There were 263,850 real estate businesses 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 real estate businesses with between one and four employees were in the U.S. during the period from 2012 to 2016.
Real estate businesses with between one and four employees in the U.S. (2012-2016)
Year
Total businesses
2012
293,206
2013
302,374
2014
311,198
2015
321,871
2016
334,266
