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Accommodation and Food Services in Salisbury, MD

Metro Market Score 50.6 (Challenging), ranked #119 of 298 metros. 249 establishments, 4,806 jobs.

Metro Market Score 50.6

Favorable 0-35

Moderate 35-48

Challenging 48-60

Difficult 60+

Challenging

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

Accommodation and Food Services employment in Salisbury contracted year-over-year, placing the growth trend in the upper half at 0.3. Declining job counts can indicate consolidation, population shifts, or reduced local demand. Due diligence on the local economy is especially important here.

Industry Concentration

43.3

LQ: 1.00

Rank #129 of 298 metros

Wage Competitiveness

39.6

$23,456 avg wage

Growth Trend

↓ 0.3

Employment growth index

Rank #298 of 298 metros

Wage Pressure

0.0

YoY wage change index

249 Accommodation and Food Services Firms in Salisbury

249

Establishments

-83.2% YoY

4,806

Total Employment

-82.0% YoY

$23,456

Average Annual Wage

-17.4% YoY

1.00

Location Quotient

Above national avg

Within Maryland

#3 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

0.0

matches median (50.6)

Salisbury 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	Salisbury	MD Statewide
Overall Score	50.6 Challenging	31.7 Moderate
Score Type	Metro Market Score	Entry Risk Score
Rank	#119 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 Salisbury

Finance and Insurance 43.0 Information 47.2 Construction 50.1 Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 52.0 Other Services 70.0 Healthcare and Social Assistance 77.0 Retail Trade 78.6

Accommodation and Food Services in Other Maryland Metros

Hagerstown-Martinsburg 35.8 #35/298 Baltimore-Columbia-Towson 45.5 #89/298 Lexington Park 53.5 #143/298

Accommodation and Food Services Metros With Similar Conditions

Metros within 5 points of Salisbury's 50.6 score. Useful when comparing markets with comparable entry profiles.

St. George, UT 50.6 #118/298 Hanford-Corcoran, CA 50.6 #120/298 Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC 50.7 #121/298 Warner Robins, GA 50.8 #122/298 Wilmington, NC 50.4 #117/298 Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT 50.3 #116/298 Columbus, OH 51.1 #123/298 Boise City, ID 50.1 #115/298 Utica-Rome, NY 51.3 #124/298 Mansfield, OH 49.9 #114/298

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 Salisbury's accommodation and food services sector, the employment growth component (99.7) 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 Salisbury, MD MSA area.

Data period: 2024. Last updated: April 2026.

Metro Market Assessment