Nonemployer businesses: other services

Number of businesses without paid employees in other services (repair and maintenance, personal and laundry services, and civic organizations) (NAICS 81), from the U.S. Census Bureau Nonemployer Statistics.

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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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Figures last updated on 2026-10-12.

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US states by nonemployer businesses: other services, 2024

Top 15. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

Florida: 387,936 countFlorida387,936Texas: 377,872 countTexas377,872California: 359,631 countCalifornia359,631New York: 167,817 countNew York167,817Georgia: 167,554 countGeorgia167,554Illinois: 122,642 countIllinois122,642North Carolina: 116,730 countNorth Carolina116,730Michigan: 104,665 countMichigan104,665Ohio: 97,506 countOhio97,506Pennsylvania: 89,173 countPennsylvania89,173Tennessee: 87,696 countTennessee87,696Virginia: 76,606 countVirginia76,606New Jersey: 68,657 countNew Jersey68,657Arizona: 64,039 countArizona64,039South Carolina: 61,961 countSouth Carolina61,961Florida: 387,936 countFlorida387,936Texas: 377,872 countTexas377,872California: 359,631 countCalifornia359,631New York: 167,817 countNew York167,817Georgia: 167,554 countGeorgia167,554Illinois: 122,642 countIllinois122,642North Carolina: 116,730 countNorth Carolina116,730Michigan: 104,665 countMichigan104,665Ohio: 97,506 countOhio97,506Pennsylvania: 89,173 countPennsylvania89,173Tennessee: 87,696 countTennessee87,696Virginia: 76,606 countVirginia76,606New Jersey: 68,657 countNew Jersey68,657Arizona: 64,039 countArizona64,039South Carolina: 61,961 countSouth Carolina61,961
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: establishments (ESTAB), other services (NAICS 81), all legal forms. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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