Drinking places (bars) in North Carolina 1,042 establishments · 9,135 employees · 2024
Firms (NC)
1,042
Employment
9,135
Avg Annual Pay
$25,226
State Rank
#12 of 51
How North Carolina compares to national
Metric
North Carolina
National
North Carolina vs. U.S.
Establishments
1,042
42,911
2.4% of U.S. total
Avg annual pay
$25,226
$26,603
-$1,377 (-5.2%)
Location quotient
0.78
1.00
22% less dense than national
Avg firm size (employees)
8.8
9.5
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Year-over-year firm growth
+3.8%
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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 0.78 means drinking places (bars) are 22% under-represented in North Carolina'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