County Business Insights
This interactive dashboard visualizes key insights from the 2021 County Business Patterns data for Maryland, offering a detailed view of the state’s employer establishments and workforce dynamics.
Users can explore:
- Geographic distribution of businesses across Maryland counties using a map with circle sizes representing the number of establishments and color shading indicating average payroll per employee.
- Sector-based breakdowns of establishments, employees, and payroll across industries such as Health Care, Retail Trade, Education, and Professional Services.
- County-specific metrics like total number of businesses, average annual payroll per employee, and total employment—displayed dynamically based on user selection.
Designed to be intuitive and visually rich, this dashboard enables comparisons across counties and industries, supporting research, economic development planning, and policy-making. It leverages U.S. Census Bureau data to provide authoritative, up-to-date information on Maryland's business landscape.
- Data Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns
- Geography: County
- Data Freshness: Data is refreshed to reflect the most current information from the source.
Ideal For:
Economic analysts, policy makers, workforce development professionals, researchers, and local governments interested in business patterns, payroll trends, and employment distribution across Maryland counties.
Partners
Developed by the ESRGC with funding from the U.S. Economic Development Administration, this project was managed by the Mid-Shore Regional Council and the Tri-County Council for the Lower Eastern of Maryland and supported by key Maryland economic organizations, including:
- Business Economic and Community Outreach Network
- Caroline Economic Development and Tourism
- Dorchester Economic Development
- Lower Shore Workforce Alliance
- Mid-Shore Regional Council
- Rural Maryland Council
- Talbot County Economic Development and Tourism
- Tri-County Council for the Lower Eastern of Maryland
- Upper Shore Workforce Investment Board
