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Counties in Michigan by business establishments (QCEW)

Oakland County had the highest business establishments (QCEW) of 83 counties in 2024, at 43,047. Keweenaw County had the lowest, at 85. The median was 895 and the figure for Michigan was 300,662. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest43,047Oakland County
Lowest85Keweenaw County
Median89583 counties
Michigan300,662History

Map of counties, 2024

Alcona County: 214 countAlger County: 258 countAllegan County: 2,678 countAlpena County: 898 countAntrim County: 599 countArenac County: 349 countBaraga County: 211 countBarry County: 1,064 countBay County: 2,117 countBenzie County: 483 countBerrien County: 4,096 countBranch County: 869 countCalhoun County: 2,626 countCass County: 932 countCharlevoix County: 900 countCheboygan County: 825 countChippewa County: 842 countClare County: 623 countClinton County: 1,464 countCrawford County: 278 countDelta County: 1,044 countDickinson County: 834 countEaton County: 2,107 countEmmet County: 1,558 countGenesee County: 7,296 countGladwin County: 462 countGogebic County: 420 countGrand Traverse County: 3,762 countGratiot County: 794 countHillsdale County: 880 countHoughton County: 949 countHuron County: 999 countIngham County: 6,868 countIonia County: 1,090 countIosco County: 621 countIron County: 392 countIsabella County: 1,405 countJackson County: 3,104 countKalamazoo County: 5,972 countKalkaska County: 388 countKent County: 17,705 countKeweenaw County: 85 countLake County: 186 countLapeer County: 1,724 countLeelanau County: 840 countLenawee County: 1,938 countLivingston County: 4,784 countLuce County: 180 countMackinac County: 502 countMacomb County: 19,678 countManistee County: 602 countMarquette County: 1,762 countMason County: 717 countMecosta County: 696 countMenominee County: 491 countMidland County: 3,932 countMissaukee County: 388 countMonroe County: 2,514 countMontcalm County: 1,086 countMontmorency County: 231 countMuskegon County: 3,152 countNewaygo County: 855 countOakland County: 43,047 countOceana County: 567 countOgemaw County: 611 countOntonagon County: 191 countOsceola County: 480 countOscoda County: 198 countOtsego County: 811 countOttawa County: 6,888 countPresque Isle County: 347 countRoscommon County: 583 countSaginaw County: 3,966 countSt. Clair County: 3,248 countSt. Joseph County: 2,282 countSanilac County: 879 countSchoolcraft County: 233 countShiawassee County: 1,180 countTuscola County: 921 countVan Buren County: 1,643 countWashtenaw County: 9,619 countWayne County: 36,727 countWexford County: 895 count
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count, 2024. Source: BLS, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2024

Oakland County: 43,047 countOakland County43,047Wayne County: 36,727 countWayne County36,727Macomb County: 19,678 countMacomb County19,678Kent County: 17,705 countKent County17,705Washtenaw County: 9,619 countWashtenaw County9,619Genesee County: 7,296 countGenesee County7,296Ottawa County: 6,888 countOttawa County6,888Ingham County: 6,868 countIngham County6,868Kalamazoo County: 5,972 countKalamazoo County5,972Livingston County: 4,784 countLivingston County4,784Berrien County: 4,096 countBerrien County4,096Saginaw County: 3,966 countSaginaw County3,966Midland County: 3,932 countMidland County3,932Grand Traverse County: 3,762 countGrand Traverse County3,762St. Clair County: 3,248 countSt. Clair County3,248Muskegon County: 3,152 countMuskegon County3,152Jackson County: 3,104 countJackson County3,104Allegan County: 2,678 countAllegan County2,678Calhoun County: 2,626 countCalhoun County2,626Monroe County: 2,514 countMonroe County2,514St. Joseph County: 2,282 countSt. Joseph County2,282Bay County: 2,117 countBay County2,117Eaton County: 2,107 countEaton County2,107Lenawee County: 1,938 countLenawee County1,938Marquette County: 1,762 countMarquette County1,762Lapeer County: 1,724 countLapeer County1,724Van Buren County: 1,643 countVan Buren County1,643Emmet County: 1,558 countEmmet County1,558Clinton County: 1,464 countClinton County1,464Isabella County: 1,405 countIsabella County1,405Shiawassee County: 1,180 countShiawassee County1,180Ionia County: 1,090 countIonia County1,090Montcalm County: 1,086 countMontcalm County1,086Barry County: 1,064 countBarry County1,064Delta County: 1,044 countDelta County1,044Huron County: 999 countHuron County999Houghton County: 949 countHoughton County949Cass County: 932 countCass County932Tuscola County: 921 countTuscola County921Charlevoix County: 900 countCharlevoix County900Oakland County: 43,047 countOakland County43,047Wayne County: 36,727 countWayne County36,727Macomb County: 19,678 countMacomb County19,678Kent County: 17,705 countKent County17,705Washtenaw County: 9,619 countWashtenaw County9,619Genesee County: 7,296 countGenesee County7,296Ottawa County: 6,888 countOttawa County6,888Ingham County: 6,868 countIngham County6,868Kalamazoo County: 5,972 countKalamazoo County5,972Livingston County: 4,784 countLivingston County4,784Berrien County: 4,096 countBerrien County4,096Saginaw County: 3,966 countSaginaw County3,966Midland County: 3,932 countMidland County3,932Grand Traverse County: 3,762 countGrand Traverse County3,762St. Clair County: 3,248 countSt. Clair County3,248Muskegon County: 3,152 countMuskegon County3,152Jackson County: 3,104 countJackson County3,104Allegan County: 2,678 countAllegan County2,678Calhoun County: 2,626 countCalhoun County2,626Monroe County: 2,514 countMonroe County2,514St. Joseph County: 2,282 countSt. Joseph County2,282Bay County: 2,117 countBay County2,117Eaton County: 2,107 countEaton County2,107Lenawee County: 1,938 countLenawee County1,938Marquette County: 1,762 countMarquette County1,762Lapeer County: 1,724 countLapeer County1,724Van Buren County: 1,643 countVan Buren County1,643Emmet County: 1,558 countEmmet County1,558Clinton County: 1,464 countClinton County1,464Isabella County: 1,405 countIsabella County1,405Shiawassee County: 1,180 countShiawassee County1,180Ionia County: 1,090 countIonia County1,090Montcalm County: 1,086 countMontcalm County1,086Barry County: 1,064 countBarry County1,064Delta County: 1,044 countDelta County1,044Huron County: 999 countHuron County999Houghton County: 949 countHoughton County949Cass County: 932 countCass County932Tuscola County: 921 countTuscola County921Charlevoix County: 900 countCharlevoix County900
count. Source: BLS, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
count		Change on 2023
1Oakland County43,047-10.3%
2Wayne County36,727-9%
3Macomb County19,678-9.1%
4Kent County17,705-7%
5Washtenaw County9,619-9.7%
6Genesee County7,296-8.7%
7Ottawa County6,888-5%
8Ingham County6,868-8.4%
9Kalamazoo County5,972-9.3%
10Livingston County4,784-9.7%
11Berrien County4,096-8%
12Saginaw County3,966-9.2%
13Midland County3,932-9.1%
14Grand Traverse County3,762-6.9%
15St. Clair County3,248-5.3%
16Muskegon County3,152-6.6%
17Jackson County3,104-8.4%
18Allegan County2,678-6.9%
19Calhoun County2,626-7.9%
20Monroe County2,514-8.1%
21St. Joseph County2,282-25.5%
22Bay County2,117-10%
23Eaton County2,107-8.7%
24Lenawee County1,938-9.6%
25Marquette County1,762-4.9%
26Lapeer County1,724-8.3%
27Van Buren County1,643-6.3%
28Emmet County1,558-8.1%
29Clinton County1,464-6.5%
30Isabella County1,405-6%
31Shiawassee County1,180-6.2%
32Ionia County1,090-7%
33Montcalm County1,086-8.4%
34Barry County1,064-5.3%
35Delta County1,044-8.3%
36Huron County999-9.9%
37Houghton County949-8.7%
38Cass County932-6.7%
39Tuscola County921-4.2%
40Charlevoix County900-5.8%
41Alpena County898-8.2%
42Wexford County895-8.9%
43Hillsdale County880-7.6%
44Sanilac County879-8.5%
45Branch County869-8.2%
46Newaygo County855-9.3%
47Chippewa County842-8.6%
48Leelanau County840-9.6%
49Dickinson County834-10%
50Cheboygan County825-10.1%
51Otsego County811-8%
52Gratiot County794-7.2%
53Mason County717-7.7%
54Mecosta County696-6.6%
55Clare County623-7.4%
56Iosco County621-8.9%
57Ogemaw County611-9.9%
58Manistee County602-8.5%
59Antrim County599-9.4%
60Roscommon County583-9.2%
61Oceana County567-11.5%
62Mackinac County502-9.7%
63Menominee County491-9.4%
64Benzie County483-9.6%
65Osceola County480-6.4%
66Gladwin County462-5.1%
67Gogebic County420-7.3%
68Iron County392-9%
69Kalkaska County388-5.1%
69Missaukee County388-6.7%
71Arenac County349-9.4%
72Presque Isle County347-9.4%
73Crawford County278-9.2%
74Alger County258-10.1%
75Schoolcraft County233-11.1%
76Montmorency County231-10.5%
77Alcona County214-7.8%
78Baraga County211-6.6%
79Oscoda County198-8.8%
80Ontonagon County191-8.2%
81Lake County186-7%
82Luce County180-11.3%
83Keweenaw County85-8.6%

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About this ranking

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.

Counts places of business, not firms: for firms use employer_firms. Changes in how large employers report their locations can move the count without any change in activity.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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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/2024/a/industry/10.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties (Counties in Michigan by business establishments (QCEW), 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2024/a/industry/10.csv

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Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties, Counties in Michigan by business establishments (QCEW), 2024. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 21 Aug. 2026, https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2024/a/industry/10.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/business-establishments/michigan-counties?period=2024. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Counties in Michigan by business establishments (QCEW), 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2024/a/industry/10.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/business-establishments/michigan-counties?period=2024.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties, Counties in Michigan by business establishments (QCEW), 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2024/a/industry/10.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/business-establishments/michigan-counties?period=2024 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest business establishments (QCEW)?

Oakland County, with 43,047 in 2024, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest business establishments (QCEW)?

Keweenaw County, with 85 in 2024.

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