Other general-merchandise retailers in New York 3,134 establishments · 28,589 employees · 2024
Firms (NY)
3,134
Employment
28,589
Avg Annual Pay
$36,640
State Rank
#4 of 52
How New York compares to national
Metric
New York
National
New York vs. U.S.
Establishments
3,134
64,331
4.9% of U.S. total
Avg annual pay
$36,640
$34,387
+$2,253 (+6.6%)
Location quotient
0.83
1.00
17% less dense than national
Avg firm size (employees)
9.1
5.1
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Year-over-year firm growth
-1.8%
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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 0.83 means other general-merchandise retailers are 17% under-represented in New York'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