Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars in Rhode Island

Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars (NAICS 722515) in Rhode Island reports 6,567 workers across 487 establishments, with $141.1M of aggregate annual payroll flowing through Census CBP 2023 filings. That represents 0.7% of national employment for this industry, a concentration ratio that tells you whether Rhode Island 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. Rhode Island accounts for 0.6% of the national Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars establishment count (487 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 Rhode Island is $21,489/yr, versus a national average of $21,205/yr. Rhode Island 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 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 Rhode Island overview (top employers, payroll dispersion across industries).