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Security Guards and Patrol Services

Security Guards and Patrol Services aren't as common as as many other business types in the United States. Still, across the entire country, there are more than 8,000 Security Guards and Patrol Services. Based on some simple math, it appears that each one of those Security Guards and Patrol Services serves about 37,500 citizens on average.

According to national labor statistics, Security Guards and Patrol Services will typically employ 1 to 4 employees. As such, Security Guards and Patrol Services account for substantial employment of workers across the country.

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States with Security Guards and Patrol Services
(Ordered by # per 100,000 Residents)

#
State
Businesses
Businesses per 100K Residents
1.
District of Columbia
66
11.64
2.
Hawaii
59
4.87
3.
1,429
4.22
4.
Nevada
82
4.11
5.
Florida
610
3.82
6.
Missouri
210
3.76
7.
Maryland
185
3.49
8.
Alaska
21
3.36
9.
Colorado
144
3.35
10.
New Mexico
59
3.25
11.
594
3.13
12.
Virginia
217
3.07
13.
Tennessee
174
3.06
14.
Arizona
156
3.04
15.
Mississippi
86
3.03
16.
Nebraska
51
2.98
17.
Texas
600
2.88
18.
Oregon
98
2.87
19.
30
2.86
20.
Delaware
22
2.81
21.
West Virginia
50
2.79
22.
Georgia
220
2.73
23.
Kansas
73
2.72
24.
Louisiana
120
2.69
25.
Massachusetts
166
2.61
26.
North Dakota
16
2.50
27.
73
2.49
28.
Wyoming
12
2.44
29.
Oklahoma
83
2.41
30.
Washington
139
2.37
31.
Alabama
102
2.30
32.
Kentucky
92
2.28
33.
North Carolina
178
2.21
34.
South Carolina
87
2.17
35.
28
2.17
36.
Michigan
214
2.15
37.
New Jersey
181
2.15
38.
Connecticut
72
2.15
39.
Illinois
264
2.13
40.
Indiana
128
2.11
41.
Ohio
230
2.03
42.
Montana
18
2.00
43.
14
1.87
44.
Wisconsin
97
1.81
45.
Arkansas
48
1.80
46.
Pennsylvania
207
1.69
47.
Maine
21
1.65
48.
New Hampshire
20
1.62
49.
Minnesota
78
1.59
50.
Vermont
9
1.48
51.
32
1.43

Number of Security Guards and Patrol Services by Number of Employees
(Data for Entire United States)

Range
Number of Employees
1 to 4
2292
5 to 9
976
10 to 19
1031
20 to 49
1243
50 to 99
878
100 to 249
1004
250 to 499
417
500 to 999
124
1000 or more
45

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