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Close to 2,300 people went into business for themselves each day in 2005 as the nation?EUR??,,????'?????<????????????EUR??,,??s number of one-person businesses reached 20.4 million, the U.S. Census Bureau reports. Landscapers are among the fastest-growing category in the group. Topping the so-called ?EUR??,,????'?????<????????lone-wolf?EUR??,,????'?????<???????? business category are web search engines (41.2 percent), internet service providers (16.6 percent), nail salons (18 percent), electronic shopping and mail-order houses (12 percent), recreational-vehicle dealers (12.1 percent) and landscaping services (11.1 percent). The report did not estimate the number of nail salons or landscape businesses that may be hiring undocumented workers and/or paying workers ?EUR??,,????'?????<????????under the table.?EUR??,,????'?????<????????????EUR??,,?? The report was released this summer. The 2005 numbers are the most-recently available. According to the Census Bureau, the addition of 860,000 firms where an owner ventures outside the typical business culture of bosses and employees increased 4.4 percent over a one-year period. Non-employer firms may be run by one or more individuals and can range from home-based businesses to construction contractors. These firms are often part-time ventures with owners operating more than one business. Among the nation?EUR??,,????'?????<????????????EUR??,,??s most populous counties, Los Angeles County, Calif., had 799,108 non-employer businesses, with Cook County, Ill., second at 380,457. Miami-Dade, Fla., followed at 296,456. Businesses without paid employees, known in the business industry as ?EUR??,,????'?????<????????lone wolves,?EUR??,,????'?????<???????? had receipts of $951 billion and make up approximately 78 percent of the nation?EUR??,,????'?????<????????????EUR??,,??s 26 million-plus firms. Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Close to 2,300 people went into business for themselves each day in 2005 as the nation?EUR??,,????'?????<????????????EUR??,,??s number of one-person businesses reached 20.4 million, the U.S. Census Bureau reports. Landscapers are among the fastest-growing category in the group.
Topping the so-called ?EUR??,,????'?????<????????lone-wolf?EUR??,,????'?????<???????? business category are web search engines (41.2 percent), internet service providers (16.6 percent), nail salons (18 percent), electronic shopping and mail-order houses (12 percent), recreational-vehicle dealers (12.1 percent) and landscaping services (11.1 percent).
The report did not estimate the number of nail salons or landscape businesses that may be hiring undocumented workers and/or paying workers ?EUR??,,????'?????<????????under the table.?EUR??,,????'?????<????????????EUR??,,?? The report was released this summer. The 2005 numbers are the most-recently available.
According to the Census Bureau, the addition of 860,000 firms where an owner ventures outside the typical business culture of bosses and employees increased 4.4 percent over a one-year period.
Non-employer firms may be run by one or more individuals and can range from home-based businesses to construction contractors. These firms are often part-time ventures with owners operating more than one business.
Among the nation?EUR??,,????'?????<????????????EUR??,,??s most populous counties, Los Angeles County, Calif., had 799,108 non-employer businesses, with Cook County, Ill., second at 380,457. Miami-Dade, Fla., followed at 296,456.
Businesses without paid employees, known in the business industry as ?EUR??,,????'?????<????????lone wolves,?EUR??,,????'?????<???????? had receipts of $951 billion and make up approximately 78 percent of the nation?EUR??,,????'?????<????????????EUR??,,??s 26 million-plus firms.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Francisco Uviña, University of New Mexico
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Ash Nochian, Ph.D. Landscape Architect
November 12th, 2025
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