# Counties in Michigan by business establishments (QCEW), 2025

All 83 values come from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for 2025, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `establishments_qcew`
- Unit: count
- Definition: Average number of establishments with jobs covered by unemployment insurance during the year, all industries, private and government, from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. An establishment is a single place of business, such as a factory, store or office; a company with several locations has several.
- Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties (https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/bureau-of-labor-statistics
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/business-establishments/michigan-counties

| Rank | Place | count |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Oakland County | 44,642 |
| 2 | Wayne County | 38,178 |
| 3 | Macomb County | 20,370 |
| 4 | Kent County | 18,484 |
| 5 | Washtenaw County | 10,012 |
| 6 | Genesee County | 7,564 |
| 7 | Ottawa County | 7,155 |
| 8 | Ingham County | 7,136 |
| 9 | Kalamazoo County | 6,204 |
| 10 | Livingston County | 4,971 |
| 11 | Berrien County | 4,284 |
| 12 | Midland County | 4,146 |
| 13 | Saginaw County | 4,076 |
| 14 | Grand Traverse County | 3,903 |
| 15 | St. Clair County | 3,416 |
| 16 | Muskegon County | 3,259 |
| 17 | Jackson County | 3,184 |
| 18 | Allegan County | 2,787 |
| 19 | Calhoun County | 2,748 |
| 20 | Monroe County | 2,605 |
| 21 | St. Joseph County | 2,324 |
| 22 | Eaton County | 2,178 |
| 23 | Bay County | 2,176 |
| 24 | Lenawee County | 2,002 |
| 25 | Marquette County | 1,824 |
| 26 | Lapeer County | 1,779 |
| 27 | Van Buren County | 1,722 |
| 28 | Emmet County | 1,619 |
| 29 | Clinton County | 1,523 |
| 30 | Isabella County | 1,452 |
| 31 | Shiawassee County | 1,227 |
| 32 | Ionia County | 1,144 |
| 33 | Montcalm County | 1,142 |
| 34 | Barry County | 1,102 |
| 35 | Delta County | 1,080 |
| 36 | Huron County | 1,017 |
| 37 | Houghton County | 990 |
| 38 | Cass County | 978 |
| 39 | Tuscola County | 950 |
| 40 | Alpena County | 928 |
| 40 | Charlevoix County | 928 |
| 42 | Wexford County | 916 |
| 43 | Hillsdale County | 910 |
| 44 | Newaygo County | 901 |
| 45 | Sanilac County | 900 |
| 46 | Branch County | 890 |
| 47 | Leelanau County | 882 |
| 48 | Chippewa County | 864 |
| 49 | Dickinson County | 860 |
| 50 | Cheboygan County | 844 |
| 51 | Otsego County | 834 |
| 52 | Gratiot County | 822 |
| 53 | Mason County | 752 |
| 54 | Mecosta County | 729 |
| 55 | Iosco County | 644 |
| 56 | Clare County | 642 |
| 57 | Ogemaw County | 631 |
| 58 | Antrim County | 626 |
| 59 | Manistee County | 606 |
| 60 | Roscommon County | 600 |
| 61 | Oceana County | 587 |
| 62 | Mackinac County | 517 |
| 63 | Benzie County | 516 |
| 64 | Menominee County | 510 |
| 65 | Osceola County | 490 |
| 66 | Gladwin County | 473 |
| 67 | Gogebic County | 422 |
| 68 | Kalkaska County | 403 |
| 69 | Iron County | 398 |
| 70 | Missaukee County | 389 |
| 71 | Arenac County | 362 |
| 72 | Presque Isle County | 348 |
| 73 | Crawford County | 284 |
| 74 | Alger County | 267 |
| 75 | Schoolcraft County | 240 |
| 76 | Montmorency County | 236 |
| 77 | Baraga County | 217 |
| 78 | Alcona County | 214 |
| 79 | Oscoda County | 207 |
| 80 | Ontonagon County | 197 |
| 81 | Lake County | 194 |
| 82 | Luce County | 190 |
| 83 | Keweenaw County | 87 |