Most popular SMB businesses in US?

by a searcher from The University of Chicago - Booth School of Business

Mar 10,2023

Hi All,

I am trying to find data that shows the most common business types / industries w/ employees in the US - not largest by market size ($), but # of independent businesses. I suspect restaurants or salons are #1, followed by other localized / fragmented industries (landscapers, dry cleaners / laundry, etc.)

This list has top industries but does not sift out single-employee businesses: https://www.ibisworld.com/united-states/industry-trends/industries-largest-number-of-businesses-thank-you/

Has anyone come across this information?

Thanks in advance!
Eleanor

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searcher from Harvard University - Harvard Business School

Census data, here: https://www.census.gov/data/tables/2019/econ/susb/2019-susb-annual.html. This spreadsheet: U.S. & states, NAICS, detailed employment sizes (U.S., 6-digit and states, NAICS sectors)

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