Offices of lawyers in District of Columbia 1,460 establishments · 27,725 employees · 2024
Firms (DC)
1,460
Employment
27,725
Avg Annual Pay
$260,857
State Rank
#34 of 52
How District of Columbia compares to national
Metric
District of Columbia
National
District of Columbia vs. U.S.
Establishments
1,460
189,717
0.8% of U.S. total
Avg annual pay
$260,857
$136,372
+$124,485 (+91.3%)
Location quotient
1.79
1.00
79% denser than national
Avg firm size (employees)
19.0
5.8
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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 1.79 means offices of lawyers are 79% over-represented in District of Columbia's business mix relative to the U.S. average.
Source. BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages — 2024 annual averages, private-ownership only, NAICS 541110. 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