NAICS 56

Administrative and Support Services in Glens Falls, NY

Metro Market Score 59.7 (Challenging), ranked #191 of 267 metros. 205 establishments, 2,557 jobs.

Metro Market Score 59.7

Favorable 0-35

Moderate 35-48

Challenging 48-60

Difficult 60+

Challenging

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

Market conditions for administrative and support services in Glens Falls are tougher than average. The 59.7 market score reflects a combination of moderate wages, slowing employment, and moderate competition. Rank: #191 of 267 metros.

Industry Concentration

55.1

LQ: 0.84

Rank #147 of 267 metros

Wage Competitiveness

53.6

$48,173 avg wage

Growth Trend

↓ 35.6

Employment growth index

Rank #173 of 267 metros

Wage Pressure

65.9

YoY wage change index

205 Administrative and Support Services Firms in Glens Falls

205

Establishments

+1.0% YoY

2,557

Total Employment

-4.1% YoY

$48,173

Average Annual Wage

+8.4% YoY

0.84

Location Quotient

Below national avg

Within New York

#8 of 11

administrative and support services metros in state

New York state rank

#44 of 51

for administrative and support services entry risk

vs State Median

+2.4

worse than median (57.2)

Glens Falls vs New York Statewide

How this metro's administrative and support services market compares to New York overall. The state ranks #44/51 for entry risk.

Measure	Glens Falls	NY Statewide
Overall Score	59.7 Challenging	47.6 Elevated
Score Type	Metro Market Score	Entry Risk Score
Rank	#191 of 267 metros	#44 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 Glens Falls

Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 22.3 Other Services 34.5 Healthcare and Social Assistance 36.9 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 44.2 Information 47.9 Construction 54.5 Finance and Insurance 55.4 Retail Trade 75.8 Accommodation and Food Services 80.0

Administrative and Support Services in Other New York Metros

Elmira 22.4 #6/267 Utica-Rome 38.7 #48/267 Ithaca 40.6 #59/267 Watertown-Fort Drum 53.5 #142/267 Rochester 55.8 #162/267 Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh 57.2 #174/267 Syracuse 57.8 #177/267 Buffalo-Cheektowaga 64.1 #217/267 Kingston 67.5 #232/267 New York-Newark-Jersey City 72.7 #253/267

Administrative and Support Services Metros With Similar Conditions

Metros within 5 points of Glens Falls's 59.7 score. Useful when comparing markets with comparable entry profiles.

Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC 59.6 #190/267 Enid, OK 59.9 #192/267 Kankakee, IL 59.3 #189/267 Lansing-East Lansing, MI 59.3 #187/267 Brownsville-Harlingen, TX 59.3 #188/267 Canton-Massillon, OH 60.1 #193/267 Jackson, MI 60.1 #194/267 Oklahoma City, OK 59.1 #186/267 Clarksville, TN 59.0 #185/267 Cleveland, TN 60.4 #195/267

Administrative and Support Services in States Bordering New York

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

Pennsylvania 25.3 #6/51 Connecticut 32.1 #10/51 Massachusetts 35.4 #17/51 New Jersey 41.0 #24/51 Vermont 43.4 #38/51

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 Glens Falls's administrative and support services sector, the employment growth component (64.4) 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 Glens Falls, NY MSA area.

Data period: 2024. Last updated: April 2026.

Metro Market Assessment