Research Guides: Business Reference Questions: Data/Statistics

Demographics

US Census Business Builder - Provides easy access to selected demographic and economic data from the Census Bureau about potential customers and similar businesses for those starting or planning a business. Presents data for a single type of business at a time.

Step by Step instructions at https://www.census.gov/content/dam/Census/data/data-tools/cbb/pdf/sbe-overview.p df

Census Business Builder - Regional Analyst Edition - Provides a broad portrait of the people and businesses in their service area. Presents data for all sectors of the economy and for a user-defined region made up of one or more areas.

Find statistics on industries, business conditions

United States Census Bureau
Contains statistics on the U.S. population, economy, and data tools to view the statistics.
Economic Census
The Economic Census is conducted every five years, in years ending in '2' and '7.' The Economic Census measures business activity during the calendar year.
County Business Patterns
County, state, and national level business data. CBP is an annual series that provides subnational economic data by industry.
Census Bureau: Business & Industry
Business and economy-wide statistics. Find links to Economic Census, Economic Indicators, County Business Patterns, etc.
BizStats
The leading free online source for small business statistics. BizStats collects, analyzes, edits and adds value to public data and delivers it without cost in an easy-to-read, easy-to-understand format. (Ratios of labor and rent costs to revenue.
DATA USA
Created in partnership with Deloitte, MIT Media Lab MacroConnections Group and Datawheel, is the most comprehensive website and visualization engine of public US Government data.
DATA.GOV
Search over 186, 099 datasets.
Statisitcs of U.S. Businesses (SUSB)
Federal agency data on industries.
Pew Research Center
Surveys and reports on the attitudes, opinions, lifestyles of Americans. A nonpartisan fact tank that studies " U.S. politics and policy; journalism and media; internet, science and technology; religion and public life; Hispanic trends; global attitudes and trends; and U.S. social and demographic trends.

Department of Commerce

Factory orders, gross domestic policy, construction statistics, new home sales, personal income, retail sales.
DATA.GOV

U.S. Government's portal for direct access to raw data sets on all topics.
Bureau of Economic and Business Research (Florida)

Florida population demographics, revenue analysis, county profiles, criminal justice information, redistricting, long-range financial outlooks, various reports and other data.
Manufacturing and Services (MAS) Industry Reports

From the U.S. International Trade Administration (ITA), a gateway to statistics, reports, and links to associations and other sources.
Florida Department of Economic Opportunity

Information about workforce programs, community development opportunities, and economic development initiatives and programs. Resources for businesses and entrepreneurs, job seekers, and more.