Florists in North Carolina 395 establishments · 1,475 employees · 2024

Firms (NC)

395

Employment

1,475

Avg Annual Pay

$26,765

State Rank

#9 of 52

How North Carolina compares to national

Metric	North Carolina	National	North Carolina vs. U.S.
Establishments	395	12,222	3.2% of U.S. total
Avg annual pay	$26,765	$29,494	-$2,729 (-9.3%)
Location quotient	1.04	1.00	4% denser than national
Avg firm size (employees)	3.7	4.7	—
Year-over-year firm growth	-1.0%	—	—

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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 1.04 means florists are 4% over-represented in North Carolina's business mix relative to the U.S. average.

Top 10 states for florists

Rank	State	Firms	Avg Pay
1	California	1,253	$36,309
2	New York	942	$39,850
3	Texas	848	$30,348
4	Florida	723	$35,850
5	Illinois	509	$31,423
6	Pennsylvania	501	$25,804
7	Ohio	464	$23,281
8	New Jersey	408	$35,577
9	North Carolina	395	$26,765
10	Georgia	375	$28,224

Source. BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages — 2024 annual averages, private-ownership only, NAICS 459310. 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