There were 917 educational services businesses 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 educational services businesses with 500 or more employees were in the U.S. during the period from 2012 to 2016.
Educational services businesses with 500 or more employees in the U.S. (2012-2016)
Year
Total businesses
2012
191,744
2013
196,208
2014
198,754
2015
203,962
2016
206,728
