Quick-service restaurants in New York 17,510 establishments · 188,436 employees · 2024
Firms (NY)
17,510
Employment
188,436
Avg Annual Pay
$28,207
State Rank
#3 of 52
How New York compares to national
Metric
New York
National
New York vs. U.S.
Establishments
17,510
268,911
6.5% of U.S. total
Avg annual pay
$28,207
$23,631
+$4,576 (+19.4%)
Location quotient
1.12
1.00
12% denser than national
Avg firm size (employees)
10.8
17.3
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Year-over-year firm growth
+0.0%
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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 1.12 means quick-service restaurants are 12% over-represented in New York'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