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



Lincoln 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
Lincoln County 0 to 99 employment 612 634 675 677 642 633 680 680 664 745 779 771 704 712 716 706 690 678 697 723 730 752 766
Lincoln County 0 to 99 worksites 101 100 96 90 89 91 94 91 88 93 96 95 95 109 108 108 107 107 109 112 115 114 109

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
Lincoln County 2024 3 0 to 99 Retail Trade 580 51
Lincoln County 2024 3 0 to 99 Administrative and Waste Services 293 15
Lincoln County 2024 3 0 to 99 Accommodation and Food Services 275 41
Lincoln County 2024 3 0 to 99 Construction 181 30
Lincoln County 2024 3 0 to 99 Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting 156 37

Share of Total Employment

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