Coronavirus: impact on small business in the U.S. - statistics & facts

Key insights

U.S. Small Business Optimism Index level today
90.5
Share of small business owners with a good assessment of their companies financial situation in Q4 of 2020
69%
Share of small businesses experiencing large negative effects due to COVID-19 as of April 2022
21.6%

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Overview

  • Premium Statistic U.S. new business openings during pandemic Q1 2019- Q4 2022
  • Basic Statistic U.S. Monthly Small Business Optimism Index 2020-2024
  • Premium Statistic U.S. small businesses negative impact due to COVID-19 2020-2021
  • Premium Statistic COVID-19 impact on small businesses in the U.S. as of April 2022
  • Basic Statistic U.S. Small Business Index: overall health of business Q1 2019-Q2 2024

Revenue & financial assistance

Impact on workforce

  • Premium Statistic Share of small businesses requiring a COVID-19 vaccination U.S. April 2022
  • Premium Statistic Share of small businesses requiring a negative COVID-19 test U.S. April 2022
  • Premium Statistic Impact of COVID-19 on hours small business employees worked from home U.S. 2022
  • Premium Statistic Share of workers working from home during COVID-19 U.S. 2020, by industry

Closings & capacity

Recovery & outlook

  • Premium Statistic U.S. number of business openings U.S. Q4 2022, by category
  • Premium Statistic Estimated time for companies to go back to normal U.S. 2020
  • Premium Statistic COVID-19 impact on small business planned expenditures U.S. as of July 2021
  • Premium Statistic U.S. small business owners' outlook on economic recovery from COVID-19 Q4 2020
  • Premium Statistic U.S. small business owners' outlook on their recovery from COVID-19 Q4 2020
  • Premium Statistic Share of business reopenings from COVID-19 U.S. September 2021, by category

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