There were 3,754 businesses in Wake County with between 10 and 19 employees in 2019, according to County Business Patterns (CBP) statistics provided by the United States Census Bureau.
CBP data indicates there were 31,231 total businesses in Wake County.
The following table gives a breakdown of businesses in Wake County by total employees in 2019.
| Total employees | Total businesses |
|---|---|
| 0 to 4 | 16,997 |
| 5 to 9 | 5,255 |
| 10 to 19 | 3,754 |
| 20 to 49 | 3,196 |
| 50 to 99 | 1,152 |
| 100 to 249 | 594 |
| 250 to 499 | 125 |
| more than 500 | 46 |



