Book retailers & news dealers in Tennessee 171 establishments · 1,369 employees · 2024
Firms (TN)
171
Employment
1,369
Avg Annual Pay
$30,337
State Rank
#15 of 52
How Tennessee compares to national
Metric
Tennessee
National
Tennessee vs. U.S.
Establishments
171
7,900
2.2% of U.S. total
Avg annual pay
$30,337
$31,213
-$876 (-2.8%)
Location quotient
1.16
1.00
16% denser than national
Avg firm size (employees)
8.0
8.4
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Year-over-year firm growth
-2.3%
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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 1.16 means book retailers & news dealers are 16% over-represented in Tennessee'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