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Median business size in Somerset County in 2016: less than 5 employees

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Median-sized businesses in Somerset County zip codes in 2016 have less than five employees, according to County Business Patterns (CBP) statistics provided by the United States Census Bureau.

There were 9,456 total businesses in the county zip codes, with 1,601 professional, scientific and technical services businesses (16.9%) accounting for the largest proportion of these businesses. 5,226 businesses (55.3%) had fewer than five employees, and 99 (1%) had 250 or more.

The county with the largest median business size was Cumberland County. Median-sized businesses in Cumberland County was between five and nine.

The following table shows the median business size in all New Jersey counties.

Median business size in all New Jersey counties (2016)
CountyTotal Employees
Atlantic County1-4
Bergen County1-4
Burlington County1-4
Camden County1-4
Cape May County1-4
Cumberland County5-9
Essex County1-4
Gloucester County1-4
Hudson County1-4
Hunterdon County1-4
Mercer County1-4
Middlesex County1-4
Monmouth County1-4
Morris County1-4
Ocean County1-4
Passaic County1-4
Salem County1-4
Somerset County1-4
Sussex County1-4
Union County1-4
Warren County1-4