Lynchburg Reporter

There were 742 businesses with addresses in Bedford County zip codes that had fewer than five employees in 2017, according to County Business Patterns (CBP) statistics provided by the United States Census Bureau.

CBP data indicates that there were 1,187 total businesses in Bedford County zip codes.

The following table gives a breakdown of businesses in Bedford County by total employees in 2017.

Total employees	Total businesses
0 to 4	742
5 to 9	217
10 to 19	125
20 to 49	61
50 to 99	17
100 to 249	8
250 to 499	5
more than 500	0-2