Convenience retailers in Washington 798 establishments · 3,753 employees · 2024
Firms (WA)
798
Employment
3,753
Avg Annual Pay
$32,605
State Rank
#15 of 52
How Washington compares to national
Metric
Washington
National
Washington vs. U.S.
Establishments
798
35,239
2.3% of U.S. total
Avg annual pay
$32,605
$29,508
+$3,097 (+10.5%)
Location quotient
1.15
1.00
15% denser than national
Avg firm size (employees)
4.7
4.7
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Year-over-year firm growth
+7.3%
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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 1.15 means convenience retailers are 15% over-represented in Washington's business mix relative to the U.S. average.
Source. BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages — 2024 annual averages, private-ownership only, NAICS 445131. 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