General auto repair in Montana 480 establishments · 1,818 employees · 2024
Firms (MT)
480
Employment
1,818
Avg Annual Pay
$50,379
State Rank
#41 of 52
How Montana compares to national
Metric
Montana
National
Montana vs. U.S.
Establishments
480
86,232
0.6% of U.S. total
Avg annual pay
$50,379
$57,862
-$7,483 (-12.9%)
Location quotient
1.05
1.00
5% denser than national
Avg firm size (employees)
3.8
4.6
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Year-over-year firm growth
-5.0%
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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 1.05 means general auto repair are 5% over-represented in Montana's business mix relative to the U.S. average.
Source. BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages — 2024 annual averages, private-ownership only, NAICS 811111. 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