NAICS 72

Accommodation and Food Services in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA

Metro Market Score 72.8 (Difficult), ranked #274 of 298 metros. 8,813 establishments, 163,665 jobs.

Metro Market Score 72.8

Favorable 0-35

Moderate 35-48

Challenging 48-60

Difficult 60+

Difficult

ⓘ Lower is better. Relative to national accommodation and food services average.

💰High-Cost Market⚡Rising Wages

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario stands out for high accommodation and food services labor costs. Wage competitiveness hits 84.6 (above the 70th percentile of metros), and year-over-year wage pressure at 82.6 signals continued increases. Plan for higher payroll if entering this market.

Industry Concentration

54.4

LQ: 1.07

Rank #162 of 298 metros

Wage Competitiveness

84.6

$30,867 avg wage

Growth Trend

↓ 28.2

Employment growth index

Rank #215 of 298 metros

Wage Pressure

82.6

YoY wage change index

8,813 Accommodation and Food Services Firms in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario

8,813

Establishments

+2.4% YoY

163,665

Total Employment

-1.0% YoY

$30,867

Average Annual Wage

+6.8% YoY

1.07

Location Quotient

Above national avg

Within California

#19 of 25

accommodation and food services metros in state

California state rank

#47 of 51

for accommodation and food services entry risk

vs State Median

+4.2

worse than median (68.6)

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario vs California Statewide

How this metro's accommodation and food services market compares to California overall. The state ranks #47/51 for entry risk.

Measure	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario	CA Statewide
Overall Score	72.8 Difficult	57.2 High
Score Type	Metro Market Score	Entry Risk Score
Rank	#274 of 298 metros	#47 of 51 states

Metro and state scores use different methodologies (metro has 4 QCEW-based metrics; state adds BDS survival and momentum data). Direct score comparisons are approximate.

Other Industries in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario

Healthcare and Social Assistance 27.0 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 28.0 Finance and Insurance 43.9 Other Services 45.3 Information 46.6 Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 51.6 Retail Trade 58.5 Construction 60.5 Administrative and Support Services 61.4

Accommodation and Food Services in Other California Metros

Fresno 39.2 #46/298 Hanford-Corcoran 50.6 #120/298 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara 53.3 #140/298 Chico 53.8 #147/298 El Centro 54.7 #155/298 Visalia 56.9 #163/298 San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles 60.6 #197/298 Redding 62.2 #208/298 Bakersfield-Delano 64.2 #220/298 Stockton-Lodi 64.5 #221/298

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Accommodation and Food Services Metros With Similar Conditions

Metros within 5 points of Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario's 72.8 score. Useful when comparing markets with comparable entry profiles.

San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA 72.7 #273/298 Elizabethtown, KY 72.6 #272/298 Anchorage, AK 73.2 #275/298 Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA 72.3 #271/298 Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL 73.7 #276/298 Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL 71.9 #270/298 Port St. Lucie, FL 71.9 #269/298 Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ 73.9 #277/298 Boulder, CO 71.6 #268/298 Bellingham, WA 74.1 #278/298

Accommodation and Food Services in States Bordering California

State-level entry risk for accommodation and food services in adjacent states. Use this to weigh cross-border options.

Oregon 42.8 #32/51 Arizona 46.9 #40/51 Nevada 64.0 #49/51

Browse Accommodation and Food Services in Other States

State-level entry risk reports for accommodation and food services across all 51 markets, sorted by rank.

About Metro Market Score: A weighted composite of industry concentration (25%), wage competitiveness (25%), wage pressure (20%), and employment growth trend (30%). Lower scores indicate more favorable conditions. For Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario's accommodation and food services sector, the employment growth component (71.8) has the strongest pull on the composite. Metro scores use QCEW data only (no BDS survival data at metro level). Read full methodology →

Data Sources

Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW), Bureau of Labor Statistics. MSA-level establishment counts, employment, wages, and location quotients for the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA MSA area.

Data period: 2024. Last updated: April 2026.

Metro Market Assessment