Monthly report

New businesses in Ohio: July 2025

168 new businesses were formed in Ohio in July 2025, up 25% from June and up 12% from July 2024.

New businesses
168
July 2025
Month over month
+25%
vs 134
Year over year
+12%
vs 150
Most common type
LLC
73% of formations

New Ohio businesses per month

0300600Jul 2023: 82Jul 23Aug 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: 5142025Feb 2025: 142Mar 2025: 176Apr 2025: 169May 2025: 176Jun 2025: 134Jul 2025: 168

By entity type

  • LLCs123 · 73%
  • Corporations38 · 23%
  • Limited partnerships4 · 2%
  • Nonprofits2 · 1%
  • Other1 · 1%

Top cities in July 2025

Industries (where known)

  • Professional & Technical Services5 · 19%
  • Real Estate5 · 19%
  • Wholesale Trade4 · 15%
  • Manufacturing4 · 15%
  • Administrative & Support Services3 · 11%
  • Finance & Insurance2 · 7%
  • Construction2 · 7%
  • Management of Companies1 · 4%
  • Information1 · 4%

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Methodology

Counts are businesses registered with the state of Ohio whose formation (registration) date falls in July 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: July 2025”, https://listriver.com/reports/new-businesses/ohio/2025-07. Journalists and researchers are welcome to use these figures with a link.

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