Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars in Connecticut

Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars (NAICS 722515) in Connecticut reports 14,998 workers across 1,158 establishments, with $309.2M of aggregate annual payroll flowing through Census CBP 2023 filings. That represents 1.5% of national employment for this industry, a concentration ratio that tells you whether Connecticut is a primary labor market for this NAICS code or a smaller satellite. A share above 5% signals a meaningful regional cluster; below 1% usually means the state is not a structural fit for this industry at scale. Connecticut accounts for 1.4% of the national Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars establishment count (1,158 of 85,140), according to Census County Business Patterns.

Wage benchmarking is where state-level data earns its keep. The average annual compensation for Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars employees in Connecticut is $20,617/yr, versus a national average of $21,205/yr. Connecticut pays below the national average for this industry, common in lower cost-of-living states or where the industry has a smaller, less specialized local workforce.

Profitability data is only available at the national level because the IRS Statistics of Income program does not publish state-level margin breakdowns. The national net profit margin for Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars is not reported, and while margins do vary by state, the direction of variance usually follows labor cost and establishment size, both shown above. For a complete picture, pair this state-industry view with the Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars national page (entity structure, SBA lending, sub-industries) and the Connecticut overview (top employers, payroll dispersion across industries).