New Jersey: Big-State Density, Small-Business Scale
New Jersey counted 237,968 employer establishments in 2023, and 225,076 of them have fewer than 50 employees. That is roughly 95% of the state's employer establishments, which tells you what kind of economy this is: dense, varied, and mostly small. Professional, scientific, and technical services alone account for 29,052 establishments statewide. Choose New Jersey, the state's business attraction nonprofit, notes that eight of the top 10 largest pharmaceutical companies call New Jersey home, and that the state's infrastructure puts one-third of the U.S. population and economy within a day's drive.
- U.S. Census Bureau: 2023 County Business Patterns: State file (cbp23st) (2023 CBP; retrieved 2026-10-05)
- Choose New Jersey: Choose New Jersey homepage, key industries overview (undated current page; retrieved 2026-10-08)