The following report details small business employment over the period (2016 to 2021) for each county in Nevada. Small business is delineated four ways in this report. Those employing 0 to 99 employees, 0 to 149 employees, 0 to 249 employees, and 0 to 499 employees are the size class delineations. Only private businesses are counted in this data set.

Small Business Employment Levels

Small Business Category
Employment Range per Category
category range
1 0 to 99
2 0 to 149
3 0 to 249
4 0 to 499



Category 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
2016 Q1 2016 Q2 2016 Q3 2016 Q4 2017 Q1 2017 Q2 2017 Q3 2017 Q4 2018 Q1 2018 Q2 2018 Q3 2018 Q4 2019 Q1 2019 Q2 2019 Q3 2019 Q4 2020 Q1 2020 Q2 2020 Q3 2020 Q4 2021 Q1
Mineral County - employment
1 465 491 500 504 481 481 483 464 455 461 483 474 497 536 554 580 600 534 475 472 440
2 465 491 500 504 481 481 483 464 455 461 483 474 497 536 554 580 600 534 590 594 572
Mineral County - worksites
1 70 70 69 68 65 65 66 66 63 64 66 65 63 63 63 64 64 66 61 60 56
2 70 70 69 68 65 65 66 66 63 64 66 65 63 63 63 64 64 66 62 61 57

Employment Levels

Anuual Percentage Change in Small Business Employment

Top Industries by Small Business Category

codetitle employment worksites
Mineral County - 2021 - 1
Accommodation and Food Services 127 10
Retail Trade 117 14
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction 66 5
Construction 20 5
codetitle employment worksites
Mineral County - 2021 - 2
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction 198 6

Share of Total Employment