Quick-service restaurants in Maine 1,060 establishments · 12,978 employees · 2024
Firms (ME)
1,060
Employment
12,978
Avg Annual Pay
$25,891
State Rank
#43 of 52
How Maine compares to national
Metric
Maine
National
Maine vs. U.S.
Establishments
1,060
268,911
0.4% of U.S. total
Avg annual pay
$25,891
$23,631
+$2,260 (+9.6%)
Location quotient
0.73
1.00
27% less dense than national
Avg firm size (employees)
12.2
17.3
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Year-over-year firm growth
+3.3%
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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 0.73 means quick-service restaurants are 27% under-represented in Maine's business mix relative to the U.S. average.
Source. BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages — 2024 annual averages, private-ownership only, NAICS 722513. 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