Put it to work
Potential use cases
A starting use for this source
Use the Economic Census for periodic industry structure and business-size analysis.
Bound a market-size estimate
Use an appropriate industry, location or business-size segment to estimate the surrounding market. Add your product-specific eligibility assumptions separately so the population count is not mistaken for your addressable buyer count.
What it covers
Geography and granularity
Geography: Coverage depends on the source's documented geographic and time scope
Granularity: Provider-described dataset or API records available at the indicated geography and time scope.
Source type: Establishment employment, payroll, revenue, industry and geography by release
Access and cost
Public dataset/API or provider account
Review the source page for registration, API-key, quota and usage terms before accessing or redistributing data.
Cost: Public access is described, but any registration, account and downstream hosting costs should be checked.
Update cadence: Release cadence varies by provider and dataset; confirm the specific collection or reference period.
Before you use it
Limits that matter
It is released periodically, not in real time; industry coverage and release structure can change.