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Accommodation and Food Services in Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA

Metro Market Score 57.5 (Challenging), ranked #168 of 298 metros. 838 establishments, 12,195 jobs.

Metro Market Score 57.5

Favorable 0-35

Moderate 35-48

Challenging 48-60

Difficult 60+

Challenging

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

Market conditions for accommodation and food services in Slidell-Mandeville-Covington are tougher than average. The 57.5 market score reflects a combination of moderate wages, mixed growth signals, and an already crowded field. Rank: #168 of 298 metros.

Industry Concentration

89.9

LQ: 1.39

Rank #268 of 298 metros

Wage Competitiveness

28.9

$22,201 avg wage

Growth Trend

47.0

Employment growth index

Rank #159 of 298 metros

Wage Pressure

59.4

YoY wage change index

838 Accommodation and Food Services Firms in Slidell-Mandeville-Covington

838

Establishments

+100.0% YoY

12,195

Total Employment

+0.0% YoY

$22,201

Average Annual Wage

+0.0% YoY

1.39

Location Quotient

Above national avg

Within Louisiana

#3 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

-4.8

better than median (62.3)

Slidell-Mandeville-Covington 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	Slidell-Mandeville-Covington	LA Statewide
Overall Score	57.5 Challenging	43.8 Elevated
Score Type	Metro Market Score	Entry Risk Score
Rank	#168 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.

Accommodation and Food Services in Other Louisiana Metros

Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux 37.4 #40/298 Hammond 40.5 #52/298 Lafayette 62.3 #210/298 Shreveport-Bossier City 70.0 #260/298 New Orleans-Metairie 91.9 #298/298

Accommodation and Food Services Metros With Similar Conditions

Metros within 5 points of Slidell-Mandeville-Covington's 57.5 score. Useful when comparing markets with comparable entry profiles.

Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL 57.6 #169/298 Syracuse, NY 57.6 #170/298 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA 57.3 #167/298 San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX 57.2 #166/298 Rome, GA 57.1 #165/298 Longview-Kelso, WA 56.9 #164/298 Visalia, CA 56.9 #163/298 Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL 58.2 #171/298 Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY 56.6 #162/298 Springfield, IL 58.6 #172/298

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 Slidell-Mandeville-Covington's accommodation and food services sector, the industry concentration component (89.9) 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 Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA MSA area.

Data period: 2024. Last updated: April 2026.

Metro Market Assessment