Where is it easiest to open: General Warehousing and Storage
51 states, side by side. Operator counts and wages from Census and BLS; licence records matched on “SOC 53-7062” (soc) for Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA | 2,202 | 98.7 | $60,519 | not matched | — |
| TX | 1,457 | 99.5 | $47,147 | not matched | — |
| FL | 795 | 66.8 | $42,381 | not matched | — |
| OH | 778 | 116.7 | $49,235 | not matched | — |
| GA | 762 | 124.0 | $43,840 | not matched | — |
| NJ | 751 | 78.0 | $57,101 | not matched | — |
| IL | 740 | 105.3 | $54,652 | not matched | — |
| PA | 721 | 118.3 | $50,126 | not matched | — |
| NY | 520 | 62.0 | $47,144 | licence | LONGSHOREMAN |
| TN | 491 | 98.3 | $49,308 | not matched | — |
| IN | 485 | 95.3 | $50,933 | not matched | — |
| NC | 442 | 100.2 | $42,939 | licence | National Pollutant Discharge Eliminati; Tax Certification Of Recycling & Resou |
| MI | 437 | 64.8 | $55,108 | not matched | — |
| WA | 339 | 74.8 | $58,051 | not matched | — |
| SC | 335 | 73.3 | $47,141 | not matched | — |
| WI | 308 | 77.2 | $52,957 | not matched | — |
| MO | 304 | 59.3 | $47,895 | not matched | — |
| AZ | 289 | 94.0 | $54,813 | not matched | — |
| VA | 284 | 96.8 | $46,663 | not matched | — |
| NV | 257 | 94.8 | $41,523 | not matched | — |
| KY | 251 | 103.2 | $47,136 | not matched | — |
| CO | 231 | 77.6 | $42,870 | not matched | — |
| MA | 224 | 78.1 | $49,378 | not matched | — |
| MD | 210 | 97.4 | $52,546 | not matched | — |
| AL | 207 | 88.1 | $43,828 | not matched | — |
| UT | 188 | 83.2 | $51,638 | not matched | — |
| OR | 174 | 84.3 | $54,973 | not matched | — |
| MN | 161 | 96.5 | $52,543 | not matched | — |
| IA | 153 | 59.0 | $53,383 | not matched | — |
| KS | 149 | 119.3 | $41,052 | not matched | — |
| LA | 140 | 40.8 | $51,405 | not matched | — |
| MS | 133 | 88.5 | $49,286 | not matched | — |
| CT | 130 | 87.0 | $45,672 | not matched | — |
| OK | 119 | 104.4 | $41,892 | not matched | — |
| AR | 108 | 100.2 | $41,794 | not matched | — |
| DE | 71 | 91.4 | $37,869 | not matched | — |
| NH | 58 | 33.4 | $60,018 | not matched | — |
| ID | 56 | 110.1 | $39,024 | not matched | — |
| NE | 52 | 57.5 | $48,771 | not matched | — |
| ME | 50 | 93.4 | $66,952 | not matched | — |
| NM | 42 | 128.7 | $36,669 | not matched | — |
| WV | 38 | 67.1 | $45,030 | not matched | — |
| HI | 37 | 18.3 | $53,122 | not matched | — |
| RI | 26 | 35.9 | $43,543 | not matched | — |
| ND | 25 | 54.6 | $40,036 | not matched | — |
| AK | 20 | 42.4 | $51,952 | not matched | — |
| MT | 18 | 17.3 | $56,688 | not matched | — |
| SD | 14 | 33.9 | $52,167 | not matched | — |
| WY | 12 | 190.9 | $49,423 | not matched | — |
| VT | 11 | 11.0 | $48,438 | not matched | — |
| DC | 9 | 1.8 | $52,938 | 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.