Drinking places (bars) in New Mexico 125 establishments · 1,900 employees · 2024
Firms (NM)
125
Employment
1,900
Avg Annual Pay
$24,751
State Rank
#48 of 51
How New Mexico compares to national
Metric
New Mexico
National
New Mexico vs. U.S.
Establishments
125
42,911
0.3% of U.S. total
Avg annual pay
$24,751
$26,603
-$1,852 (-7.0%)
Location quotient
0.52
1.00
48% less dense than national
Avg firm size (employees)
15.2
9.5
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Year-over-year firm growth
+5.9%
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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 0.52 means drinking places (bars) are 48% under-represented in New Mexico'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