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Nonemployer businesses: professional, scientific and technical services in United States

Nonemployer businesses: professional, scientific and technical services in the United States was 4.23 million in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 3.9% from 2023.

2024, count4,233,838
Change on 2023+3.9%
Series high4,233,8382024
Series low3,212,2022012

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

3M3.25M3.5M3.75M4M4.25M20122014201620182020202220242012: 3,212,202 count2013: 3,235,906 count2014: 3,363,252 count2015: 3,410,855 count2016: 3,441,179 count2017: 3,535,071 count2018: 3,726,651 count2019: 3,772,571 count2020: 3,689,878 count2021: 3,831,558 count2022: 4,013,209 count2023: 4,075,717 count2024: 4,233,838 count3M3.5M4M4.5M2012201720242012: 3,212,202 count2013: 3,235,906 count2014: 3,363,252 count2015: 3,410,855 count2016: 3,441,179 count2017: 3,535,071 count2018: 3,726,651 count2019: 3,772,571 count2020: 3,689,878 count2021: 3,831,558 count2022: 4,013,209 count2023: 4,075,717 count2024: 4,233,838 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
20244,233,838
20234,075,717
20224,013,209 Series break
20213,831,558
20203,689,878
20193,772,571
20183,726,651 Series break
20173,535,071
20163,441,179
20153,410,855
20143,363,252
20133,235,906
20123,212,202

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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, United States, 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, United States, 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/united-states. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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, United States, 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/united-states.

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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, United States, 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/united-states (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the nonemployer businesses: professional, scientific and technical services in United States?

Nonemployer businesses: professional, scientific and technical services in the United States was 4.23 million in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 3.9% from 2023.

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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 United States?

4.23 million in 2024, the highest value since 2012 in this series.

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