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Accommodation and Food Services in Kingston, NY

Metro Market Score 66.7 (Difficult), ranked #238 of 298 metros. 585 establishments, 7,822 jobs.

Metro Market Score 66.7

Favorable 0-35

Moderate 35-48

Challenging 48-60

Difficult 60+

Difficult

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

💰High-Cost Market📈Rapid Growth⚡Rising Wages

With a 1.45 location quotient, Kingston has an outsized accommodation and food services presence relative to its population. That concentration (index: 91.3) creates a mature local market where supplier networks are established but differentiation matters more.

Industry Concentration

91.3

LQ: 1.45

Rank #272 of 298 metros

Wage Competitiveness

91.3

$33,622 avg wage

Growth Trend

↑ 88.9

Employment growth index

Rank #34 of 298 metros

Wage Pressure

88.7

YoY wage change index

585 Accommodation and Food Services Firms in Kingston

585

Establishments

+1.4% YoY

7,822

Total Employment

+3.8% YoY

$33,622

Average Annual Wage

+8.6% YoY

1.45

Location Quotient

Above national avg

Within New York

#11 of 13

accommodation and food services metros in state

New York state rank

#48 of 51

for accommodation and food services entry risk

vs State Median

+10.1

worse than median (56.6)

Kingston vs New York Statewide

How this metro's accommodation and food services market compares to New York overall. The state ranks #48/51 for entry risk.

Measure	Kingston	NY Statewide
Overall Score	66.7 Difficult	58.6 High
Score Type	Metro Market Score	Entry Risk Score
Rank	#238 of 298 metros	#48 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 Kingston

Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 34.3 Finance and Insurance 40.0 Information 40.7 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 46.1 Healthcare and Social Assistance 50.7 Construction 51.5 Other Services 52.0 Retail Trade 64.4 Administrative and Support Services 67.5

Accommodation and Food Services in Other New York Metros

Binghamton 47.1 #97/298 Albany-Schenectady-Troy 48.4 #105/298 Utica-Rome 51.3 #124/298 Rochester 51.5 #128/298 Ithaca 54.9 #156/298 Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh 55.1 #158/298 Buffalo-Cheektowaga 56.6 #162/298 Syracuse 57.6 #170/298 Elmira 59.7 #182/298 New York-Newark-Jersey City 66.4 #237/298

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Accommodation and Food Services Metros With Similar Conditions

Metros within 5 points of Kingston's 66.7 score. Useful when comparing markets with comparable entry profiles.

Charlottesville, VA 66.9 #239/298 Watertown-Fort Drum, NY 67.0 #240/298 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY 66.4 #237/298 Flagstaff, AZ 67.0 #241/298 Santa Fe, NM 66.3 #236/298 Tallahassee, FL 66.3 #235/298 Grants Pass, OR 67.1 #242/298 Medford, OR 67.2 #243/298 Worcester, MA 66.2 #234/298 Bloomington, IL 67.3 #244/298

Accommodation and Food Services in States Bordering New York

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

Massachusetts 28.4 #7/51 Pennsylvania 36.8 #24/51 Connecticut 37.3 #27/51 New Jersey 43.3 #34/51 Vermont 51.0 #43/51

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 Kingston's accommodation and food services sector, the industry concentration component (91.3) 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 Kingston, NY MSA area.

Data period: 2024. Last updated: April 2026.

Metro Market Assessment