Drinking places (bars) in North Dakota 390 establishments · 0 employees · 2024

Firms (ND)

390

Employment

Avg Annual Pay

State Rank

#31 of 51

How North Dakota compares to national

Metric	North Dakota	National	North Dakota vs. U.S.
Establishments	390	42,911	0.9% of U.S. total
Avg annual pay	$0	$26,603	-$26,603 (-100.0%)
Location quotient	3.02	1.00	202% denser than national
Avg firm size (employees)	0.0	9.5	—
Year-over-year firm growth	-4.4%	—	—

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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 3.02 means drinking places (bars) are 202% over-represented in North Dakota's business mix relative to the U.S. average.

Top 10 states for drinking places (bars)

Rank	State	Firms	Avg Pay
1	New York	3,418	$34,881
2	Illinois	3,149	$25,010
3	California	3,025	$30,213
4	Texas	2,971	$26,081
5	Wisconsin	2,890	$17,294
6	Florida	2,117	$33,256
7	Pennsylvania	2,102	$21,306
8	Ohio	2,024	$21,460
9	Michigan	1,570	$24,878
10	Louisiana	1,081	$23,631

Source. BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages — 2024 annual averages, private-ownership only, NAICS 722410. 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