Drinking places (bars) in Virginia 94 establishments · 1,000 employees · 2024
Firms (VA)
94
Employment
1,000
Avg Annual Pay
$23,390
State Rank
#50 of 51
How Virginia compares to national
Metric
Virginia
National
Virginia vs. U.S.
Establishments
94
42,911
0.2% of U.S. total
Avg annual pay
$23,390
$26,603
-$3,213 (-12.1%)
Location quotient
0.08
1.00
92% less dense than national
Avg firm size (employees)
10.6
9.5
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Year-over-year firm growth
+5.6%
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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 0.08 means drinking places (bars) are 92% under-represented in Virginia's business mix relative to the U.S. average.
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