There were 178,186 retail trade businesses in the U.S. that had between 10 and 19 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 retail trade businesses with between 10 and 19 employees in the U.S. than in any other category.
The following table shows how many retail trade businesses with between 10 and 19 employees were in the U.S. during the period from 2012 to 2016.
Retail trade businesses with between 10 and 19 employees in the U.S. (2012-2016)
Year
Total businesses
2012
1,063,842
2013
1,063,616
2014
1,065,368
2015
1,070,209
2016
1,069,096
