NAICS 56

Administrative and Support Services in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA

Metro Market Score 63.4 (Difficult), ranked #214 of 267 metros. 6,934 establishments, 125,505 jobs.

Metro Market Score 63.4

Favorable 0-35

Moderate 35-48

Challenging 48-60

Difficult 60+

Difficult

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

💰High-Cost Market

Market conditions for administrative and support services in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont are tougher than average. The 63.4 market score reflects a combination of high labor costs, mixed growth signals, and an already crowded field. Rank: #214 of 267 metros.

Industry Concentration

67.0

LQ: 0.89

Rank #179 of 267 metros

Wage Competitiveness

99.3

$93,803 avg wage

Growth Trend

51.7

Employment growth index

Rank #130 of 267 metros

Wage Pressure

36.7

YoY wage change index

6,934 Administrative and Support Services Firms in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont

6,934

Establishments

-1.3% YoY

125,505

Total Employment

-1.6% YoY

$93,803

Average Annual Wage

-9.0% YoY

0.89

Location Quotient

Below national avg

Within California

#20 of 25

administrative and support services metros in state

California state rank

#27 of 51

for administrative and support services entry risk

vs State Median

+10.8

worse than median (52.6)

San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont vs California Statewide

How this metro's administrative and support services market compares to California overall. The state ranks #27/51 for entry risk.

Measure	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont	CA Statewide
Overall Score	63.4 Difficult	42.0 Moderate
Score Type	Metro Market Score	Entry Risk Score
Rank	#214 of 267 metros	#27 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 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont

Healthcare and Social Assistance 47.0 Other Services 62.0 Retail Trade 66.7 Construction 68.3 Accommodation and Food Services 69.5 Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 70.4 Finance and Insurance 75.3 Information 84.0 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 84.7

Administrative and Support Services in Other California Metros

Merced 19.7 #2/267 Chico 26.0 #9/267 Fresno 34.7 #34/267 El Centro 37.6 #46/267 Redding 39.9 #56/267 Yuba City 44.4 #80/267 Stockton-Lodi 47.5 #102/267 Hanford-Corcoran 48.0 #106/267 Napa 49.2 #111/267 Vallejo 49.8 #114/267

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Administrative and Support Services Metros With Similar Conditions

Metros within 5 points of San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont's 63.4 score. Useful when comparing markets with comparable entry profiles.

Naples-Marco Island, FL 63.5 #215/267 Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA 63.5 #216/267 Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC 63.1 #213/267 Jacksonville, NC 63.0 #212/267 Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT 63.0 #211/267 Raleigh-Cary, NC 62.9 #210/267 Winston-Salem, NC 62.8 #209/267 Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY 64.1 #217/267 Charleston-North Charleston, SC 64.4 #218/267 Bloomington, IL 62.4 #208/267

Administrative and Support Services in States Bordering California

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

Oregon 30.4 #7/51 Arizona 47.6 #43/51 Nevada 53.0 #48/51

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 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont's administrative and support services sector, the wage competitiveness component (99.3) 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 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA MSA area.

Data period: 2024. Last updated: April 2026.

Metro Market Assessment