The following report details small business employment over the period (2016 to 2021) 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 range
1 0 to 99
2 0 to 149
3 0 to 249
4 0 to 499



Category 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
2016 Q1 2016 Q2 2016 Q3 2016 Q4 2017 Q1 2017 Q2 2017 Q3 2017 Q4 2018 Q1 2018 Q2 2018 Q3 2018 Q4 2019 Q1 2019 Q2 2019 Q3 2019 Q4 2020 Q1 2020 Q2 2020 Q3 2020 Q4 2021 Q1
Lincoln County - employment
1 595 594 604 591 566 578 581 586 600 630 623 636 612 634 675 677 642 633 680 680 664
Lincoln County - worksites
1 108 107 107 106 97 97 99 99 102 103 99 103 101 100 96 90 89 91 94 91 88

Employment Levels

Anuual Percentage Change in Small Business Employment

Top Industries by Small Business Category

codetitle employment worksites
Lincoln County - 2021 - 1
Retail Trade 162 12
Accommodation and Food Services 70 10
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting 44 12
Health Care and Social Assistance 44 5

Share of Total Employment