There were three sporting goods, hobby, musical instrument and book stores in the U.S. that had 500 or more 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 health care and social assistance businesses with 500 or more employees in the U.S. than in any other category.
The following table shows how many sporting goods, hobby, musical instrument and book stores with 500 or more employees were in the U.S. during the period from 2012 to 2016.
Sporting goods, hobby, musical instrument and book stores with 500 or more employees in the U.S. (2012-2016)
Year
Total businesses
2012
46,321
2013
46,605
2014
46,340
2015
46,195
2016
45,931
