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Accommodation and Food Services in Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX

Metro Market Score 48.6 (Challenging), ranked #106 of 298 metros. 791 establishments, 15,001 jobs.

Metro Market Score 48.6

Favorable 0-35

Moderate 35-48

Challenging 48-60

Difficult 60+

Challenging

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

Beaumont-Port Arthur's accommodation and food services market sits near the national metro median, ranking #106 of 298 with a market score of 48.6. No single metric stands out as an outlier, which means entry conditions depend more on your specific business model than on broad market forces.

Industry Concentration

46.3

LQ: 1.02

Rank #138 of 298 metros

Wage Competitiveness

30.2

$22,379 avg wage

Growth Trend

↓ 41.3

Employment growth index

Rank #176 of 298 metros

Wage Pressure

59.4

YoY wage change index

791 Accommodation and Food Services Firms in Beaumont-Port Arthur

791

Establishments

+1.0% YoY

15,001

Total Employment

+0.0% YoY

$22,379

Average Annual Wage

+0.0% YoY

1.02

Location Quotient

Above national avg

Within Texas

#7 of 16

accommodation and food services metros in state

Texas state rank

#38 of 51

for accommodation and food services entry risk

vs State Median

-2.8

better than median (51.4)

Beaumont-Port Arthur vs Texas Statewide

How this metro's accommodation and food services market compares to Texas overall. The state ranks #38/51 for entry risk.

Measure	Beaumont-Port Arthur	TX Statewide
Overall Score	48.6 Challenging	46.0 Elevated
Score Type	Metro Market Score	Entry Risk Score
Rank	#106 of 298 metros	#38 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 Beaumont-Port Arthur

Information 25.9 Finance and Insurance 36.1 Healthcare and Social Assistance 39.8 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 42.6 Administrative and Support Services 52.2 Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 55.0 Other Services 59.5 Retail Trade 71.2 Construction 73.5

Accommodation and Food Services in Other Texas Metros

Longview 28.6 #12/298 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission 32.0 #18/298 Abilene 41.6 #57/298 Laredo 43.7 #71/298 Tyler 45.5 #91/298 Eagle Pass 48.2 #102/298 Brownsville-Harlingen 48.8 #108/298 College Station-Bryan 51.4 #125/298 Killeen-Temple 54.6 #153/298 Odessa 54.6 #154/298

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Accommodation and Food Services Metros With Similar Conditions

Metros within 5 points of Beaumont-Port Arthur's 48.6 score. Useful when comparing markets with comparable entry profiles.

Cleveland, OH 48.6 #107/298 Brownsville-Harlingen, TX 48.8 #108/298 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY 48.4 #105/298 Ocala, FL 48.4 #104/298 Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH 49.0 #109/298 Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA 48.2 #103/298 Erie, PA 49.0 #110/298 Eagle Pass, TX 48.2 #102/298 Greensboro-High Point, NC 49.3 #111/298 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI 47.8 #101/298

Accommodation and Food Services in States Bordering Texas

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

New Mexico 24.5 #3/51 Oklahoma 35.0 #20/51 Arkansas 36.9 #26/51 Louisiana 43.8 #36/51

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 Beaumont-Port Arthur's accommodation and food services sector, the employment growth component (58.7) 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 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA area.

Data period: 2024. Last updated: April 2026.

Metro Market Assessment