Drinking places (bars) in New Jersey 788 establishments · 8,629 employees · 2024
Firms (NJ)
788
Employment
8,629
Avg Annual Pay
$28,030
State Rank
#18 of 51
How New Jersey compares to national
Metric
New Jersey
National
New Jersey vs. U.S.
Establishments
788
42,911
1.8% of U.S. total
Avg annual pay
$28,030
$26,603
+$1,427 (+5.4%)
Location quotient
0.68
1.00
32% less dense than national
Avg firm size (employees)
11.0
9.5
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Year-over-year firm growth
-2.2%
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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 0.68 means drinking places (bars) are 32% under-represented in New Jersey's business mix relative to the U.S. average.
Source. BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages — 2024 annual averages, private-ownership only, NAICS 722410. 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