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Accommodation and Food Services in Shreveport-Bossier City, LA

Metro Market Score 70.0 (Difficult), ranked #260 of 298 metros. 984 establishments, 17,124 jobs.

Metro Market Score 70.0

Favorable 0-35

Moderate 35-48

Challenging 48-60

Difficult 60+

Difficult

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

⚡Rising Wages

Shreveport-Bossier City's accommodation and food services sector saw employment decline over the past year (growth trend: 7.4). That contraction, combined with a 70.0 market score, puts this metro in the bottom quartile for market conditions. Understand why the local market is shrinking before committing.

Industry Concentration

72.8

LQ: 1.17

Rank #217 of 298 metros

Wage Competitiveness

38.6

$23,411 avg wage

Growth Trend

↓ 7.4

Employment growth index

Rank #277 of 298 metros

Wage Pressure

72.0

YoY wage change index

984 Accommodation and Food Services Firms in Shreveport-Bossier City

984

Establishments

-5.5% YoY

17,124

Total Employment

-4.4% YoY

$23,411

Average Annual Wage

+3.7% YoY

1.17

Location Quotient

Above national avg

Within Louisiana

#5 of 6

accommodation and food services metros in state

Louisiana state rank

#36 of 51

for accommodation and food services entry risk

vs State Median

+7.8

worse than median (62.3)

Shreveport-Bossier City vs Louisiana Statewide

How this metro's accommodation and food services market compares to Louisiana overall. The state ranks #36/51 for entry risk.

Measure	Shreveport-Bossier City	LA Statewide
Overall Score	70.0 Difficult	43.8 Elevated
Score Type	Metro Market Score	Entry Risk Score
Rank	#260 of 298 metros	#36 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 Shreveport-Bossier City

Construction 52.0 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 52.9 Finance and Insurance 53.7 Administrative and Support Services 55.6 Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 59.5 Retail Trade 67.0

Accommodation and Food Services in Other Louisiana Metros

Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux 37.4 #40/298 Hammond 40.5 #52/298 Slidell-Mandeville-Covington 57.5 #168/298 Lafayette 62.3 #210/298 New Orleans-Metairie 91.9 #298/298

Accommodation and Food Services Metros With Similar Conditions

Metros within 5 points of Shreveport-Bossier City's 70.0 score. Useful when comparing markets with comparable entry profiles.

Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI 70.2 #261/298 Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC 70.2 #262/298 Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ 69.8 #259/298 Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT 69.8 #258/298 Urban Honolulu, HI 70.3 #263/298 Yuba City, CA 70.4 #264/298 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL 70.4 #265/298 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA 69.5 #257/298 Homosassa Springs, FL 69.4 #256/298 Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA 69.2 #255/298

Accommodation and Food Services in States Bordering Louisiana

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

Mississippi 35.6 #21/51 Arkansas 36.9 #26/51 Texas 46.0 #38/51

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 Shreveport-Bossier City's accommodation and food services sector, the employment growth component (92.6) 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 Shreveport-Bossier City, LA MSA area.

Data period: 2024. Last updated: April 2026.

Metro Market Assessment