2025 Enterprise Census of Worker Cooperatives and Democratic Workplaces

The Enterprise Census of Worker Cooperatives and Democratic Workplaces is the only national survey tracking the trends and growth of enterprises using workplace democracy to transform work. Every other year, the U.S. Federation of Worker Cooperatives and the Democracy at Work Institute survey workplaces like yours and publish the results as the Worker Cooperative State of the Sector report.

Fill Out The Census

Returning businesses: Start here if your business has filled out a census in the past, is listed in the USFWC directory, or has received outreach emails from us.

New businesses: If this is your first time filling out the census or connecting with USFWC, start your census from scratch here.

Completing the survey is now easier than ever with the Census Portal

Log into your personalized portal to get a head start with pre-filled answers and access to your past submissions.

Just log in using your work email to access your unique survey link.

The portal is available to businesses already on our radar — that means if you’ve filled out the census before, are listed in the USFWC directory, or have received outreach emails from us.

Having trouble accessing the portal, but know you’ve participated before? Reach out to us at census [at] usworker [dot] coop — we’re happy to help!

New here?

We might not know about your business yet, but we’d still love for you to participate!

You can start the census from scratch by following this link.

PDF and Word Doc Versions of 2025 Enterprise Census Survey

Below you will find PDFs and word documents outlining the full survey

Note that not every business is asked the same questions and questions will appear or hide based on your answers when you complete the survey. The PDF and word document list all of the possible questions and has some guidance about which questions are not asked depending on your business’ situation.

PDF English
PDF Spanish
Word Doc English
Word Doc Spanish

Important Dates

May 28
Enterprise census opens

June 30
Enterprise census closes

November
State of the Sector Report released

About the Enterprise Census of Worker Cooperatives and Democratic Workplaces and the State of the Sector Report

Covering two years of business progress, the Worker Cooperative State of the Sector is a report on worker-owned and democratic workplaces in the United States. This report is a co-production of Democracy at Work Institute and the U.S. Federation of Worker Cooperatives. The report draws upon the latest developments in the field captured in the Enterprise Census of Worker Cooperatives and Democratic Workplaces and is an essential tool to understanding the sector.

Thumbnail of the cover of the 2023 State of the Sector report featuring a photo of diverse group of people posing and smiling joyfully and the logos of the U.S. Federation of Worker Cooperatives and Democracy At Work Institute.

Download the 2023 Worker Cooperative State of the Sector Report