General auto repair in Maine 632 establishments · 2,539 employees · 2024
Firms (ME)
632
Employment
2,539
Avg Annual Pay
$53,453
State Rank
#38 of 52
How Maine compares to national
Metric
Maine
National
Maine vs. U.S.
Establishments
632
86,232
0.7% of U.S. total
Avg annual pay
$53,453
$57,862
-$4,409 (-7.6%)
Location quotient
1.36
1.00
36% denser than national
Avg firm size (employees)
4.0
4.6
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Year-over-year firm growth
-0.5%
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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 1.36 means general auto repair are 36% over-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 811111. 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