Quick-service restaurants in District of Columbia 816 establishments · 10,861 employees · 2024
Firms (DC)
816
Employment
10,861
Avg Annual Pay
$41,191
State Rank
#46 of 52
How District of Columbia compares to national
Metric
District of Columbia
National
District of Columbia vs. U.S.
Establishments
816
268,911
0.3% of U.S. total
Avg annual pay
$41,191
$23,631
+$17,560 (+74.3%)
Location quotient
0.71
1.00
29% less dense than national
Avg firm size (employees)
13.3
17.3
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Year-over-year firm growth
-2.0%
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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 0.71 means quick-service restaurants are 29% under-represented in District of Columbia's business mix relative to the U.S. average.
Source. BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages — 2024 annual averages, private-ownership only, NAICS 722513. 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