Where is it easiest to open: Other Warehousing and Storage
46 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 | 292 | 18.6 | $74,417 | not matched | — |
| TX | 223 | 29.6 | $81,410 | not matched | — |
| FL | 148 | 21.4 | $58,528 | not matched | — |
| NJ | 117 | 31.7 | $83,027 | not matched | — |
| GA | 89 | 24.4 | $61,274 | not matched | — |
| NY | 88 | 11.7 | $80,750 | licence | LONGSHOREMAN |
| IL | 85 | 24.1 | $63,409 | not matched | — |
| PA | 78 | 16.8 | $67,676 | not matched | — |
| OH | 73 | 28.7 | $57,845 | not matched | — |
| WA | 57 | 20.8 | $72,251 | not matched | — |
| MI | 56 | 13.9 | $58,623 | not matched | — |
| MD | 51 | 45.6 | $82,092 | not matched | — |
| LA | 44 | 55.0 | $92,847 | not matched | — |
| AZ | 41 | 15.3 | $76,574 | not matched | — |
| NC | 40 | 13.2 | $74,443 | licence | National Pollutant Discharge Eliminati; Tax Certification Of Recycling & Resou |
| CO | 40 | 12.4 | $68,170 | not matched | — |
| MO | 38 | 16.7 | $49,767 | not matched | — |
| OR | 37 | 14.5 | $61,275 | not matched | — |
| TN | 36 | 38.4 | $57,575 | not matched | — |
| MN | 36 | 9.6 | $64,246 | not matched | — |
| MA | 34 | 23.4 | $182,907 | not matched | — |
| VA | 33 | 25.8 | $84,812 | not matched | — |
| OK | 33 | 10.5 | $40,698 | not matched | — |
| SC | 30 | 26.1 | $69,333 | not matched | — |
| AL | 25 | 22.4 | $67,733 | not matched | — |
| IN | 25 | 31.5 | $55,782 | not matched | — |
| UT | 19 | 6.8 | $79,054 | not matched | — |
| HI | 17 | 13.8 | $70,701 | not matched | — |
| MS | 17 | 36.2 | $57,666 | not matched | — |
| KY | 16 | 19.5 | $125,654 | not matched | — |
| NV | 16 | 16.1 | $51,420 | not matched | — |
| CT | 13 | 11.0 | $71,000 | not matched | — |
| WI | 12 | 31.2 | $41,168 | not matched | — |
| NM | 12 | 11.7 | $59,250 | not matched | — |
| NE | 10 | 9.0 | $47,433 | not matched | — |
| DE | 9 | 8.2 | $58,811 | not matched | — |
| ID | 9 | 23.6 | $53,184 | not matched | — |
| KS | 7 | 9.3 | $90,338 | not matched | — |
| RI | 6 | 158.0 | $42,398 | not matched | — |
| ND | 5 | 4.4 | $64,864 | not matched | — |
| AR | 4 | 14.5 | $32,448 | not matched | — |
| NH | 3 | 7.7 | $52,826 | not matched | — |
| IA | 3 | 7.3 | $82,727 | not matched | — |
| ME | 3 | 6.0 | $488,333 | not matched | — |
| AK | 3 | 1.7 | $55,200 | not matched | — |
| WV | 3 | 4.7 | $61,214 | 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.