Drinking places (bars) in Connecticut 248 establishments · 1,706 employees · 2024

Firms (CT)
248
Employment
1,706
Avg Annual Pay
$25,915
State Rank
#38 of 51

How Connecticut compares to national

MetricConnecticutNationalConnecticut vs. U.S.
Establishments24842,9110.6% of U.S. total
Avg annual pay$25,915$26,603-$688 (-2.6%)
Location quotient0.471.0053% less dense than national
Avg firm size (employees)6.99.5
Year-over-year firm growth-1.2%

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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 0.47 means drinking places (bars) are 53% under-represented in Connecticut's business mix relative to the U.S. average.

Top 10 states for drinking places (bars)

RankStateFirmsAvg Pay
1 New York 3,418 $34,881
2 Illinois 3,149 $25,010
3 California 3,025 $30,213
4 Texas 2,971 $26,081
5 Wisconsin 2,890 $17,294
6 Florida 2,117 $33,256
7 Pennsylvania 2,102 $21,306
8 Ohio 2,024 $21,460
9 Michigan 1,570 $24,878
10 Louisiana 1,081 $23,631
Source. BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages — 2024 annual averages, private-ownership only, NAICS 722410. 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