Monthly report

New businesses in Ohio: January 2025

514 new businesses were formed in Ohio in January 2025, up 286% from December and up 16% from January 2024.

New businesses
514
January 2025
Month over month
+286%
vs 133
Year over year
+16%
vs 445
Most common type
LLC
67% of formations

New Ohio businesses per month

0300600Jan 2023: 4992023Feb 2023: 132Mar 2023: 141Apr 2023: 132May 2023: 130Jun 2023: 126Jul 2023: 82Aug 2023: 155Sep 2023: 112Oct 2023: 141Nov 2023: 132Dec 2023: 125Jan 2024: 4452024Feb 2024: 155Mar 2024: 176Apr 2024: 165May 2024: 181Jun 2024: 138Jul 2024: 150Aug 2024: 186Sep 2024: 114Oct 2024: 140Nov 2024: 120Dec 2024: 133Jan 2025: 5142025

By entity type

  • LLCs346 · 67%
  • Corporations118 · 23%
  • Other37 · 7%
  • Limited partnerships10 · 2%
  • Nonprofits3 · 1%

Top counties in January 2025

Top cities in January 2025

Industries (where known)

  • Real Estate9 · 24%
  • Construction8 · 21%
  • Professional & Technical Services7 · 18%
  • Finance & Insurance6 · 16%
  • Retail Trade2 · 5%
  • Administrative & Support Services2 · 5%
  • Health Care & Social Assistance1 · 3%
  • Management of Companies1 · 3%
  • Accommodation & Food Services1 · 3%
  • Wholesale Trade1 · 3%

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Methodology

Counts are businesses registered with the state of Ohio whose formation (registration) date falls in January 2025 and that appear on the state register in ListRiver's data as of October 12, 2026. Businesses already dissolved are not counted, so older months can drift slightly as records change. City and county refer to the business address on file. More in the methodology.

Cite this report: ListRiver, “New businesses in Ohio: January 2025”, https://listriver.com/reports/new-businesses/ohio/2025-01. Journalists and researchers are welcome to use these figures with a link.

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