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Accommodation and Food Services in Lexington Park, MD

Metro Market Score 53.5 (Challenging), ranked #143 of 298 metros. 350 establishments, 6,632 jobs.

Metro Market Score 53.5

Favorable 0-35

Moderate 35-48

Challenging 48-60

Difficult 60+

Challenging

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

At #143 of 298 metros, Lexington Park's accommodation and food services sector scores 53.5 on the market index. Concentration (48.0), wage levels (52.0), and growth (44.6) all track close to the median. Local factors like lease costs and client access will matter more than macro signals.

Industry Concentration

48.0

LQ: 1.02

Rank #143 of 298 metros

Wage Competitiveness

52.0

$24,946 avg wage

Growth Trend

↓ 44.6

Employment growth index

Rank #166 of 298 metros

Wage Pressure

59.4

YoY wage change index

350 Accommodation and Food Services Firms in Lexington Park

350

Establishments

+100.0% YoY

6,632

Total Employment

+0.0% YoY

$24,946

Average Annual Wage

+0.0% YoY

1.02

Location Quotient

Above national avg

Within Maryland

#4 of 4

accommodation and food services metros in state

Maryland state rank

#15 of 51

for accommodation and food services entry risk

vs State Median

+2.9

worse than median (50.6)

Lexington Park vs Maryland Statewide

How this metro's accommodation and food services market compares to Maryland overall. The state ranks #15/51 for entry risk.

Measure	Lexington Park	MD Statewide
Overall Score	53.5 Challenging	31.7 Moderate
Score Type	Metro Market Score	Entry Risk Score
Rank	#143 of 298 metros	#15 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 Lexington Park

Information 27.0 Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 35.6 Finance and Insurance 36.7 Retail Trade 45.8 Other Services 48.0 Healthcare and Social Assistance 53.9 Construction 58.1 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 68.8

Accommodation and Food Services in Other Maryland Metros

Hagerstown-Martinsburg 35.8 #35/298 Baltimore-Columbia-Towson 45.5 #89/298 Salisbury 50.6 #119/298

Accommodation and Food Services Metros With Similar Conditions

Metros within 5 points of Lexington Park's 53.5 score. Useful when comparing markets with comparable entry profiles.

Winston-Salem, NC 53.4 #142/298 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 53.4 #141/298 Amherst Town-Northampton, MA 53.6 #144/298 Omaha, NE 53.6 #145/298 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 53.3 #140/298 Hattiesburg, MS 53.3 #139/298 Great Falls, MT 53.7 #146/298 Chico, CA 53.8 #147/298 Columbus, IN 53.8 #148/298 Eugene-Springfield, OR 53.0 #138/298

Accommodation and Food Services in States Bordering Maryland

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

Delaware 19.8 #1/51 Virginia 33.6 #16/51 West Virginia 33.7 #17/51 Pennsylvania 36.8 #24/51 District of Columbia 81.4 #51/51

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 Lexington Park's accommodation and food services sector, the employment growth component (55.4) 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 Lexington Park, MD MSA area.

Data period: 2024. Last updated: April 2026.

Metro Market Assessment