NAICS 56

Administrative and Support Services in Lewiston-Auburn, ME

Metro Market Score 54.5 (Challenging), ranked #154 of 267 metros. 197 establishments, 2,342 jobs.

Metro Market Score 54.5

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 Lewiston-Auburn are mixed. The 54.5 market score puts it at #154 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

52.1

LQ: 0.82

Rank #139 of 267 metros

Wage Competitiveness

25.5

$43,424 avg wage

Growth Trend

↓ 21.7

Employment growth index

Rank #210 of 267 metros

Wage Pressure

58.4

YoY wage change index

197 Administrative and Support Services Firms in Lewiston-Auburn

197

Establishments

+0.5% YoY

2,342

Total Employment

-7.1% YoY

$43,424

Average Annual Wage

+3.9% YoY

0.82

Location Quotient

Below national avg

Within Maine

#2 of 2

administrative and support services metros in state

Maine state rank

#4 of 51

for administrative and support services entry risk

vs State Median

0.0

matches median (54.5)

Lewiston-Auburn vs Maine Statewide

How this metro's administrative and support services market compares to Maine overall. The state ranks #4/51 for entry risk.

Measure	Lewiston-Auburn	ME Statewide
Overall Score	54.5 Challenging	24.6 Low
Score Type	Metro Market Score	Entry Risk Score
Rank	#154 of 267 metros	#4 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 Lewiston-Auburn

Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 29.9 Other Services 42.9 Healthcare and Social Assistance 49.3 Accommodation and Food Services 52.8 Retail Trade 53.3 Finance and Insurance 62.8 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 68.0

Administrative and Support Services in Other Maine Metros

Bangor 27.6 #13/267

Administrative and Support Services Metros With Similar Conditions

Metros within 5 points of Lewiston-Auburn's 54.5 score. Useful when comparing markets with comparable entry profiles.

Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI 54.5 #153/267 Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL 54.4 #152/267 Reno, NV 54.8 #155/267 Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA 54.3 #151/267 Urban Honolulu, HI 54.2 #150/267 Ann Arbor, MI 54.2 #149/267 Spartanburg, SC 54.1 #148/267 Boulder, CO 54.0 #147/267 Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA 54.0 #146/267 York-Hanover, PA 53.8 #145/267

Administrative and Support Services in States Bordering Maine

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

New Hampshire 43.2 #36/51

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 Lewiston-Auburn's administrative and support services sector, the employment growth component (78.3) 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 Lewiston-Auburn, ME MSA area.

Data period: 2024. Last updated: April 2026.

Metro Market Assessment