There were 17,959 merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods 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 merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods businesses with between 10 and 19 employees were in the U.S. during the period from 2012 to 2016.
Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods businesses with between 10 and 19 employees in the U.S. (2012-2016)
Year
Total businesses
2012
130,661
2013
130,027
2014
130,099
2015
130,436
2016
129,133
