 countOwen County: 297 countParke County: 254 countPerry County: 300 countPike County: 180 countPorter County: 2,989 countPosey County: 430 countPulaski County: 282 countPutnam County: 614 countRandolph County: 405 countRipley County: 530 countRush County: 342 countSt. Joseph County: 4,424 countScott County: 341 countShelby County: 797 countSpencer County: 347 countStarke County: 272 countSteuben County: 818 countSullivan County: 279 countSwitzerland County: 120 countTippecanoe County: 2,912 countTipton County: 285 countUnion County: 113 countVanderburgh County: 3,800 countVermillion County: 223 countVigo County: 1,896 countWabash County: 611 countWarren County: 135 countWarrick County: 995 countWashington County: 377 countWayne County: 1,119 countWells County: 559 countWhite County: 496 countWhitley County: 602 count
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Employer firms, 2023, count. Wayne 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, Wayne 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

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Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Employer firms, Wayne 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/wayne-county-indiana. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Employer firms, Wayne 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/wayne-county-indiana.

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

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What is the employer firms in Wayne County?

Employer firms in Wayne County was 1,119 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.6% from 2022. That is the 24th highest of 92 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 Wayne County?

1,475 in 1995, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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