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Business Landscape

Licensed businesses, industry breakdown, and restaurant grades across NYC

Active Licenses
45K
DCWP licensed businesses
NYC DCWP
Top Industry
Home Improvement Contractor
18K businesses
NYC DCWP
Restaurant A Grades
68%
Of inspected restaurants
DOHMH Inspections
Establishments
235K
All NYC businesses (Census)
Census CBP
Employment
3.9M
Total business employment
Census CBP
Annual Payroll
$413.5B
Total business payroll
Census CBP

By Industry

Source: NYC DCWP
Total45K
Home Improvement Contractor26.9%
Tobacco Retail Dealer9.7%
Secondhand Dealer - General7.9%
Electronics Store6.1%
Sightseeing Guide5.6%
Tow Truck Driver4.5%
Locksmith4.3%
Electronic Cigarette Dealer4.0%
Garage & Parking Lot3.9%
Stoop Line Stand3.9%
General Vendor3.6%
Dealer In Products For The Disabled3.1%
Debt Collection Agency3.1%
Pedicab Driver2.8%
Electronic & Home Appliance Service Dealer2.7%
Ticket Seller Individual1.6%
Hotel1.2%
Process Server Individual1.1%
Secondhand Dealer - Auto1.0%
Newsstand0.6%
Tow Truck Company0.6%
Pawnbroker0.6%
Pedicab Business0.5%
Employment Agency0.5%
Horse Drawn Cab Driver0.4%
Industry(NYC DCWP)Count
Home Improvement Contractor18K
Tobacco Retail Dealer7K
Secondhand Dealer - General5K
Electronics Store4K
Sightseeing Guide4K
Tow Truck Driver3K
Locksmith3K
Electronic Cigarette Dealer3K
Garage & Parking Lot3K
Stoop Line Stand3K
Source: DCWP Licensed Businesses (w7w3-xahh)

Business Formation Trend

4K5K6K7K9K10KNew Applications202320242025
4KMin 4KMax 9KAvg 7K
Source: DCWP License Applications (ptev-4hud)

Businesses by Borough

1.
Queens
12,901
2.
Brooklyn
12,813
3.
Manhattan
9,835
4.
Bronx
6,044
5.
Staten Island
2,953
Source: DCWP Licensed Businesses (w7w3-xahh)

Restaurant Inspection Grades

Inspected146K
A67.6%
B12.7%
C9.4%
N6.4%
Z3.2%
P0.6%

Top Cuisines

1.American5K
2.Chinese2K
3.Coffee/Tea2K
4.Pizza2K
5.Mexican1K
6.Japanese1K
7.Latin American1K
8.Italian1K
9.Bakery Products/Desserts923
10.Caribbean765
Source: DOHMH Restaurant Inspections (43nn-pn8j)
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DATA: NYC OPEN DATA · CHECKBOOK NYC · NYC COMPTROLLER · CENSUS ACS
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