Other general-merchandise retailers in Delaware 206 establishments · 1,903 employees · 2024
Firms (DE)
206
Employment
1,903
Avg Annual Pay
$28,030
State Rank
#43 of 52
How Delaware compares to national
Metric
Delaware
National
Delaware vs. U.S.
Establishments
206
64,331
0.3% of U.S. total
Avg annual pay
$28,030
$34,387
-$6,357 (-18.5%)
Location quotient
0.85
1.00
15% less dense than national
Avg firm size (employees)
9.2
5.1
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Year-over-year firm growth
+3.0%
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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 0.85 means other general-merchandise retailers are 15% under-represented in Delaware's business mix relative to the U.S. average.
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Source. BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages — 2024 annual averages, private-ownership only, NAICS 455219. 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