Book retailers & news dealers in Pennsylvania 336 establishments · 2,367 employees · 2024
Firms (PA)
336
Employment
2,367
Avg Annual Pay
$26,790
State Rank
#6 of 52
How Pennsylvania compares to national
Metric
Pennsylvania
National
Pennsylvania vs. U.S.
Establishments
336
7,900
4.3% of U.S. total
Avg annual pay
$26,790
$31,213
-$4,423 (-14.2%)
Location quotient
1.33
1.00
33% denser than national
Avg firm size (employees)
7.0
8.4
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Year-over-year firm growth
-0.6%
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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 1.33 means book retailers & news dealers are 33% over-represented in Pennsylvania's business mix relative to the U.S. average.
Source. BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages — 2024 annual averages, private-ownership only, NAICS 459210. 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