Bars and taverns in Delaware: 46 locations, n/a jobs
Official counts for bars and taverns in Delaware, 2026 Q1: how many there are, whether they are adding jobs, what they pay, and how Delaware compares with the other states. From the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Census Bureau, refreshed each quarter.
Delaware against the country · 2026 Q1
| Delaware | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Bars and taverns with employees | 46 | 41,912 |
| Per 100,000 residents | 4.4 | 12.3 |
| Jobs | 238 | 395,676 |
| Jobs, year over year | n/a | -2.0% |
| Locations, year over year | n/a | -0.6% |
| Average weekly wage | $444 | $515 |
| Rank among states, density | 48 of 49 | |
| Rank among states, job growth | n/a |
What the numbers say
Delaware has 46 bars and taverns with payroll, employing 238 people. At 4.4 per 100,000 residents the market is thinner than the country as a whole, number 48 among the 49 states with published data. BLS withholds the year-over-year change for Delaware, so the trend has to be read from the national line.
Average pay at bars and taverns in Delaware is $444 a week, 14% below the national figure of $515. Budget labor from this number, not from a national guide.
Over five years, from 2021 to 2024, the number of bars and taverns in Delaware moved +3.8%, from 53 to 55.
Bars and taverns in Delaware, annual average
- 202153
- 202252
- 202355
- 202455
Jobs at bars and taverns in Delaware
- 2021258
- 2022279
- 2023268
- 2024252
What counts as "bars and taverns" here
Drinking places that serve alcoholic beverages for on-site consumption: bars, taverns, pubs, nightclubs and cocktail lounges. Food may be served but drinks are the main line. The code is NAICS 722410. BLS counts establishments that report payroll, so a one-person business with no employees is not in these figures; in trades with many solo operators the true number of businesses is higher.
Before you open one in Delaware
A statewide figure tells you which way the wind blows. It does not tell you whether the corner you are looking at has the households, the income and the gap in competition to support one more. A counts the bars and taverns within reach of one address in Delaware, reads the county trend from the same BLS table, and scores the plan. The saturation check does a city-level version for free.
Questions people ask
How many bars and taverns are there in Delaware?
BLS counted 46 bars and taverns with employees in Delaware in 2026 Q1, employing 238 people. Owner-only businesses with no payroll are not in that count. That is 4.4 per 100,000 residents, against 12.3 nationally.
Are bars and taverns growing in Delaware?
BLS suppresses the year-over-year change for bars and taverns in Delaware for confidentiality, so the trend cannot be read from the quarterly file.
Is Delaware a crowded market for bars and taverns?
Delaware has 4.4 bars and taverns per 100,000 residents, thinner than the country as a whole, ranking 48 of 49 states. Density is a statewide average; a Neur report counts the competitors around one address.
Bars and taverns in every state
Densest first. The number is bars and taverns per 100,000 residents in 2026 Q1.
Other business types in Delaware
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, private sector, NAICS 722410, 2026 Q1 (quarterly) and annual averages (five-year series); U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 1-year population estimates. This page is generated from those feeds and rewritten when a new quarter publishes. All 14 business types in Delaware · Growth ranking for Delaware · Bars and taverns by state