Gas stations with convenience stores in Iowa 1,566 establishments · 21,830 employees · 2024

Firms (IA)

1,566

Employment

21,830

Avg Annual Pay

$25,532

State Rank

#25 of 52

How Iowa compares to national

Metric	Iowa	National	Iowa vs. U.S.
Establishments	1,566	102,136	1.5% of U.S. total
Avg annual pay	$25,532	$30,737	-$5,205 (-16.9%)
Location quotient	1.67	1.00	67% denser than national
Avg firm size (employees)	13.9	8.7	—
Year-over-year firm growth	-1.6%	—	—

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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 1.67 means gas stations with convenience stores are 67% over-represented in Iowa's business mix relative to the U.S. average.

Top 10 states for gas stations with convenience stores

Rank	State	Firms	Avg Pay
1	Texas	9,799	$31,143
2	California	6,514	$36,988
3	Florida	6,074	$36,285
4	Georgia	5,226	$34,316
5	North Carolina	4,327	$29,410
6	Ohio	3,639	$28,389
7	New York	3,624	$32,807
8	Alabama	3,568	$28,040
9	Tennessee	3,562	$31,876
10	Pennsylvania	3,375	$29,068

Source. BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages — 2024 annual averages, private-ownership only, NAICS 457110. 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