The following report details small business employment over the period (2019 to 2024) for each county in Nevada. Small business is delineated four ways in this report. Those employing 0 to 99 employees, 0 to 149 employees, 0 to 249 employees, and 0 to 499 employees are the size class delineations. Only private businesses are counted in this data set.

Small Business Employment Levels

Small Business Category
Employment Range per Category
Category Employment Range
1 0 to 99
2 0 to 149
3 0 to 249
4 0 to 499



Esmeralda County Small Business Statistics
Employment & Worksites by Category, 2019 Q1–2024 Q3
Area Size Category Measure 2019 Q1 2019 Q2 2019 Q3 2019 Q4 2020 Q1 2020 Q2 2020 Q3 2020 Q4 2021 Q1 2021 Q2 2021 Q3 2021 Q4 2022 Q1 2022 Q2 2022 Q3 2022 Q4 2023 Q1 2023 Q2 2023 Q3 2023 Q4 2024 Q1 2024 Q2 2024 Q3
Esmeralda County 0 to 99 employment 161 174 208 187 170 165 161 141 162 175 174 192 194 197 177 182 232 237 247 240 203 175 177
Esmeralda County 0 to 99 worksites 20 21 22 22 22 20 19 20 18 20 21 23 23 27 27 27 28 28 29 29 25 24 24

Employment Levels

Employment Levels

Anuual Percentage Change in Small Business Employment

Anuual Percentage Change in Small Business Employment

Top Industries by Small Business Category

Top Industries by Small Business Size Category (2024 Q3)
Area Year Quarter Size Category Industry Employment Worksites
Esmeralda County 2024 3 0 to 99 Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction 356 21
Esmeralda County 2024 3 0 to 99 Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting 96 15
Esmeralda County 2024 3 0 to 99 Construction 34 13
Esmeralda County 2024 3 0 to 99 Accommodation and Food Services 17 6
Esmeralda County 2024 3 0 to 99 Professional and Technical Services 3 6

Share of Total Employment

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