Number of
Private Business Establishments
in the US for Different Industries
Use the links below to see the number of Private business establishments for the following industries.
You can see similar links for the following sectors: Total Covered, Total Government, Federal Government, State Government, and Local Government.
- Total, all industries
- Goods-producing
- Natural resources and mining
- Construction
- Manufacturing
- Service-providing
- Trade, transportation, and utilities
- Information
- Financial activities
- Professional and business services
- Education and health services
- Leisure and hospitality
- Other services
- Unclassified
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Crop production
- Oilseed and grain farming
- Vegetable and melon farming
- Fruit and tree nut farming
- Other crop farming
- Animal production and aquaculture
- Cattle ranching and farming
- Hog and pig farming
- Poultry and egg production
- Sheep and goat farming
- Aquaculture
- Other animal production
- Forestry and logging
- Timber tract operations
- Logging
- Fishing, hunting and trapping
- Fishing
- Hunting and trapping
- Support activities for crop production
- Support activities for animal production
- Support activities for forestry
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
- Oil and gas extraction
- Coal mining
- Metal ore mining
- Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying
- Support activities for mining
- Utilities
- Natural gas distribution
- Water, sewage and other systems
- Construction of buildings
- Residential building construction
- Nonresidential building construction
- Heavy and civil engineering construction
- Utility system construction
- Land subdivision
- Highway, street, and bridge construction
- Specialty trade contractors
- Building foundation and exterior contractors
- Building equipment contractors
- Building finishing contractors
- Other specialty trade contractors
- Food manufacturing
- Animal food manufacturing
- Grain and oilseed milling
- Sugar and confectionery product manufacturing
- Dairy product manufacturing
- Animal slaughtering and processing
- Seafood product preparation and packaging
- Bakeries and tortilla manufacturing
- Other food manufacturing
- Beverage and tobacco product manufacturing
- Beverage manufacturing
- Tobacco manufacturing
- Textile mills
- Fiber, yarn, and thread mills
- Fabric mills
- Textile product mills
- Textile furnishings mills
- Other textile product mills
- Apparel manufacturing
- Apparel knitting mills
- Cut and sew apparel manufacturing
- Leather and allied product manufacturing
- Leather and hide tanning and finishing
- Footwear manufacturing
- Wood product manufacturing
- Sawmills and wood preservation
- Other wood product manufacturing
- Paper manufacturing
- Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills
- Converted paper product manufacturing
- Printing and related support activities
- Petroleum and coal products manufacturing
- Chemical manufacturing
- Basic chemical manufacturing
- Pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing
- Paint, coating, and adhesive manufacturing
- Plastics and rubber products manufacturing
- Plastics product manufacturing
- Rubber product manufacturing
- Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing
- Clay product and refractory manufacturing
- Glass and glass product manufacturing
- Cement and concrete product manufacturing
- Lime and gypsum product manufacturing
- Primary metal manufacturing
- Foundries
- Fabricated metal product manufacturing
- Forging and stamping
- Cutlery and handtool manufacturing
- Hardware manufacturing
- Spring and wire product manufacturing
- Other fabricated metal product manufacturing
- Machinery manufacturing
- Industrial machinery manufacturing
- Metalworking machinery manufacturing
- Other general purpose machinery manufacturing
- Computer and electronic product manufacturing
- Communications equipment manufacturing
- Audio and video equipment manufacturing
- Electric lighting equipment manufacturing
- Household appliance manufacturing
- Electrical equipment manufacturing
- Transportation equipment manufacturing
- Motor vehicle manufacturing
- Motor vehicle body and trailer manufacturing
- Motor vehicle parts manufacturing
- Aerospace product and parts manufacturing
- Railroad rolling stock manufacturing
- Ship and boat building
- Other transportation equipment manufacturing
- Furniture and related product manufacturing
- Other furniture related product manufacturing
- Miscellaneous manufacturing
- Medical equipment and supplies manufacturing
- Other miscellaneous manufacturing
- Wholesale trade
- Merchant wholesalers, durable goods
- Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods
- Paper and paper product merchant wholesalers
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers
- Automobile dealers
- Other motor vehicle dealers
- Building material and supplies dealers
- Air transportation
- Scheduled air transportation
- Nonscheduled air transportation
- Rail transportation
- Water transportation
- Inland water transportation
- Truck transportation
- General freight trucking
- Specialized freight trucking
- Transit and ground passenger transportation
- Urban transit systems
- Interurban and rural bus transportation
- Taxi and limousine service
- School and employee bus transportation
- Charter bus industry
- Pipeline transportation
- Pipeline transportation of crude oil
- Pipeline transportation of natural gas
- Other pipeline transportation
- Scenic and sightseeing transportation
- Scenic and sightseeing transportation, land
- Scenic and sightseeing transportation, water
- Scenic and sightseeing transportation, other
- Support activities for transportation
- Support activities for air transportation
- Support activities for rail transportation
- Support activities for water transportation
- Support activities for road transportation
- Freight transportation arrangement
- Other support activities for transportation
- Postal service
- Couriers and messengers
- Couriers and express delivery services
- Local messengers and local delivery
- Warehousing and storage
- Motion picture and sound recording industries
- Motion picture and video industries
- Sound recording industries
- Telecommunications
- Satellite telecommunications
- Finance and insurance
- Credit intermediation and related activities
- Depository credit intermediation
- Nondepository credit intermediation
- Activities related to credit intermediation
- Securities and commodity exchanges
- Other financial investment activities
- Insurance carriers and related activities
- Insurance carriers
- Funds, trusts, and other financial vehicles
- Insurance and employee benefit funds
- Other investment pools and funds
- Real estate and rental and leasing
- Real estate
- Lessors of real estate
- Offices of real estate agents and brokers
- Activities related to real estate
- Rental and leasing services
- Automotive equipment rental and leasing
- Consumer goods rental
- General rental centers
- Legal services
- Specialized design services
- Computer systems design and related services
- Scientific research and development services
- Management of companies and enterprises
- Administrative and support services
- Office administrative services
- Facilities support services
- Employment services
- Business support services
- Travel arrangement and reservation services
- Investigation and security services
- Services to buildings and dwellings
- Other support services
- Waste management and remediation services
- Waste collection
- Waste treatment and disposal
- Educational services
- Elementary and secondary schools
- Junior colleges
- Technical and trade schools
- Other schools and instruction
- Educational support services
- Health care and social assistance
- Ambulatory health care services
- Offices of physicians
- Offices of dentists
- Offices of other health practitioners
- Outpatient care centers
- Medical and diagnostic laboratories
- Home health care services
- Other ambulatory health care services
- Hospitals
- General medical and surgical hospitals
- Psychiatric and substance abuse hospitals
- Nursing and residential care facilities
- Other residential care facilities
- Social assistance
- Individual and family services
- Vocational rehabilitation services
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation
- Performing arts companies
- Spectator sports
- Independent artists, writers, and performers
- Amusement parks and arcades
- Gambling industries
- Other amusement and recreation industries
- Accommodation and food services
- Accommodation
- Traveler accommodation
- Food services and drinking places
- Special food services
- Restaurants and other eating places
- Repair and maintenance
- Automotive repair and maintenance
- Personal and laundry services
- Personal care services
- Death care services
- Drycleaning and laundry services
- Other personal services
- Religious organizations
- Grantmaking and giving services
- Social advocacy organizations
- Civic and social organizations
- Private households