NAICS 56

Administrative and Support Services in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL

Metro Market Score 75.0 (Difficult), ranked #258 of 267 metros. 1,489 establishments, 13,489 jobs.

Metro Market Score 75.0

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

Wage costs in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville's administrative and support services sector are well above the metro average, with wage competitiveness at 79.8 and rising pressure at 66.1. New entrants should factor higher labor costs into their financial projections for this market.

Industry Concentration

75.7

LQ: 0.95

Rank #202 of 267 metros

Wage Competitiveness

79.8

$55,616 avg wage

Growth Trend

↓ 23.6

Employment growth index

Rank #205 of 267 metros

Wage Pressure

66.1

YoY wage change index

1,489 Administrative and Support Services Firms in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville

1,489

Establishments

-7.0% YoY

13,489

Total Employment

-6.6% YoY

$55,616

Average Annual Wage

+8.5% YoY

0.95

Location Quotient

Below national avg

Within Florida

#16 of 18

administrative and support services metros in state

Florida state rank

#47 of 51

for administrative and support services entry risk

vs State Median

+7.9

worse than median (67.1)

Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville vs Florida Statewide

How this metro's administrative and support services market compares to Florida overall. The state ranks #47/51 for entry risk.

Measure	Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville	FL Statewide
Overall Score	75.0 Difficult	52.0 Elevated
Score Type	Metro Market Score	Entry Risk Score
Rank	#258 of 267 metros	#47 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 Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville

Healthcare and Social Assistance 38.4 Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 38.7 Finance and Insurance 41.4 Information 42.0 Retail Trade 47.7 Other Services 48.6 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 54.1 Accommodation and Food Services 57.6 Construction 64.4

Administrative and Support Services in Other Florida Metros

Punta Gorda 46.5 #96/267 Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach 54.4 #152/267 Wildwood-The Villages 56.1 #164/267 Sebring 56.6 #170/267 Ocala 57.8 #176/267 Lakeland-Winter Haven 58.7 #182/267 Port St. Lucie 61.5 #204/267 Naples-Marco Island 63.5 #215/267 North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota 66.6 #227/267 Cape Coral-Fort Myers 67.1 #230/267

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Administrative and Support Services Metros With Similar Conditions

Metros within 5 points of Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville's 75.0 score. Useful when comparing markets with comparable entry profiles.

Omaha, NE 75.2 #259/267 Midland, MI 74.6 #257/267 Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA 76.0 #260/267 Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL 76.7 #261/267 Tucson, AZ 72.9 #256/267 Greenville, NC 77.1 #262/267 Salt Lake City-Murray, UT 72.8 #255/267 Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC 72.8 #254/267 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY 72.7 #253/267 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA 72.7 #252/267

Administrative and Support Services in States Bordering Florida

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

Alabama 31.7 #9/51 Georgia 43.4 #37/51

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 Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville's administrative and support services sector, the employment growth component (76.4) 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 Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL MSA area.

Data period: 2024. Last updated: April 2026.

Metro Market Assessment