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Accommodation and Food Services in Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA

Metro Market Score 65.8 (Difficult), ranked #232 of 298 metros. 367 establishments, 4,384 jobs.

Metro Market Score 65.8

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⚡Rising Wages

Wage costs in Mount Vernon-Anacortes's accommodation and food services sector are well above the metro average, with wage competitiveness at 86.6 and rising pressure at 78.8. New entrants should factor higher labor costs into their financial projections for this market.

Industry Concentration

23.8

LQ: 0.89

Rank #71 of 298 metros

Wage Competitiveness

86.6

$31,555 avg wage

Growth Trend

↓ 25.2

Employment growth index

Rank #224 of 298 metros

Wage Pressure

78.8

YoY wage change index

367 Accommodation and Food Services Firms in Mount Vernon-Anacortes

367

Establishments

+5.2% YoY

4,384

Total Employment

-1.2% YoY

$31,555

Average Annual Wage

+5.7% YoY

0.89

Location Quotient

Below national avg

Within Washington

#8 of 11

accommodation and food services metros in state

Washington state rank

#33 of 51

for accommodation and food services entry risk

vs State Median

+4.7

worse than median (61.1)

Mount Vernon-Anacortes vs Washington Statewide

How this metro's accommodation and food services market compares to Washington overall. The state ranks #33/51 for entry risk.

Measure	Mount Vernon-Anacortes	WA Statewide
Overall Score	65.8 Difficult	42.9 Elevated
Score Type	Metro Market Score	Entry Risk Score
Rank	#232 of 298 metros	#33 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 Mount Vernon-Anacortes

Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 35.2 Finance and Insurance 36.7 Healthcare and Social Assistance 36.8 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 40.8 Administrative and Support Services 45.2 Information 47.3 Other Services 55.6 Construction 71.4 Retail Trade 71.8

Accommodation and Food Services in Other Washington Metros

Yakima 41.3 #56/298 Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater 43.8 #72/298 Walla Walla 46.1 #95/298 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue 53.4 #141/298 Longview-Kelso 56.9 #164/298 Wenatchee-East Wenatchee 61.1 #201/298 Kennewick-Richland 62.2 #209/298 Spokane-Spokane Valley 68.4 #248/298 Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard 69.2 #255/298 Bellingham 74.1 #278/298

Accommodation and Food Services Metros With Similar Conditions

Metros within 5 points of Mount Vernon-Anacortes's 65.8 score. Useful when comparing markets with comparable entry profiles.

Kalamazoo-Portage, MI 65.8 #231/298 Youngstown-Warren, OH 65.7 #230/298 Corpus Christi, TX 65.7 #229/298 Billings, MT 66.0 #233/298 Worcester, MA 66.2 #234/298 Springfield, MA 65.4 #228/298 Tallahassee, FL 66.3 #235/298 Sandusky, OH 65.3 #227/298 Santa Fe, NM 66.3 #236/298 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY 66.4 #237/298

Accommodation and Food Services in States Bordering Washington

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

Idaho 26.2 #4/51 Oregon 42.8 #32/51

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 Mount Vernon-Anacortes's accommodation and food services sector, the employment growth component (74.8) 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 Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA MSA area.

Data period: 2024. Last updated: April 2026.

Metro Market Assessment