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Accommodation and Food Services in Amherst Town-Northampton, MA

Metro Market Score 53.6 (Challenging), ranked #144 of 298 metros. 358 establishments, 5,511 jobs.

Metro Market Score 53.6

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 conditions in Amherst Town-Northampton are mixed. The 53.6 market score puts it at #144 of 298, with no metric pulling sharply in either direction. Wages, growth, and competition are all within a normal range for this industry.

Industry Concentration

27.9

LQ: 0.92

Rank #83 of 298 metros

Wage Competitiveness

68.1

$27,881 avg wage

Growth Trend

↓ 40.9

Employment growth index

Rank #177 of 298 metros

Wage Pressure

59.4

YoY wage change index

358 Accommodation and Food Services Firms in Amherst Town-Northampton

358

Establishments

+100.0% YoY

5,511

Total Employment

+0.0% YoY

$27,881

Average Annual Wage

+0.0% YoY

0.92

Location Quotient

Below national avg

Within Massachusetts

#1 of 6

accommodation and food services metros in state

Massachusetts state rank

#7 of 51

for accommodation and food services entry risk

vs State Median

-12.6

better than median (66.2)

Amherst Town-Northampton vs Massachusetts Statewide

How this metro's accommodation and food services market compares to Massachusetts overall. The state ranks #7/51 for entry risk.

Measure	Amherst Town-Northampton	MA Statewide
Overall Score	53.6 Challenging	28.4 Low
Score Type	Metro Market Score	Entry Risk Score
Rank	#144 of 298 metros	#7 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 Amherst Town-Northampton

Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 35.1 Finance and Insurance 37.8 Information 43.3 Construction 44.4 Administrative and Support Services 45.8 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 48.1 Healthcare and Social Assistance 49.1 Retail Trade 50.5 Other Services 66.3

Accommodation and Food Services in Other Massachusetts Metros

Boston-Cambridge-Newton 54.2 #150/298 Springfield 65.4 #228/298 Worcester 66.2 #234/298 Pittsfield 81.5 #290/298 Barnstable Town 82.3 #291/298

Accommodation and Food Services Metros With Similar Conditions

Metros within 5 points of Amherst Town-Northampton's 53.6 score. Useful when comparing markets with comparable entry profiles.

Omaha, NE 53.6 #145/298 Lexington Park, MD 53.5 #143/298 Great Falls, MT 53.7 #146/298 Chico, CA 53.8 #147/298 Winston-Salem, NC 53.4 #142/298 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 53.4 #141/298 Columbus, IN 53.8 #148/298 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 53.3 #140/298 Hattiesburg, MS 53.3 #139/298 Greenville, NC 54.0 #149/298

Accommodation and Food Services in States Bordering Massachusetts

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

Rhode Island 28.3 #6/51 New Hampshire 28.8 #8/51 Connecticut 37.3 #27/51 Vermont 51.0 #43/51 New York 58.6 #48/51

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 Amherst Town-Northampton's accommodation and food services sector, the employment growth component (59.1) 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 Amherst Town-Northampton, MA MSA area.

Data period: 2024. Last updated: April 2026.

Metro Market Assessment