Where is it easiest to open: Grain and Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers
36 states, side by side. Operator counts and wages from Census and BLS; licence records matched on “SOC 45-2093” (soc) for Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals. A blank gate means NO RECORD MATCHED, which is not the same as no licence.
| State | Operators | Avg staff | Pay / employee | Gate | Licence titles matched |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IL | 553 | 8.3 | $72,348 | licence | FUNERAL DIRECTOR AND EMBALMER INTERN; INVESTMENT ADVISER |
| IA | 497 | 10.2 | $72,041 | not matched | — |
| KS | 367 | 8.9 | $71,307 | not matched | — |
| NE | 268 | 10.0 | $93,905 | not matched | — |
| ND | 230 | 8.9 | $83,480 | licence | Beekeepers |
| MN | 226 | 12.1 | $93,363 | licence | Wild Rice Harvest License |
| OH | 156 | 11.8 | $93,542 | not matched | — |
| TX | 119 | 11.0 | $69,808 | licence | EGG BROKER; EGG PROCESSOR |
| SD | 117 | 11.1 | $68,662 | not matched | — |
| WA | 112 | 6.7 | $89,681 | not matched | — |
| CA | 109 | 10.8 | $94,656 | not matched | — |
| IN | 90 | 8.4 | $66,498 | not matched | — |
| MO | 82 | 12.9 | $109,917 | not matched | — |
| CO | 61 | 8.6 | $65,602 | not matched | — |
| OK | 53 | 9.8 | $51,697 | not matched | — |
| MI | 52 | 14.0 | $83,733 | not matched | — |
| MT | 46 | 7.3 | $58,193 | not matched | — |
| AR | 38 | 10.6 | $56,985 | not matched | — |
| ID | 37 | 9.9 | $67,347 | not matched | — |
| NY | 31 | 20.0 | $181,507 | not matched | — |
| OR | 31 | 13.3 | $73,458 | not matched | — |
| WI | 31 | 7.5 | $100,845 | not matched | — |
| FL | 26 | 7.7 | $103,730 | not matched | — |
| TN | 21 | 6.7 | $66,787 | not matched | — |
| PA | 12 | 9.0 | $66,241 | not matched | — |
| GA | 12 | 5.4 | $120,385 | not matched | — |
| LA | 11 | 15.4 | $224,805 | not matched | — |
| NC | 9 | 7.0 | $64,571 | not matched | — |
| MS | 9 | 13.3 | $64,642 | not matched | — |
| KY | 8 | 6.2 | $75,400 | not matched | — |
| AZ | 7 | 9.7 | $91,412 | not matched | — |
| NJ | 6 | 3.0 | $104,889 | not matched | — |
| MD | 4 | 8.2 | $60,697 | not matched | — |
| DE | 4 | 3.5 | $62,214 | not matched | — |
| CT | 3 | 4.3 | $276,692 | not matched | — |
| WY | 3 | 6.7 | $56,050 | not matched | — |
Axes are shown side by side and deliberately NOT collapsed into a ranking. A composite would be a score with no measured interval, and an unmeasured score is the thing this product exists to argue against. A high licence gate is a cost to enter and a moat once cleared — which of those matters more is the operator's call, not ours.
Licence data courtesy of CareerOneStop, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor. Free to read, no account, always — a condition of the data licence as well as our own position.