Business Formation Pulse · NJ

Essex County, New Jersey Business Applications

Essex County recorded 17,350 business applications in 2025. It ranks 2 of 21 New Jersey counties by application volume.

Latest year: 2025
Applications, 202517,350Official Census value
vs. 2024+1.0%DDT calculation
Historical percentile81thDDT calculation

Essex County annual trend

20052025
Published annual values
YearValue
202517,350
202417,182
202318,472
202218,133
202121,361
202018,866
201914,072
201812,988
201711,957
201610,820
201510,179
20149,972
201310,315
20129,815
20119,766
20109,327
20098,676
20088,942
20079,401
20069,321
20058,744