Full-service restaurants in Wisconsin 4,638 establishments · 89,509 employees · 2024

Firms (WI)
4,638
Employment
89,509
Avg Annual Pay
$22,230
State Rank
#19 of 52

How Wisconsin compares to national

MetricWisconsinNationalWisconsin vs. U.S.
Establishments4,638265,8721.7% of U.S. total
Avg annual pay$22,230$30,527-$8,297 (-27.2%)
Location quotient1.041.004% denser than national
Avg firm size (employees)19.320.2
Year-over-year firm growth+4.7%

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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 1.04 means full-service restaurants are 4% over-represented in Wisconsin's business mix relative to the U.S. average.

Top 10 states for full-service restaurants

RankStateFirmsAvg Pay
1 California 30,454 $36,169
2 Texas 21,263 $28,630
3 Florida 20,591 $34,605
4 New York 19,638 $39,272
5 Illinois 10,134 $31,447
6 North Carolina 9,354 $26,016
7 Pennsylvania 8,973 $25,285
8 Georgia 8,798 $27,620
9 Ohio 7,842 $25,130
10 New Jersey 7,622 $32,450
Source. BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages — 2024 annual averages, private-ownership only, NAICS 722511. 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