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Administrative and Support Services in Watertown-Fort Drum, NY

Metro Market Score 53.5 (Challenging), ranked #142 of 267 metros. 140 establishments, 1,019 jobs.

Metro Market Score 53.5

Favorable 0-35

Moderate 35-48

Challenging 48-60

Difficult 60+

Challenging

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

💰High-Cost Market

Watertown-Fort Drum's administrative and support services sector saw employment decline over the past year (growth trend: 0.4). That contraction, combined with a 53.5 market score, puts this metro in the lower half for market conditions. Understand why the local market is shrinking before committing.

Industry Concentration

5.6

LQ: 0.43

Rank #15 of 267 metros

Wage Competitiveness

88.8

$59,067 avg wage

Growth Trend

↓ 0.4

Employment growth index

Rank #267 of 267 metros

Wage Pressure

0.0

YoY wage change index

140 Administrative and Support Services Firms in Watertown-Fort Drum

140

Establishments

+4.5% YoY

1,019

Total Employment

-23.7% YoY

$59,067

Average Annual Wage

-30.9% YoY

0.43

Location Quotient

Below national avg

Within New York

#4 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

-3.8

better than median (57.2)

Watertown-Fort Drum 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	Watertown-Fort Drum	NY Statewide
Overall Score	53.5 Challenging	47.6 Elevated
Score Type	Metro Market Score	Entry Risk Score
Rank	#142 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 Watertown-Fort Drum

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 21.9 Finance and Insurance 33.6 Information 38.7 Construction 42.6 Other Services 48.6 Healthcare and Social Assistance 50.3 Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 50.5 Accommodation and Food Services 67.0 Retail Trade 74.3

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 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 Watertown-Fort Drum's 53.5 score. Useful when comparing markets with comparable entry profiles.

Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA 53.5 #141/267 Florence, SC 53.4 #140/267 Fargo, ND 53.6 #143/267 Kahului-Wailuku, HI 53.8 #144/267 York-Hanover, PA 53.8 #145/267 Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA 54.0 #146/267 Boulder, CO 54.0 #147/267 Spartanburg, SC 54.1 #148/267 Ann Arbor, MI 54.2 #149/267 Urban Honolulu, HI 54.2 #150/267

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 Watertown-Fort Drum's administrative and support services sector, the employment growth component (99.6) 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 Watertown-Fort Drum, NY MSA area.

Data period: 2024. Last updated: April 2026.

Metro Market Assessment