Most common small-business industries (U.S.)

Ranked by number of establishments (Census County Business Patterns, 2023).

#	Industry	Establishments
1	Health Care & Social Assistance	1,003,398
2	Professional, Scientific & Technical Services	989,182
3	Construction (all)	814,557
4	Other Services (except Public Administration)	807,804
5	Accommodation & Food Services	784,882
6	Ambulatory Health Care Services	701,862
7	Specialty Trade Contractors	521,315
8	Real Estate & Rental and Leasing	469,562
9	Finance & Insurance	469,382
10	Administrative & Support & Waste Services	451,014
11	Administrative & Support Services	421,777
12	Real Estate	414,824
13	Wholesale Trade	382,081
14	Religious, Grantmaking, Civic & Professional Orgs	309,008
15	Personal & Laundry Services	272,787
16	Full-Service Restaurants	258,626
17	Full-Service Restaurants	257,282
18	Full-Service Restaurants	254,873
19	Construction of Buildings	254,630
20	Full-Service Restaurants	250,186
21	Full-Service Restaurants	249,975
22	Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods	225,021
23	Social Assistance	199,242
24	Legal Services	181,092
25	Credit Intermediation & Related Activities	176,966
26	Truck Transportation	170,286
27	Automotive Repair & Maintenance	169,572
28	Arts, Entertainment & Recreation	166,356
29	Offices of Real Estate Agents & Brokers	165,585
30	Offices of Real Estate Agents & Brokers	163,894
31	Information	160,704
32	Food & Beverage Retailers	160,298
33	Offices of Real Estate Agents & Brokers	158,902
34	Offices of Real Estate Agents & Brokers	146,621
35	Computer Systems Design Services	145,813
36	Accounting, Tax Prep & Bookkeeping Services	139,959
37	Accounting, Tax Prep & Bookkeeping Services	137,766
38	Accounting, Tax Prep & Bookkeeping Services	137,069
39	Offices of Real Estate Agents & Brokers	136,512
40	Offices of Dentists	136,422
41	Offices of Dentists	136,140
42	Accounting, Tax Prep & Bookkeeping Services	135,960
43	Insurance Agencies & Brokerages	135,939
44	Offices of Dentists	135,665
45	Offices of Dentists	135,354
46	Offices of Dentists	135,333
47	Insurance Agencies & Brokerages	135,100
48	Insurance Agencies & Brokerages	135,077
49	Insurance Agencies & Brokerages	134,902
50	Accounting, Tax Prep & Bookkeeping Services	134,491
51	Insurance Agencies & Brokerages	133,728
52	Clothing & Accessories Stores	122,162
53	Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods	122,098
54	Motor Vehicle & Parts Dealers	119,780
55	Educational Services	118,004
56	Landscaping Services	117,969
57	Architectural, Engineering & Related Services	117,417
58	Landscaping Services	117,109
59	Miscellaneous Store Retailers	116,482
60	Landscaping Services	115,196
61	Securities, Commodity Contracts & Investments	113,885
62	Plumbing, Heating & Air-Conditioning Contractors	111,207
63	Plumbing, Heating & Air-Conditioning Contractors	109,601
64	Landscaping Services	109,224
65	Gasoline Stations	109,174
66	Landscaping Services	108,024
67	Plumbing, Heating & Air-Conditioning Contractors	106,854
68	Plumbing, Heating & Air-Conditioning Contractors	104,367
69	Plumbing, Heating & Air-Conditioning Contractors	103,359
70	Nursing & Residential Care Facilities	94,771
71	Amusement, Gambling & Recreation	89,540
72	Health & Personal Care Stores	89,276
73	General Automotive Repair	84,859
74	Beauty Salons	84,176
75	General Automotive Repair	84,101
76	General Automotive Repair	83,027
77	Beauty Salons	82,964
78	Other Professional, Scientific & Technical Services	82,894
79	General Automotive Repair	82,292
80	Child Day Care Services	82,162
81	General Automotive Repair	81,617
82	Child Day Care Services	80,120
83	Beauty Salons	79,472
84	Beauty Salons	79,413
85	Beauty Salons	78,669
86	Child Day Care Services	77,713
87	Child Day Care Services	77,629
88	Child Day Care Services	77,383
89	Building Material & Garden Equipment Dealers	72,618
90	Accommodation	70,350
91	Performing Arts & Spectator Sports	68,638
92	Janitorial Services	67,799
93	Janitorial Services	67,295
94	Janitorial Services	66,471
95	Janitorial Services	63,678
96	Janitorial Services	62,592
97	New Single-Family Housing Construction	60,635
98	New Single-Family Housing Construction	59,568
99	General Merchandise Stores	59,516
100	New Single-Family Housing Construction	58,031
101	New Single-Family Housing Construction	55,868
102	New Single-Family Housing Construction	54,735
103	Fabricated Metal Product Mfg	53,790
104	Rental & Leasing Services	52,037
105	Support Activities for Transportation	49,494
106	Furniture & Home Furnishings Stores	44,942
107	Sporting Goods, Hobby, Book & Music Stores	42,352
108	Fitness & Recreational Sports Centers	41,556
109	Fitness & Recreational Sports Centers	40,786
110	Fitness & Recreational Sports Centers	39,562
111	Fitness & Recreational Sports Centers	39,359
112	Fitness & Recreational Sports Centers	39,297
113	Heavy & Civil Engineering Construction	38,612
114	Specialized Design Services	37,685
115	Veterinary Services	34,296
116	Veterinary Services	34,000
117	Tax Preparation Services	33,293
118	Veterinary Services	32,634
119	Publishing Industries	32,332
120	Tax Preparation Services	32,278
121	Veterinary Services	32,125
122	Veterinary Services	32,110
123	Food Manufacturing	31,130
124	Tax Preparation Services	30,886
125	Motion Picture & Sound Recording	30,226
126	Waste Management & Remediation Services	29,237
127	Tax Preparation Services	28,762
128	Tax Preparation Services	28,386
129	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	23,626
130	Mining, Quarrying, and Oil & Gas Extraction	23,360
131	Printing & Related Support	22,301
132	Machinery Manufacturing	21,668
133	Warehousing & Storage	21,521
134	Utilities	20,379
135	Electronics & Appliance Stores	19,048
136	Data Processing, Hosting & Related Services	18,544
137	Couriers & Messengers	16,226
138	Nonmetallic Mineral Product Mfg	15,317
139	Chemical Manufacturing	14,543
140	Furniture & Related Product Mfg	14,378
141	Wood Product Manufacturing	13,900
142	Other Information Services	13,402
143	Support Activities for Mining	12,034
144	Transportation Equipment Mfg	11,691
145	Computer & Electronic Product Mfg	11,262
146	Hospitals	7,523
147	Mining (except Oil & Gas)	6,121
148	Electrical Equipment & Appliance Mfg	5,398
149	Oil & Gas Extraction	5,205
150	Primary Metal Manufacturing	3,570
151	Pipeline Transportation	3,517
152	Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets	2,701
153	Funds, Trusts & Other Financial Vehicles	2,006
154	Water Transportation	1,790

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