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Census County Business Patterns

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Business & Operations Data & Analytics Public & reachable MCP 2025-11-25

What this MCP does

Retrieves Census County Business Patterns data on establishments, employment, and payroll by geography and industry.

compare_county_industries
Get a breakdown of all industries in a county. Returns business pattern data for all 2-digit NAICS sectors in a specific county. Useful for understanding the economic composition of a community for grant narratives. Args: state: Two-letter state abbreviation (e.g. 'CA', 'TX', 'NY'). county_fips: 3-digit county FIPS code (e.g. '037' for Los Angeles County). year: Data year (default 2021). Available: 2012-2021.
Input schema
{'type': 'object', 'title': 'compare_county_industriesArguments', 'required': ['state', 'county_fips'], 'properties': {'year': {'type': 'integer', 'title': 'Year', 'default': 2021}, 'state': {'type': 'string', 'title': 'State'}, 'county_fips': {'type': 'string', 'title': 'County Fips'}}}
Output schema
{'type': 'object', 'title': 'compare_county_industriesOutput', 'required': ['result'], 'properties': {'result': {'type': 'string', 'title': 'Result'}}}
get_county_business_patterns
Get business establishment, employment, and payroll data by county. Returns County Business Patterns data from the Census Bureau showing the number of business establishments, employees, and annual payroll for a given geography and optional industry filter. Args: state: Two-letter state abbreviation (e.g. 'CA', 'TX', 'NY'). county_fips: 3-digit county FIPS code (e.g. '037' for Los Angeles). If omitted, returns data for all counties in the state. naics_code: NAICS 2017 industry code to filter by (e.g. '72' for Accommodation/Food, '62' for Healthcare, '23' for Construction). If omitted, returns totals across all industries. year: Data year (default 2021). Available: 2012-2021.
Input schema
{'type': 'object', 'title': 'get_county_business_patternsArguments', 'required': ['state'], 'properties': {'year': {'type': 'integer', 'title': 'Year', 'default': 2021}, 'state': {'type': 'string', 'title': 'State'}, 'naics_code': {'anyOf': [{'type': 'string'}, {'type': 'null'}], 'title': 'Naics Code', 'default': None}, 'county_fips': {'anyOf': [{'type': 'string'}, {'type': 'null'}], 'title': 'County Fips', 'default': None}}}
Output schema
{'type': 'object', 'title': 'get_county_business_patternsOutput', 'required': ['result'], 'properties': {'result': {'type': 'string', 'title': 'Result'}}}
get_state_business_summary
Get state-level business pattern summary. Returns aggregate establishment, employment, and payroll data for an entire state, optionally filtered by industry. Useful for state-level economic overviews in grant applications. Args: state: Two-letter state abbreviation (e.g. 'CA', 'TX', 'NY'). naics_code: NAICS 2017 industry code to filter by (e.g. '72' for Accommodation/Food, '62' for Healthcare). Omit for all industries. year: Data year (default 2021). Available: 2012-2021.
Input schema
{'type': 'object', 'title': 'get_state_business_summaryArguments', 'required': ['state'], 'properties': {'year': {'type': 'integer', 'title': 'Year', 'default': 2021}, 'state': {'type': 'string', 'title': 'State'}, 'naics_code': {'anyOf': [{'type': 'string'}, {'type': 'null'}], 'title': 'Naics Code', 'default': None}}}
Output schema
{'type': 'object', 'title': 'get_state_business_summaryOutput', 'required': ['result'], 'properties': {'result': {'type': 'string', 'title': 'Result'}}}
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compare_county_industries
Sept. 17, 2026, 12:36 p.m.
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get_state_business_summary
Sept. 17, 2026, 12:36 p.m.
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get_county_business_patterns
Sept. 17, 2026, 12:36 p.m.