U.S. Industry Survival & Market Entry Intelligence

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Computed market entry risk, survival rates, and growth momentum for every major U.S. industry and state.

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Powering decisions with data from the U.S. Census Bureau and Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Select an industry to compare market conditions across all states.

NAICS 23 Construction → NAICS 62 Healthcare and Social Assistance → NAICS 44-45 Retail Trade → NAICS 72 Accommodation and Food Services → NAICS 54 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services → NAICS 52 Finance and Insurance → NAICS 53 Real Estate and Rental and Leasing → NAICS 56 Administrative and Support Services → NAICS 51 Information → NAICS 81 Other Services →

Lowest Risk States

Average entry risk across all ten industries

  1. Nebraska 33.1
  2. South Dakota 33.5
  3. Pennsylvania 33.6
  4. Wisconsin 33.9
  5. Iowa 35.5
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Highest Risk States

Most competitive markets to enter

  1. Hawaii 54.2
  2. New York 52.7
  3. District of Columbia 51.2
  4. Florida 50.8
  5. California 50.4
All 51 states ranked by risk →

Entry Risk by State

Market entry risk for construction businesses across the United States. Lower scores indicate more favorable conditions.

Entry Risk by State Alaska — 60.9 · #50 Alabama — 30.3 · #4 Arkansas — 34.3 · #8 Arizona — 38.6 · #16 California — 47.8 · #32 Colorado — 53.2 · #40 Connecticut — 43.2 · #27 District of Columbia — 56.9 · #45 Delaware — 43.0 · #26 Florida — 54.5 · #42 Georgia — 42.1 · #25 Hawaii — 61.1 · #51 Iowa — 34.3 · #7 Idaho — 58.4 · #48 Illinois — 49.1 · #34 Indiana — 35.0 · #11 Kansas — 51.5 · #38 Kentucky — 39.8 · #19 Louisiana — 53.6 · #41 Massachusetts — 41.5 · #23 Maryland — 35.0 · #12 Maine — 35.5 · #13 Michigan — 28.0 · #2 Minnesota — 37.3 · #14 Missouri — 54.6 · #43 Mississippi — 50.8 · #36 Montana — 45.0 · #28 North Carolina — 38.2 · #15 North Dakota — 58.3 · #47 Nebraska — 32.5 · #5 New Hampshire — 32.6 · #6 New Jersey — 48.3 · #33 New Mexico — 47.4 · #31 Nevada — 39.8 · #20 New York — 51.1 · #37 Ohio — 41.7 · #24 Oklahoma — 52.2 · #39 Oregon — 54.8 · #44 Pennsylvania — 28.4 · #3 Rhode Island — 38.8 · #17 South Carolina — 47.0 · #30 South Dakota — 34.7 · #9 Tennessee — 34.8 · #10 Texas — 46.3 · #29 Utah — 40.1 · #22 Virginia — 39.0 · #18 Vermont — 40.0 · #21 Washington — 58.1 · #46 Wisconsin — 25.1 · #1 West Virginia — 49.5 · #35 Wyoming — 59.3 · #49
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How It Works

1

Real Government Data

We analyze Business Dynamics Statistics from the Census Bureau and employment data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Normalized Metrics

Five key indices: retention, momentum, volatility, density, and wage pressure, all scaled 0-100 for easy comparison.

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Entry Risk Score

A composite score that ranks states within each industry. Lower is better. Transparent methodology.