There were 143,955 ambulatory health care services businesses in the U.S. that had between five and nine 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 retail trade businesses with between five and nine employees in the U.S. than in any other category.
The following table shows how many ambulatory health care services businesses with between five and nine employees were in the U.S. during the period from 2012 to 2016.
Ambulatory health care services businesses with between five and nine employees in the U.S. (2012-2016)
Year
Total businesses
2012
583,515
2013
586,276
2014
589,906
2015
603,555
2016
611,974
