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Census County Business Patterns

Annual establishment counts, employment, and payroll by 6-digit NAICS code down to ZIP code level. Covers every employer establishment in the US — the best source for market-sizing by industry and geography at a granular level.

api.census.gov annual Updated May 21, 2026

Latest snapshot

Rows in latest snapshot

126

Last refreshed

May 21, 2026

Cadence

annual

Coverage

1986–2021 (latest); national, state, county, ZIP

Total records

~10M rows at ZIP×NAICS granularity

Key fields

  • NAICS2017
  • EMP
  • PAYANN
  • ESTAB
  • EMPSZES
  • LFO
  • STATE
  • COUNTY

Use cases

  • How many [NAICS] businesses in [ZIP/county/state]
  • Total employment and payroll by industry vertical
  • Market sizing: TAM by geography
  • Competitive density mapping
  • Payroll per employee benchmarks by sector

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