Supermarkets & grocery in Virginia 1,360 establishments · 71,070 employees · 2024

Firms (VA)
1,360
Employment
71,070
Avg Annual Pay
$33,155
State Rank
#13 of 52

How Virginia compares to national

MetricVirginiaNationalVirginia vs. U.S.
Establishments1,36059,5672.3% of U.S. total
Avg annual pay$33,155$33,182-$27 (-0.1%)
Location quotient0.881.0012% less dense than national
Avg firm size (employees)52.344.2
Year-over-year firm growth+1.9%

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An establishment is a single physical location where business is conducted. A firm with multiple locations counts as multiple establishments. "Avg pay" is wages and salaries per employee, including bonuses and tips — for proprietorships, the owner's take is largely outside this number. The location quotient (LQ) of 0.88 means supermarkets & grocery are 12% under-represented in Virginia's business mix relative to the U.S. average.

Top 10 states for supermarkets & grocery

RankStateFirmsAvg Pay
1 California 7,836 $41,884
2 New York 6,816 $34,030
3 Florida 3,834 $30,869
4 Texas 3,336 $34,568
5 Pennsylvania 2,456 $28,083
6 Illinois 2,446 $34,115
7 New Jersey 2,330 $37,704
8 North Carolina 2,000 $28,107
9 Georgia 1,798 $29,413
10 Ohio 1,792 $29,918
Source. BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages — 2024 annual averages, private-ownership only, NAICS 445110. Establishment counts include any firm with at least one paid employee covered by state unemployment insurance.

SMB Density · firm counts, employment, and wages by industry × state · data from BLS QCEW 2024 annual (private ownership, state-level; mostly 6-digit NAICS, 3 specialty-trade industries at 5-digit aggregation) · data.json