Owners
Choose a specific goal based on your business, not a national average.
Find your starting pointThe small business economy, in context
Millions of businesses support jobs, services, and local ownership. A useful view keeps their different sizes and starting points visible.
Explore the evidence36.2MSmall businesses
62.3MSmall business employees
45.9%Share of covered employment
SBA 2025 edition · 2022 Census data · firms with fewer than 500 employees
Small business
is not one business model.
Most businesses in the national count have no paid employees. Employer businesses carry a different mix of hiring, coordination, and continuity decisions.
Read the business-size findingNo paid employees29,811,49582.4%
1–19 employees5,720,09315.8%
20–499 employees654,5011.8%
United States · 2022 data. Percentages are calculated from the source counts and rounded to one decimal.
Different industries.
Different business needs.
Eight selected industries, ordered by the count you choose. This is not the full industry total.
| Industry | Businesses |
|---|---|
| Professional, scientific, and technical services | 4,881,738 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 4,089,883 |
| Other services, except public administration | 3,860,519 |
| Construction | 3,656,782 |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 3,510,689 |
| Administrative, support, and waste management | 3,191,552 |
| Health care and social assistance | 2,945,484 |
| Retail trade | 2,813,437 |
Source: SBA Office of Advocacy, 2025 edition, page 2. Nonemployer Statistics and Statistics of U.S. Businesses, 2022. These bars share the same zero baseline and scale within the selected view.
National context → local decisionsThe next question
The next question
is closer to home.
Indiana’s 591,671 small businesses share the national story, but the mix of industries and employment is local.
Look at Indiana591,671Indiana small businesses
43.2%Share of covered Indiana employment
Put the evidence to work.
People supporting owners
Match support to the business’s size, needs, and owner priorities.
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Keep business-level information separate from aggregate benchmarks.
Explore Data & APIKeep the context when you cite it.
SBA Office of Advocacy. United States 2025 Small Business Profile. Business counts and employment: 2022 Census data. https://advocacy.sba.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/United_States_2025-State-Profile.pdf Accessed September 10, 2026.