Nonemployer businesses: wholesale trade in Ohio
Nonemployer businesses: wholesale trade in Ohio was 13,286 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2% from 2023. That is the 9th highest of 51 states in 2024.
Nonemployer businesses: wholesale trade in Ohio, 2012 to 2024
All 13 values
| Period | count |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 13,286 |
| 2023 | 13,024 |
| 2022 | 12,840 Series break |
| 2021 | 11,172 |
| 2020 | 11,197 |
| 2019 | 11,476 |
| 2018 | 11,929 Series break |
| 2017 | 12,027 |
| 2016 | 12,501 |
| 2015 | 12,759 |
| 2014 | 12,821 |
| 2013 | 12,902 |
| 2012 | 13,161 |
Compared with United States
| Place | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Ohio | 13,286 |
| United States | 472,266 |
Ohio compared with nearby places
- Under 1,600
- 1,600 to 3,300
- 3,300 to 4,900
- 4,900 to 7,200
- 7,200 to 13K
- 13K and over
Rankings
Definition
Number of businesses without paid employees in wholesale trade (NAICS 42), 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.
How to cite
U.S. Census Bureau. Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: establishments (ESTAB), wholesale trade (NAICS 42), all legal forms. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2024/historical-datasets/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
Citation styles
APA 7
U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: establishments (ESTAB), wholesale trade (NAICS 42), all legal forms (Nonemployer businesses: wholesale trade, Ohio, 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), wholesale trade (NAICS 42), all legal forms, Nonemployer businesses: wholesale trade, Ohio, 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-wholesale-trade/ohio. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
Chicago (author-date)
U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: establishments (ESTAB), wholesale trade (NAICS 42), all legal forms. Nonemployer businesses: wholesale trade, Ohio, 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-wholesale-trade/ohio.
Harvard
U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: establishments (ESTAB), wholesale trade (NAICS 42), all legal forms, Nonemployer businesses: wholesale trade, Ohio, 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-wholesale-trade/ohio (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{census_nonemployer_businesses_wholesale_trade_2024,
author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
title = {{Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: establishments (ESTAB), wholesale trade (NAICS 42), all legal forms: Nonemployer businesses: wholesale trade, Ohio, 2012 to 2024}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {Data set},
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urldate = {2026-10-12},
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}
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What is the nonemployer businesses: wholesale trade in Ohio?
Nonemployer businesses: wholesale trade in Ohio was 13,286 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2% from 2023. That is the 9th highest of 51 states in 2024.
Where does this figure come from?
U.S. Census Bureau. Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: establishments (ESTAB), wholesale trade (NAICS 42), all legal forms. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.
What was the highest nonemployer businesses: wholesale trade in Ohio?
13,286 in 2024, the highest value since 2012 in this series.
Nonemployer businesses: wholesale trade elsewhere in United States
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