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Nonemployer businesses: manufacturing in Massachusetts

Nonemployer businesses: manufacturing in Massachusetts was 6,558 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.9% from 2023. That is the 22nd highest of 51 states in 2024.

2024, count6,558
Change on 2023-0.9%
Rank22nd of 51US states ranked
Series high6,6202023
Series low5,9932016

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Nonemployer businesses: manufacturing in Massachusetts, 2012 to 2024

5,8006,0006,2006,4006,6006,80020122014201620182020202220242012: 6,073 count2013: 6,055 count2014: 6,076 count2015: 6,157 count2016: 5,993 count2017: 6,122 count2018: 6,162 count2019: 6,011 count2020: 6,058 count2021: 6,185 count2022: 6,553 count2023: 6,620 count2024: 6,558 count5,8006,0006,2006,4006,6006,8002012201720242012: 6,073 count2013: 6,055 count2014: 6,076 count2015: 6,157 count2016: 5,993 count2017: 6,122 count2018: 6,162 count2019: 6,011 count2020: 6,058 count2021: 6,185 count2022: 6,553 count2023: 6,620 count2024: 6,558 count
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: establishments (ESTAB), manufacturing (NAICS 31-33), all legal forms. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-29.
All 13 values
Periodcount
20246,558
20236,620
20226,553 Series break
20216,185
20206,058
20196,011
20186,162 Series break
20176,122
20165,993
20156,157
20146,076
20136,055
20126,073

Compared with United States

Place2024
Massachusetts6,558
United States421,812

Massachusetts compared with nearby places

Alabama: 5,834 countAlaska: 1,207 countArizona: 8,920 countArkansas: 3,404 countCalifornia: 46,435 countColorado: 8,121 countConnecticut: 3,855 countDelaware: 1,009 countDistrict of Columbia: 294 countFlorida: 38,899 countGeorgia: 15,384 countHawaii: 1,944 countIdaho: 3,574 countIllinois: 12,061 countIndiana: 8,353 countIowa: 3,491 countKansas: 3,326 countKentucky: 4,851 countLouisiana: 6,111 countMaine: 2,459 countMaryland: 5,456 countMassachusetts: 6,558 countMichigan: 13,493 countMinnesota: 7,708 countMississippi: 3,812 countMissouri: 7,175 countMontana: 2,476 countNebraska: 2,025 countNevada: 3,477 countNew Hampshire: 2,026 countNew Jersey: 8,479 countNew Mexico: 2,766 countNew York: 21,339 countNorth Carolina: 12,542 countNorth Dakota: 866 countOhio: 15,069 countOklahoma: 5,034 countOregon: 6,889 countPennsylvania: 16,410 countRhode Island: 1,125 countSouth Carolina: 5,843 countSouth Dakota: 1,178 countTennessee: 8,128 countTexas: 48,711 countUtah: 5,591 countVermont: 1,688 countVirginia: 7,710 countWashington: 7,964 countWest Virginia: 1,421 countWisconsin: 8,069 countWyoming: 1,252 count
  • Under 1,800
  • 1,800 to 3,500
  • 3,500 to 5,600
  • 5,600 to 7,800
  • 7,800 to 12K
  • 12K and over
Nonemployer businesses: manufacturing, 2024, count. Massachusetts 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 businesses without paid employees in manufacturing (NAICS 31-33), from the U.S. Census Bureau Nonemployer Statistics.

Nonemployer Statistics: businesses with no paid employees that are subject to federal income tax, mostly the self-employed, counted from tax records, with receipts above small minimum amounts. Census says some years are not comparable with earlier ones, and they are marked as series breaks: 2018 in every sector (businesses were reclassified from their descriptions, which moved many out of other services), 2022 in every sector (new receipts cutoffs) and 2017 in utilities (the same reclassification). Most nonemployers are sole proprietors whose business may be a side activity. Published about 18 months after the reference year.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: establishments (ESTAB), manufacturing (NAICS 31-33), all legal forms. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2024/historical-datasets/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: establishments (ESTAB), manufacturing (NAICS 31-33), all legal forms (Nonemployer businesses: manufacturing, Massachusetts, 2012 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2024/historical-datasets/

MLA 9

Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: establishments (ESTAB), manufacturing (NAICS 31-33), all legal forms, Nonemployer businesses: manufacturing, Massachusetts, 2012 to 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Sept. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2024/historical-datasets/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/nonemployer-businesses-manufacturing/massachusetts. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: establishments (ESTAB), manufacturing (NAICS 31-33), all legal forms. Nonemployer businesses: manufacturing, Massachusetts, 2012 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2024/historical-datasets/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/nonemployer-businesses-manufacturing/massachusetts.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: establishments (ESTAB), manufacturing (NAICS 31-33), all legal forms, Nonemployer businesses: manufacturing, Massachusetts, 2012 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2024/historical-datasets/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/nonemployer-businesses-manufacturing/massachusetts (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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What is the nonemployer businesses: manufacturing in Massachusetts?

Nonemployer businesses: manufacturing in Massachusetts was 6,558 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.9% from 2023. That is the 22nd highest of 51 states in 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Census Bureau. Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: establishments (ESTAB), manufacturing (NAICS 31-33), all legal forms. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest nonemployer businesses: manufacturing in Massachusetts?

6,620 in 2023, the highest value since 2012 in this series.

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