NAICS 56

Administrative and Support Services in College Station-Bryan, TX

Metro Market Score 51.9 (Challenging), ranked #130 of 267 metros. 392 establishments, 4,828 jobs.

Metro Market Score 51.9

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🌱Emerging Market

College Station-Bryan has a relatively low concentration of administrative and support services firms (index: 22.1) paired with positive employment growth. This suggests an underpenetrated market where demand may outpace current supply.

Industry Concentration

22.1

LQ: 0.61

Rank #59 of 267 metros

Wage Competitiveness

98.5

$86,900 avg wage

Growth Trend

↑ 62.2

Employment growth index

Rank #102 of 267 metros

Wage Pressure

51.9

YoY wage change index

392 Administrative and Support Services Firms in College Station-Bryan

392

Establishments

+1.0% YoY

4,828

Total Employment

+0.0% YoY

$86,900

Average Annual Wage

+0.0% YoY

0.61

Location Quotient

Below national avg

Within Texas

#7 of 11

administrative and support services metros in state

Texas state rank

#34 of 51

for administrative and support services entry risk

vs State Median

+0.1

worse than median (51.8)

College Station-Bryan vs Texas Statewide

How this metro's administrative and support services market compares to Texas overall. The state ranks #34/51 for entry risk.

Measure	College Station-Bryan	TX Statewide
Overall Score	51.9 Challenging	43.0 Elevated
Score Type	Metro Market Score	Entry Risk Score
Rank	#130 of 267 metros	#34 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 College Station-Bryan

Construction 34.2 Finance and Insurance 37.7 Other Services 39.7 Retail Trade 46.7 Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 50.0 Accommodation and Food Services 51.4 Information 54.4

Administrative and Support Services in Other Texas Metros

Texarkana 26.4 #10/267 Tyler 43.5 #75/267 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission 46.1 #92/267 Laredo 47.9 #105/267 Sherman-Denison 51.5 #123/267 Corpus Christi 51.8 #127/267 Beaumont-Port Arthur 52.2 #134/267 Odessa 52.4 #136/267 Brownsville-Harlingen 59.3 #188/267 Abilene 67.7 #234/267

Administrative and Support Services Metros With Similar Conditions

Metros within 5 points of College Station-Bryan's 51.9 score. Useful when comparing markets with comparable entry profiles.

Fairbanks-College, AK 51.9 #129/267 Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC 51.8 #128/267 Flint, MI 51.9 #131/267 Corpus Christi, TX 51.8 #127/267 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA 51.7 #126/267 Bozeman, MT 52.0 #132/267 Akron, OH 52.1 #133/267 Lake Charles, LA 51.6 #125/267 Michigan City-La Porte, IN 51.5 #124/267 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX 52.2 #134/267

Administrative and Support Services in States Bordering Texas

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

Oklahoma 32.9 #12/51 Arkansas 42.0 #29/51 Louisiana 43.9 #40/51 New Mexico 44.6 #41/51

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 College Station-Bryan's administrative and support services sector, the wage competitiveness component (98.5) 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 College Station-Bryan, TX MSA area.

Data period: 2024. Last updated: April 2026.

Metro Market Assessment