Quick-service restaurants in New Jersey 7,449 establishments · 83,982 employees · 2024
Firms (NJ)
7,449
Employment
83,982
Avg Annual Pay
$25,901
State Rank
#10 of 52
How New Jersey compares to national
Metric
New Jersey
National
New Jersey vs. U.S.
Establishments
7,449
268,911
2.8% of U.S. total
Avg annual pay
$25,901
$23,631
+$2,270 (+9.6%)
Location quotient
1.03
1.00
3% denser than national
Avg firm size (employees)
11.3
17.3
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Year-over-year firm growth
+2.4%
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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 1.03 means quick-service restaurants are 3% over-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 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