696 accommodation and food services businesses in the U.S. have 500 or more employees in 2016

By LocalLabs News Service

Nov 4, 2019

There were 696 accommodation and food 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 accommodation and food services businesses with 500 or more employees were in the U.S. during the period from 2012 to 2016.

Accommodation and food services businesses with 500 or more employees in the U.S. (2012-2016)

Year

Total businesses

2012

662,757

2013

673,810

2014

679,296

2015

687,619

2016