Full-Service Restaurants · District of Columbia
Full-Service Restaurants in District of Columbia
NAICS 722511 · Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023
Benchmarking Full-Service Restaurants in District of Columbia
Full-Service Restaurants (NAICS 722511) in District of Columbia reports 29,842 workers across 974 establishments, with $1.1B of aggregate annual payroll flowing through Census CBP 2023 filings. That represents 0.6% of national employment for this industry, a concentration ratio that tells you whether District of Columbia 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.
Wage benchmarking is where state-level data earns its keep. The average annual compensation for Full-Service Restaurants employees in District of Columbia is $38,070/yr, versus a national average of $28,018/yr. District of Columbia pays above the national average for this industry, which usually reflects higher skill concentration, union density, or regional cost of living.
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 Full-Service Restaurants 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 Full-Service Restaurants national page (entity structure, SBA lending, sub-industries) and the District of Columbia overview (top employers, payroll dispersion across industries).
Employment
29,842
Establishments
974
Annual Payroll
$1.1B
Avg Payroll/Employee
$38,070/yr
Compare to National Average
Profit Margin (National)
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District of Columbia vs National avg
Employment
District of Columbia share of national
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns / SUSB Industry employment scale, payroll, and firm-size benchmarks · 2025
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