Asheville Reporter

There were 848 businesses in Buncombe County with between 20 and 49 employees in 2019, according to County Business Patterns (CBP) statistics provided by the United States Census Bureau.

CBP data indicates there were 9,311 total businesses in Buncombe County.

The following table gives a breakdown of businesses in Buncombe County by total employees in 2019.

Total employees	Total businesses
0 to 4	5,167
5 to 9	1,647
10 to 19	1,153
20 to 49	848
50 to 99	261
100 to 249	154
250 to 499	18
more than 500	8