Newark Reporter

There were 3,205 businesses in Essex County with between five and nine employees in 2019, according to County Business Patterns (CBP) statistics provided by the United States Census Bureau.

CBP data indicates there were 18,918 total businesses in Essex County.

The following table gives a breakdown of businesses in Essex County by total employees in 2019.

Total employees	Total businesses
0 to 4	11,125
5 to 9	3,205
10 to 19	2,101
20 to 49	1,548
50 to 99	482
100 to 249	294
250 to 499	72
more than 500	29