Nonemployer businesses: professional, scientific and technical services in Montana

Nonemployer businesses: professional, scientific and technical services in Montana was 14,804 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 4.1% from 2023. That is the 44th highest of 51 states in 2024.

2024, count14,804
Change on 2023+4.1%
Rank44th of 51US states ranked
Series high14,8042024
Series low10,5812013

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Nonemployer businesses: professional, scientific and technical services in Montana, 2012 to 2024

10K11K12K13K14K15K20122014201620182020202220242012: 10,635 count2013: 10,581 count2014: 10,897 count2015: 11,158 count2016: 11,283 count2017: 11,586 count2018: 12,303 count2019: 12,697 count2020: 12,840 count2021: 13,366 count2022: 14,050 count2023: 14,216 count2024: 14,804 count10K12K14K16K2012201720242012: 10,635 count2013: 10,581 count2014: 10,897 count2015: 11,158 count2016: 11,283 count2017: 11,586 count2018: 12,303 count2019: 12,697 count2020: 12,840 count2021: 13,366 count2022: 14,050 count2023: 14,216 count2024: 14,804 count
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: establishments (ESTAB), professional, scientific, and technical services (NAICS 54), all legal forms. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-29.
All 13 values
Periodcount
202414,804
202314,216
202214,050 Series break
202113,366
202012,840
201912,697
201812,303 Series break
201711,586
201611,283
201511,158
201410,897
201310,581
201210,635

Compared with United States

Place2024
Montana14,804
United States4,233,838

Montana compared with nearby places

Alabama: 41,716 countAlaska: 7,394 countArizona: 86,304 countArkansas: 23,492 countCalifornia: 594,336 countColorado: 104,364 countConnecticut: 51,432 countDelaware: 15,755 countDistrict of Columbia: 17,873 countFlorida: 394,826 countGeorgia: 144,731 countHawaii: 17,205 countIdaho: 23,597 countIllinois: 143,762 countIndiana: 55,304 countIowa: 23,892 countKansas: 27,894 countKentucky: 33,957 countLouisiana: 46,677 countMaine: 16,633 countMaryland: 90,355 countMassachusetts: 110,753 countMichigan: 100,630 countMinnesota: 66,843 countMississippi: 22,812 countMissouri: 54,920 countMontana: 14,804 countNebraska: 16,434 countNevada: 43,221 countNew Hampshire: 19,950 countNew Jersey: 140,771 countNew Mexico: 18,336 countNew York: 307,048 countNorth Carolina: 121,133 countNorth Dakota: 6,135 countOhio: 112,755 countOklahoma: 36,807 countOregon: 54,730 countPennsylvania: 135,272 countRhode Island: 14,321 countSouth Carolina: 57,340 countSouth Dakota: 8,364 countTennessee: 77,291 countTexas: 382,886 countUtah: 55,694 countVermont: 10,154 countVirginia: 113,200 countWashington: 96,376 countWest Virginia: 10,356 countWisconsin: 51,935 countWyoming: 11,068 count
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  • 120K and over
Nonemployer businesses: professional, scientific and technical services, 2024, count. Montana 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 professional, scientific, and technical services (NAICS 54), 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), professional, scientific, and technical services (NAICS 54), all legal forms. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2024/historical-datasets/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: establishments (ESTAB), professional, scientific, and technical services (NAICS 54), all legal forms (Nonemployer businesses: professional, scientific and technical services, Montana, 2012 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2024/historical-datasets/

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Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: establishments (ESTAB), professional, scientific, and technical services (NAICS 54), all legal forms, Nonemployer businesses: professional, scientific and technical services, Montana, 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-professional-services/montana. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: establishments (ESTAB), professional, scientific, and technical services (NAICS 54), all legal forms. Nonemployer businesses: professional, scientific and technical services, Montana, 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-professional-services/montana.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: establishments (ESTAB), professional, scientific, and technical services (NAICS 54), all legal forms, Nonemployer businesses: professional, scientific and technical services, Montana, 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-professional-services/montana (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Nonemployer businesses: professional, scientific and technical services in Montana was 14,804 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 4.1% from 2023. That is the 44th highest of 51 states in 2024.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: establishments (ESTAB), professional, scientific, and technical services (NAICS 54), all legal forms. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest nonemployer businesses: professional, scientific and technical services in Montana?

14,804 in 2024, the highest value since 2012 in this series.

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