There were 64,864 merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods businesses in the U.S. that had between one and four 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 professional, scientific and technical services businesses with between one and four employees in the U.S. than in any other category.
The following table shows how many merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods businesses with between one and four employees were in the U.S. during the period from 2012 to 2016.
Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods businesses with between one and four 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
