Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores in North Carolina

Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores (NAICS 44511) in North Carolina reports 120,808 workers across 2,007 establishments, with $3.1B of aggregate annual payroll flowing through Census CBP 2023 filings. That represents 4.3% of national employment for this industry, a concentration ratio that tells you whether North Carolina 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 Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores employees in North Carolina is $25,314/yr, versus a national average of $29,817/yr. North Carolina 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 Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) 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 Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores national page (entity structure, SBA lending, sub-industries) and the North Carolina overview (top employers, payroll dispersion across industries).