Convenience retailers in North Carolina 740 establishments · 2,748 employees · 2024
Firms (NC)
740
Employment
2,748
Avg Annual Pay
$26,602
State Rank
#16 of 52
How North Carolina compares to national
Metric
North Carolina
National
North Carolina vs. U.S.
Establishments
740
35,239
2.1% of U.S. total
Avg annual pay
$26,602
$29,508
-$2,906 (-9.8%)
Location quotient
0.67
1.00
33% less dense than national
Avg firm size (employees)
3.7
4.7
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Year-over-year firm growth
-2.5%
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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 0.67 means convenience retailers are 33% 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 445131. 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