This statistic shows the use of online tools and technology for sales, marketing, and operation among rural small businesses in the United States as of March 2019. According to the report, 76.4 percent of rural small businesses utilized high-speed broadband internet, while only 5.4 percent used dial-up internet access.
Use of online tools for sales, marketing, and operation by rural small businesses in the United States as of March 2019
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This statistic is based on responses from business owners in 47 states. According to the source, "Delaware, New Jersey, Rhode Island, and Washington D.C. were excluded from the survey because they do not have non-metropolitan counties based on the USDA definition."
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Chamber Technology Engagement Center. (March 25, 2019). Use of online tools for sales, marketing, and operation by rural small businesses in the United States as of March 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 02, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1028263/online-tools-and-tech-used-by-us-rural-small-businesses/
Chamber Technology Engagement Center. "Use of online tools for sales, marketing, and operation by rural small businesses in the United States as of March 2019." Chart. March 25, 2019. Statista. Accessed March 02, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1028263/online-tools-and-tech-used-by-us-rural-small-businesses/
Chamber Technology Engagement Center. (2019). Use of online tools for sales, marketing, and operation by rural small businesses in the United States as of March 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 02, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1028263/online-tools-and-tech-used-by-us-rural-small-businesses/
Chamber Technology Engagement Center. "Use of Online Tools for Sales, Marketing, and Operation by Rural Small Businesses in The United States as of March 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Mar 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1028263/online-tools-and-tech-used-by-us-rural-small-businesses/
Chamber Technology Engagement Center, Use of online tools for sales, marketing, and operation by rural small businesses in the United States as of March 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1028263/online-tools-and-tech-used-by-us-rural-small-businesses/ (last visited March 02, 2025)
Use of online tools for sales, marketing, and operation by rural small businesses in the United States as of March 2019 [Graph], Chamber Technology Engagement Center, March 25, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1028263/online-tools-and-tech-used-by-us-rural-small-businesses/
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