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Administrative and Support Services in Anniston-Oxford, AL

Metro Market Score 52.4 (Challenging), ranked #135 of 267 metros. 158 establishments, 2,217 jobs.

Metro Market Score 52.4

Favorable 0-35

Moderate 35-48

Challenging 48-60

Difficult 60+

Challenging

ⓘ Lower is better. Relative to national administrative and support services average.

Administrative and Support Services conditions in Anniston-Oxford are mixed. The 52.4 market score puts it at #135 of 267, with no metric pulling sharply in either direction. Wages, growth, and competition are all within a normal range for this industry.

Industry Concentration

59.2

LQ: 0.86

Rank #158 of 267 metros

Wage Competitiveness

14.2

$40,364 avg wage

Growth Trend

↓ 31.1

Employment growth index

Rank #185 of 267 metros

Wage Pressure

67.0

YoY wage change index

158 Administrative and Support Services Firms in Anniston-Oxford

158

Establishments

+7.5% YoY

2,217

Total Employment

-4.7% YoY

$40,364

Average Annual Wage

+9.0% YoY

0.86

Location Quotient

Below national avg

Within Alabama

#5 of 7

administrative and support services metros in state

Alabama state rank

#9 of 51

for administrative and support services entry risk

vs State Median

+5.7

worse than median (46.7)

Anniston-Oxford vs Alabama Statewide

How this metro's administrative and support services market compares to Alabama overall. The state ranks #9/51 for entry risk.

Measure	Anniston-Oxford	AL Statewide
Overall Score	52.4 Challenging	31.7 Moderate
Score Type	Metro Market Score	Entry Risk Score
Rank	#135 of 267 metros	#9 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 Anniston-Oxford

Information 15.4 Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 18.4 Construction 24.0 Other Services 28.3 Finance and Insurance 29.0 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 37.9 Healthcare and Social Assistance 41.6 Accommodation and Food Services 41.8 Retail Trade 52.9

Administrative and Support Services in Other Alabama Metros

Gadsden 39.0 #49/267 Decatur 39.8 #55/267 Daphne-Fairhope-Foley 44.7 #82/267 Florence-Muscle Shoals 46.7 #97/267 Huntsville 55.4 #157/267 Mobile 61.9 #206/267

Administrative and Support Services Metros With Similar Conditions

Metros within 5 points of Anniston-Oxford's 52.4 score. Useful when comparing markets with comparable entry profiles.

Odessa, TX 52.4 #136/267 Great Falls, MT 52.5 #137/267 Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA 52.6 #138/267 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX 52.2 #134/267 Modesto, CA 52.6 #139/267 Akron, OH 52.1 #133/267 Bozeman, MT 52.0 #132/267 Flint, MI 51.9 #131/267 College Station-Bryan, TX 51.9 #130/267 Fairbanks-College, AK 51.9 #129/267

Administrative and Support Services in States Bordering Alabama

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

Mississippi 31.3 #8/51 Tennessee 38.3 #21/51 Georgia 43.4 #37/51 Florida 52.0 #47/51

Browse Administrative and Support Services in Other States

State-level entry risk reports for administrative and support 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 Anniston-Oxford's administrative and support services sector, the employment growth component (68.9) 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 Anniston-Oxford, AL MSA area.

Data period: 2024. Last updated: April 2026.

Metro Market Assessment