Quick-service restaurants in Hawaii 1,706 establishments · 21,249 employees · 2024

Firms (HI)
1,706
Employment
21,249
Avg Annual Pay
$28,449
State Rank
#37 of 52

How Hawaii compares to national

MetricHawaiiNationalHawaii vs. U.S.
Establishments1,706268,9110.6% of U.S. total
Avg annual pay$28,449$23,631+$4,818 (+20.4%)
Location quotient1.301.0030% denser than national
Avg firm size (employees)12.517.3
Year-over-year firm growth+2.5%

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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 1.30 means quick-service restaurants are 30% over-represented in Hawaii's business mix relative to the U.S. average.

Top 10 states for quick-service restaurants

RankStateFirmsAvg Pay
1 California 33,733 $29,370
2 Texas 22,368 $22,539
3 New York 17,510 $28,207
4 Florida 16,951 $24,153
5 Ohio 10,572 $20,279
6 Georgia 10,118 $21,437
7 Pennsylvania 9,922 $21,014
8 Illinois 9,310 $25,851
9 North Carolina 8,816 $21,186
10 New Jersey 7,449 $25,901
Source. BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages — 2024 annual averages, private-ownership only, NAICS 722513. 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