Viewing businesses, or employers, by size gives insight into the composition of a community's economic profile. An area dominated by large employers may have different priorities, strengths and challenges from an area with more small or medium employers, for example.

In 2021, 55% of businesses in Worcester County employed 1-4 people, 19% employed 5-9 people, 13% employed 10-19 people and the remaining 14% employed 20 people or more. Only 2.5% of employers, or 464 businesses, had 100 or more employees. This is on par with the employer distribution throughout the state and nation and represents very little change for Worcester County since 2000.

Data is from the U.S. Census Bureau's County Business Patterns. Not included are self-employed individuals, employees of private households, railroad employees, agricultural production employees and most government employees.