New Car Dealers in Washington

New Car Dealers (NAICS 441110) in Washington reports 22,281 workers across 488 establishments, with $1.9B of aggregate annual payroll flowing through Census CBP 2023 filings. That represents 2.0% of national employment for this industry, a concentration ratio that tells you whether Washington 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. Washington accounts for 2.2% of the national New Car Dealers establishment count (488 of 21,910), according to Census County Business Patterns.

Wage benchmarking is where state-level data earns its keep. The average annual compensation for New Car Dealers employees in Washington is $84,742/yr, versus a national average of $79,300/yr. Washington 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 New Car Dealers 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 New Car Dealers national page (entity structure, SBA lending, sub-industries) and the Washington overview (top employers, payroll dispersion across industries).