Other general-merchandise retailers in Indiana 1,578 establishments · 15,352 employees · 2024
Firms (IN)
1,578
Employment
15,352
Avg Annual Pay
$23,945
State Rank
#15 of 52
How Indiana compares to national
Metric
Indiana
National
Indiana vs. U.S.
Establishments
1,578
64,331
2.5% of U.S. total
Avg annual pay
$23,945
$34,387
-$10,442 (-30.4%)
Location quotient
1.55
1.00
55% denser than national
Avg firm size (employees)
9.7
5.1
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Year-over-year firm growth
+3.7%
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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 1.55 means other general-merchandise retailers are 55% over-represented in Indiana'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