There were 31,588 telecommunications 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 telecommunications businesses with between one and four employees were in the U.S. during the period from 2012 to 2016.
Telecommunications businesses with between one and four employees in the U.S. (2012-2016)
Year
Total businesses
2012
49,172
2013
48,180
2014
50,435
2015
53,010
2016
59,236
