There were 146,381 personal and laundry services 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 personal and laundry services businesses with between one and four employees were in the U.S. during the period from 2012 to 2016.
Personal and laundry services businesses with between one and four employees in the U.S. (2012-2016)
Year
Total businesses
2012
212,741
2013
215,664
2014
220,291
2015
225,574
2016
230,272
