Outer Banks Times

There were 1,014 businesses with addresses in Carteret 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 1,856 total businesses in Carteret County zip codes.

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

Total employees	Total businesses
0 to 4	1,014
5 to 9	379
10 to 19	254
20 to 49	140
50 to 99	45
100 to 249	5
250 to 499	0-2
more than 500	0-2