Enterprise Statistics by Size (2017–2021) – Summary Overview
This interactive dashboard visualizes enterprise dynamics in the North Central Texas (NCT) region across different business size categories, with the ability to explore data by year from 2017 to 2021.
Key Metrics Displayed (Example: 2021)
The data is categorized by enterprise size:
- <20 employees (Micro)
- 20–99 employees (Small)
- 100–499 employees (Medium)
- 500+ employees (Large)
1. Establishments
- Micro-enterprises (<20 employees) dominate the landscape with 252,869 establishments, far surpassing other size categories.
- Small, medium, and large enterprises have 28,391, 10,731, and 22,002 establishments, respectively.
2. Employment
- Large enterprises (500+ employees) employ the most workers at 3,722,010.
- Micro-enterprises employ 954,543, while small and medium-sized firms employ 976,886 and 853,370, respectively.
3. Annual Payroll
- Again, 500+ employee firms lead with a payroll of $271.7B.
- Other categories show payrolls around $50–55B, indicating smaller firms contribute steadily but at a much lower scale.
Interactivity
The dashboard allows users to switch between years (2017–2021) to:
- Track trends in enterprise growth or contraction,
- Monitor employment shifts across business sizes,
- Assess how payroll distributions evolve over time.
Insights & Use
- Ideal for regional economic planning, workforce analysis, and policy evaluation.
- Highlights the concentration of employment and payroll in large enterprises, despite most establishments being small or micro-sized.
- Supports data-driven decisions for small business support, workforce development, and enterprise growth initiatives.
