There were 48,352 merchant wholesalers, durable goods businesses in the U.S. that had between five and nine 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 five and nine employees in the U.S. than in any other category.
The following table shows how many merchant wholesalers, durable goods businesses with between five and nine employees were in the U.S. during the period from 2012 to 2016.
Merchant wholesalers, durable goods businesses with between five and nine employees in the U.S. (2012-2016)
Year
Total businesses
2012
243,619
2013
242,551
2014
241,298
2015
237,494
2016
237,789
