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Sunnyvale Business Snapshot

Information priovided by US Census Bureau

2020: 500 New Businesses opened in Sunnyvale

  • 90% of these businesses reported 5 or less employees
  • 40% of these new businesses are home-based (consulting, photography, real estate agents, business support services)
  • Largest new employer: Whole Foods Market who reported 175 employees
  • 2nd largest new employer is a health R&D startup with 50 employees

 

2020: 225 Businesses closed in Sunnyvale

  • Largest business had 200 employees (janitorial company)
  • 2nd largest had 130 employees (business services)
  • About 53% were home based (childcare, personal services, custom computer programming)

 

General jobs/economic data points:

  • # of Residents in Sunnyvale – 152,770 (2019 data)
  • # of employees in Sunnyvale—95,172
  • Residents commuting out of Sunnyvale—69,263
  • Nonresidents commuting into Sunnyvale—85,188