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Accommodation and Food Services in Syracuse, NY

Metro Market Score 57.6 (Challenging), ranked #170 of 298 metros. 1,479 establishments, 22,683 jobs.

Metro Market Score 57.6

Favorable 0-35

Moderate 35-48

Challenging 48-60

Difficult 60+

Challenging

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

Syracuse's accommodation and food services sector saw employment decline over the past year (growth trend: 19.5). That contraction, combined with a 57.6 market score, puts this metro in the lower half for market conditions. Understand why the local market is shrinking before committing.

Industry Concentration

16.4

LQ: 0.84

Rank #49 of 298 metros

Wage Competitiveness

64.8

$27,337 avg wage

Growth Trend

↓ 19.5

Employment growth index

Rank #241 of 298 metros

Wage Pressure

65.9

YoY wage change index

1,479 Accommodation and Food Services Firms in Syracuse

1,479

Establishments

-1.2% YoY

22,683

Total Employment

-2.1% YoY

$27,337

Average Annual Wage

+1.9% YoY

0.84

Location Quotient

Below national avg

Within New York

#8 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

+1.0

worse than median (56.6)

Syracuse 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	Syracuse	NY Statewide
Overall Score	57.6 Challenging	58.6 High
Score Type	Metro Market Score	Entry Risk Score
Rank	#170 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 Syracuse

Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 43.9 Other Services 53.0 Information 57.8 Administrative and Support Services 57.8 Retail Trade 57.9 Construction 58.5 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 61.4 Finance and Insurance 68.7

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 Elmira 59.7 #182/298 New York-Newark-Jersey City 66.4 #237/298 Kingston 66.7 #238/298

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Accommodation and Food Services Metros With Similar Conditions

Metros within 5 points of Syracuse's 57.6 score. Useful when comparing markets with comparable entry profiles.

Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL 57.6 #169/298 Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA 57.5 #168/298 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA 57.3 #167/298 San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX 57.2 #166/298 Rome, GA 57.1 #165/298 Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL 58.2 #171/298 Longview-Kelso, WA 56.9 #164/298 Visalia, CA 56.9 #163/298 Springfield, IL 58.6 #172/298 Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY 56.6 #162/298

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 Syracuse's accommodation and food services sector, the employment growth component (80.5) 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 Syracuse, NY MSA area.

Data period: 2024. Last updated: April 2026.

Metro Market Assessment