Book retailers & news dealers in District of Columbia 31 establishments · 462 employees · 2024
Firms (DC)
31
Employment
462
Avg Annual Pay
$34,034
State Rank
#47 of 52
How District of Columbia compares to national
Metric
District of Columbia
National
District of Columbia vs. U.S.
Establishments
31
7,900
0.4% of U.S. total
Avg annual pay
$34,034
$31,213
+$2,821 (+9.0%)
Location quotient
0.91
1.00
9% less dense than national
Avg firm size (employees)
14.9
8.4
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Year-over-year firm growth
-6.1%
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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 0.91 means book retailers & news dealers are 9% under-represented in District of Columbia's business mix relative to the U.S. average.
Source. BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages — 2024 annual averages, private-ownership only, NAICS 459210. 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