There were 36,836 health and personal care stores in the U.S. that had between one and four 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 professional, scientific and technical services businesses with between one and four employees in the U.S. than in any other category.
The following table shows how many health and personal care stores with between one and four employees were in the U.S. during the period from 2012 to 2016.
Health and personal care stores with between one and four employees in the U.S. (2012-2016)
Year
Total businesses
2012
184,846
2013
187,476
2014
184,796
2015
185,524
2016
193,682
