There were 37 sporting goods, hobby, musical instrument and book stores in the U.S. that had between 250 and 499 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 manufacturing businesses with between 250 and 499 employees in the U.S. than in any other category.
The following table shows how many sporting goods, hobby, musical instrument and book stores with between 250 and 499 employees were in the U.S. during the period from 2012 to 2016.
Sporting goods, hobby, musical instrument and book stores with between 250 and 499 employees in the U.S. (2012-2016)
Year
Total businesses
2012
46,321
2013
46,605
2014
46,340
2015
46,195
2016
45,931
