Florists in Colorado 199 establishments · 1,058 employees · 2024

Firms (CO)

199

Employment

1,058

Avg Annual Pay

$27,968

State Rank

#21 of 52

How Colorado compares to national

Metric	Colorado	National	Colorado vs. U.S.
Establishments	199	12,222	1.6% of U.S. total
Avg annual pay	$27,968	$29,494	-$1,526 (-5.2%)
Location quotient	0.79	1.00	21% less dense than national
Avg firm size (employees)	5.3	4.7	—
Year-over-year firm growth	-5.7%	—	—

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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 0.79 means florists are 21% under-represented in Colorado's business mix relative to the U.S. average.

Top 10 states for florists

Rank	State	Firms	Avg Pay
1	California	1,253	$36,309
2	New York	942	$39,850
3	Texas	848	$30,348
4	Florida	723	$35,850
5	Illinois	509	$31,423
6	Pennsylvania	501	$25,804
7	Ohio	464	$23,281
8	New Jersey	408	$35,577
9	North Carolina	395	$26,765
10	Georgia	375	$28,224

Source. BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages — 2024 annual averages, private-ownership only, NAICS 459310. 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