All other miscellaneous retailers in Iowa 250 establishments · 1,057 employees · 2024

Firms (IA)

250

Employment

1,057

Avg Annual Pay

$44,139

State Rank

#32 of 52

How Iowa compares to national

Metric	Iowa	National	Iowa vs. U.S.
Establishments	250	33,387	0.7% of U.S. total
Avg annual pay	$44,139	$62,667	-$18,528 (-29.6%)
Location quotient	0.81	1.00	19% less dense than national
Avg firm size (employees)	4.2	5.4	—
Year-over-year firm growth	-3.1%	—	—

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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 0.81 means all other miscellaneous retailers are 19% under-represented in Iowa's business mix relative to the U.S. average.

Top 10 states for all other miscellaneous retailers

Rank	State	Firms	Avg Pay
1	Florida	3,746	$54,626
2	California	3,217	$70,801
3	New York	2,834	$99,458
4	Texas	2,606	$61,561
5	Utah	1,681	$68,599
6	Illinois	1,373	$64,976
7	Ohio	1,270	$49,584
8	Michigan	1,203	$46,816
9	Pennsylvania	1,171	$51,262
10	New Jersey	832	$67,959

Source. BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages — 2024 annual averages, private-ownership only, NAICS 459999. 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