Other general-merchandise retailers in Connecticut 534 establishments · 4,899 employees · 2024
Firms (CT)
534
Employment
4,899
Avg Annual Pay
$29,744
State Rank
#33 of 52
How Connecticut compares to national
Metric
Connecticut
National
Connecticut vs. U.S.
Establishments
534
64,331
0.8% of U.S. total
Avg annual pay
$29,744
$34,387
-$4,643 (-13.5%)
Location quotient
0.67
1.00
33% less dense than national
Avg firm size (employees)
9.2
5.1
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Year-over-year firm growth
+0.4%
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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 0.67 means other general-merchandise retailers are 33% under-represented in Connecticut's business mix relative to the U.S. average.
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Source. BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages — 2024 annual averages, private-ownership only, NAICS 455219. 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