NAICS 56

Administrative and Support Services in Spartanburg, SC

Metro Market Score 54.1 (Challenging), ranked #148 of 267 metros. 608 establishments, 7,771 jobs.

Metro Market Score 54.1

Favorable 0-35

Moderate 35-48

Challenging 48-60

Difficult 60+

Challenging

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

⚡Rising Wages

Administrative and Support Services conditions in Spartanburg are mixed. The 54.1 market score puts it at #148 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

50.6

LQ: 0.81

Rank #135 of 267 metros

Wage Competitiveness

28.5

$43,907 avg wage

Growth Trend

↓ 32.6

Employment growth index

Rank #181 of 267 metros

Wage Pressure

70.5

YoY wage change index

608 Administrative and Support Services Firms in Spartanburg

608

Establishments

+4.5% YoY

7,771

Total Employment

-4.6% YoY

$43,907

Average Annual Wage

+11.1% YoY

0.81

Location Quotient

Below national avg

Within South Carolina

#3 of 7

administrative and support services metros in state

South Carolina state rank

#26 of 51

for administrative and support services entry risk

vs State Median

-5.5

better than median (59.6)

Spartanburg vs South Carolina Statewide

How this metro's administrative and support services market compares to South Carolina overall. The state ranks #26/51 for entry risk.

Measure	Spartanburg	SC Statewide
Overall Score	54.1 Challenging	41.9 Moderate
Score Type	Metro Market Score	Entry Risk Score
Rank	#148 of 267 metros	#26 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 Spartanburg

Finance and Insurance 27.9 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 28.8 Healthcare and Social Assistance 30.4 Retail Trade 34.1 Construction 37.5 Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 58.0

Administrative and Support Services in Other South Carolina Metros

Sumter 39.4 #51/267 Florence 53.4 #140/267 Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal 59.6 #190/267 Greenville-Anderson-Greer 63.1 #213/267 Charleston-North Charleston 64.4 #218/267 Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach 72.8 #254/267

Administrative and Support Services Metros With Similar Conditions

Metros within 5 points of Spartanburg's 54.1 score. Useful when comparing markets with comparable entry profiles.

Boulder, CO 54.0 #147/267 Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA 54.0 #146/267 Ann Arbor, MI 54.2 #149/267 Urban Honolulu, HI 54.2 #150/267 Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA 54.3 #151/267 York-Hanover, PA 53.8 #145/267 Kahului-Wailuku, HI 53.8 #144/267 Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL 54.4 #152/267 Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI 54.5 #153/267 Lewiston-Auburn, ME 54.5 #154/267

Administrative and Support Services in States Bordering South Carolina

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

North Carolina 42.8 #32/51 Georgia 43.4 #37/51

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 Spartanburg's administrative and support services sector, the employment growth component (67.4) 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 Spartanburg, SC MSA area.

Data period: 2024. Last updated: April 2026.

Metro Market Assessment