NAICS 56

Administrative and Support Services in Ithaca, NY

Metro Market Score 40.6 (Moderate), ranked #59 of 267 metros. 136 establishments, 973 jobs.

Metro Market Score 40.6

Favorable 0-35

Moderate 35-48

Challenging 48-60

Difficult 60+

Moderate

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

💰High-Cost Market📈Rapid Growth🌱Emerging Market

Ithaca ranks in the top quartile for administrative and support services market conditions, driven by above-average employment growth. With a market score of 40.6, conditions are relatively favorable compared to most metros.

Industry Concentration

2.3

LQ: 0.34

Rank #6 of 267 metros

Wage Competitiveness

95.9

$69,839 avg wage

Growth Trend

↑ 92.5

Employment growth index

Rank #21 of 267 metros

Wage Pressure

69.0

YoY wage change index

136 Administrative and Support Services Firms in Ithaca

136

Establishments

+0.7% YoY

973

Total Employment

+6.9% YoY

$69,839

Average Annual Wage

+10.2% YoY

0.34

Location Quotient

Below national avg

Within New York

#3 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

-16.7

better than median (57.2)

Ithaca 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	Ithaca	NY Statewide
Overall Score	40.6 Moderate	47.6 Elevated
Score Type	Metro Market Score	Entry Risk Score
Rank	#59 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 Ithaca

Construction 31.6 Retail Trade 34.3 Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 36.4 Information 54.0 Accommodation and Food Services 54.9 Other Services 60.1 Finance and Insurance 62.4 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 65.4

Administrative and Support Services in Other New York Metros

Elmira 22.4 #6/267 Utica-Rome 38.7 #48/267 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 Glens Falls 59.7 #191/267 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 Ithaca's 40.6 score. Useful when comparing markets with comparable entry profiles.

State College, PA 40.5 #58/267 Harrisonburg, VA 40.4 #57/267 Grand Junction, CO 41.0 #60/267 Albany, OR 41.1 #61/267 Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA 41.2 #62/267 Redding, CA 39.9 #56/267 Decatur, AL 39.8 #55/267 Eau Claire, WI 39.8 #54/267 Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ 41.4 #63/267 Elkhart-Goshen, IN 41.5 #64/267

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 Ithaca's administrative and support services sector, the wage competitiveness component (95.9) 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 Ithaca, NY MSA area.

Data period: 2024. Last updated: April 2026.

Metro Market Assessment