Other general-merchandise retailers in Maryland 861 establishments · 8,792 employees · 2024
Firms (MD)
861
Employment
8,792
Avg Annual Pay
$42,436
State Rank
#25 of 52
How Maryland compares to national
Metric
Maryland
National
Maryland vs. U.S.
Establishments
861
64,331
1.3% of U.S. total
Avg annual pay
$42,436
$34,387
+$8,049 (+23.4%)
Location quotient
0.83
1.00
17% less dense than national
Avg firm size (employees)
10.2
5.1
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Year-over-year firm growth
-1.3%
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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 0.83 means other general-merchandise retailers are 17% under-represented in Maryland'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