Sporting Goods Stores in Montana

Sporting Goods Stores (NAICS 451110) in Montana reports 2,998 workers across 194 establishments, with $86.6M of aggregate annual payroll flowing through Census CBP 2023 filings. That represents 1.2% of national employment for this industry, a concentration ratio that tells you whether Montana 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. Montana accounts for 1.0% of the national Sporting Goods Stores establishment count (194 of 20,373), according to Census County Business Patterns.

Wage benchmarking is where state-level data earns its keep. The average annual compensation for Sporting Goods Stores employees in Montana is $28,899/yr, versus a national average of $29,426/yr. Montana 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 Sporting Goods Stores 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 Sporting Goods Stores national page (entity structure, SBA lending, sub-industries) and the Montana overview (top employers, payroll dispersion across industries).