Other general-merchandise retailers in Florida 5,796 establishments · 36,869 employees · 2024
Firms (FL)
5,796
Employment
36,869
Avg Annual Pay
$30,599
State Rank
#1 of 52
How Florida compares to national
Metric
Florida
National
Florida vs. U.S.
Establishments
5,796
64,331
9.0% of U.S. total
Avg annual pay
$30,599
$34,387
-$3,788 (-11.0%)
Location quotient
1.24
1.00
24% denser than national
Avg firm size (employees)
6.4
5.1
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Year-over-year firm growth
+19.3%
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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 1.24 means other general-merchandise retailers are 24% over-represented in Florida's business mix relative to the U.S. average.
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Source. BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages — 2024 annual averages, private-ownership only, NAICS 455219. 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