Auto body & paint in North Carolina 1,110 establishments · 7,866 employees · 2024
Firms (NC)
1,110
Employment
7,866
Avg Annual Pay
$65,053
State Rank
#8 of 52
How North Carolina compares to national
Metric
North Carolina
National
North Carolina vs. U.S.
Establishments
1,110
35,605
3.1% of U.S. total
Avg annual pay
$65,053
$67,509
-$2,456 (-3.6%)
Location quotient
1.00
1.00
matches the national rate
Avg firm size (employees)
7.1
7.2
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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 1.00 means auto body & paint are at roughly the national rate in North Carolina's business mix.
Source. BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages — 2024 annual averages, private-ownership only, NAICS 811121. 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