Other general-merchandise retailers in Massachusetts 735 establishments · 8,362 employees · 2024
Firms (MA)
735
Employment
8,362
Avg Annual Pay
$31,149
State Rank
#28 of 52
How Massachusetts compares to national
Metric
Massachusetts
National
Massachusetts vs. U.S.
Establishments
735
64,331
1.1% of U.S. total
Avg annual pay
$31,149
$34,387
-$3,238 (-9.4%)
Location quotient
0.49
1.00
51% less dense than national
Avg firm size (employees)
11.4
5.1
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Year-over-year firm growth
+3.8%
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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 0.49 means other general-merchandise retailers are 51% under-represented in Massachusetts'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