There were 13,856 miscellaneous manufacturing businesses in the U.S. that had between one and four employees in 2016, according to County Business Patterns (CBP) statistics provided by the United States Census Bureau.
CBP data indicates that there are more establishments categorized as professional, scientific and technical services businesses with between one and four employees in the U.S. than in any other category.
The following table shows how many miscellaneous manufacturing businesses with between one and four employees were in the U.S. during the period from 2012 to 2016.
Miscellaneous manufacturing businesses with between one and four employees in the U.S. (2012-2016)
Year
Total businesses
2012
29,614
2013
27,442
2014
26,517
2015
26,614
2016
26,041
