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Accommodation and Food Services in Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA

Metro Market Score 57.3 (Challenging), ranked #167 of 298 metros. 955 establishments, 16,143 jobs.

Metro Market Score 57.3

Favorable 0-35

Moderate 35-48

Challenging 48-60

Difficult 60+

Challenging

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

⚡Rising Wages

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island's accommodation and food services sector saw employment decline over the past year (growth trend: 18.8). That contraction, combined with a 57.3 market score, puts this metro in the lower half for market conditions. Understand why the local market is shrinking before committing.

Industry Concentration

42.0

LQ: 1.00

Rank #125 of 298 metros

Wage Competitiveness

30.5

$22,518 avg wage

Growth Trend

↓ 18.8

Employment growth index

Rank #243 of 298 metros

Wage Pressure

74.1

YoY wage change index

955 Accommodation and Food Services Firms in Davenport-Moline-Rock Island

955

Establishments

+1.4% YoY

16,143

Total Employment

-2.1% YoY

$22,518

Average Annual Wage

+4.3% YoY

1.00

Location Quotient

Above national avg

Within Iowa

#8 of 8

accommodation and food services metros in state

Iowa state rank

#29 of 51

for accommodation and food services entry risk

vs State Median

+22.9

worse than median (34.4)

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island vs Iowa Statewide

How this metro's accommodation and food services market compares to Iowa overall. The state ranks #29/51 for entry risk.

Measure	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island	IA Statewide
Overall Score	57.3 Challenging	39.0 Moderate
Score Type	Metro Market Score	Entry Risk Score
Rank	#167 of 298 metros	#29 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 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island

Information 29.5 Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 33.0 Construction 48.8 Other Services 49.8 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 52.1 Finance and Insurance 52.8 Retail Trade 60.0 Administrative and Support Services 68.8

Accommodation and Food Services in Other Iowa Metros

Dubuque 24.7 #5/298 Ames 26.3 #7/298 Waterloo-Cedar Falls 32.7 #22/298 Des Moines-West Des Moines 33.8 #25/298 Cedar Rapids 34.4 #28/298 Sioux City 42.9 #65/298 Iowa City 44.5 #80/298

Accommodation and Food Services Metros With Similar Conditions

Metros within 5 points of Davenport-Moline-Rock Island's 57.3 score. Useful when comparing markets with comparable entry profiles.

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX 57.2 #166/298 Rome, GA 57.1 #165/298 Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA 57.5 #168/298 Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL 57.6 #169/298 Syracuse, NY 57.6 #170/298 Longview-Kelso, WA 56.9 #164/298 Visalia, CA 56.9 #163/298 Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY 56.6 #162/298 Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL 58.2 #171/298 Springfield, IL 58.6 #172/298

Accommodation and Food Services in States Bordering Iowa

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

Wisconsin 28.2 #5/51 Minnesota 34.9 #19/51 South Dakota 36.7 #23/51 Illinois 39.5 #30/51 Nebraska 41.5 #31/51 Missouri 47.2 #42/51

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 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island's accommodation and food services sector, the employment growth component (81.2) 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 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MSA area.

Data period: 2024. Last updated: April 2026.

Metro Market Assessment