Book retailers & news dealers in Maryland 152 establishments · 1,234 employees · 2024
Firms (MD)
152
Employment
1,234
Avg Annual Pay
$39,948
State Rank
#17 of 52
How Maryland compares to national
Metric
Maryland
National
Maryland vs. U.S.
Establishments
152
7,900
1.9% of U.S. total
Avg annual pay
$39,948
$31,213
+$8,735 (+28.0%)
Location quotient
1.19
1.00
19% denser than national
Avg firm size (employees)
8.1
8.4
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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 1.19 means book retailers & news dealers are 19% over-represented in Maryland'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