NAICS 56

Administrative and Support Services in Evansville, IN

Metro Market Score 58.0 (Challenging), ranked #179 of 267 metros. 423 establishments, 6,157 jobs.

Metro Market Score 58.0

Favorable 0-35

Moderate 35-48

Challenging 48-60

Difficult 60+

Challenging

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

Evansville's administrative and support services sector saw employment decline over the past year (growth trend: 0.8). That contraction, combined with a 58.0 market score, puts this metro in the lower half for market conditions. Understand why the local market is shrinking before committing.

Industry Concentration

45.7

LQ: 0.78

Rank #122 of 267 metros

Wage Competitiveness

17.2

$40,854 avg wage

Growth Trend

↓ 0.8

Employment growth index

Rank #266 of 267 metros

Wage Pressure

62.6

YoY wage change index

423 Administrative and Support Services Firms in Evansville

423

Establishments

-15.1% YoY

6,157

Total Employment

-22.0% YoY

$40,854

Average Annual Wage

+6.4% YoY

0.78

Location Quotient

Below national avg

Within Indiana

#6 of 8

administrative and support services metros in state

Indiana state rank

#14 of 51

for administrative and support services entry risk

vs State Median

+0.0

worse than median (58.0)

Evansville vs Indiana Statewide

How this metro's administrative and support services market compares to Indiana overall. The state ranks #14/51 for entry risk.

Measure	Evansville	IN Statewide
Overall Score	58.0 Challenging	33.5 Moderate
Score Type	Metro Market Score	Entry Risk Score
Rank	#179 of 267 metros	#14 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 Evansville

Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 36.6 Information 36.9 Retail Trade 59.8 Accommodation and Food Services 60.2 Other Services 63.6 Construction 66.1 Finance and Insurance 67.2

Administrative and Support Services in Other Indiana Metros

Elkhart-Goshen 41.5 #64/267 Kokomo 43.2 #73/267 South Bend-Mishawaka 47.0 #100/267 Michigan City-La Porte 51.5 #124/267 Columbus 58.0 #178/267 Muncie 58.4 #181/267 Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood 65.9 #223/267

Administrative and Support Services Metros With Similar Conditions

Metros within 5 points of Evansville's 58.0 score. Useful when comparing markets with comparable entry profiles.

Columbus, IN 58.0 #178/267 Visalia, CA 58.1 #180/267 Syracuse, NY 57.8 #177/267 Ocala, FL 57.8 #176/267 Muncie, IN 58.4 #181/267 Lima, OH 57.4 #175/267 Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL 58.7 #182/267 Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY 57.2 #174/267 San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA 58.9 #183/267 Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI 59.0 #184/267

Administrative and Support Services in States Bordering Indiana

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

Michigan 33.1 #13/51 Ohio 35.8 #18/51 Kentucky 35.9 #19/51 Illinois 50.5 #46/51

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 Evansville's administrative and support services sector, the employment growth 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 Evansville, IN MSA area.

Data period: 2024. Last updated: April 2026.

Metro Market Assessment