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Construction in Augusta-Richmond County, GA

Metro Market Score 59.8 (Challenging), ranked #282 of 342 metros. 1,272 establishments, 13,512 jobs.

Metro Market Score 59.8

Favorable 0-35

Moderate 35-48

Challenging 48-60

Difficult 60+

Challenging

ⓘ Lower is better. Relative to national construction average.

Augusta-Richmond County's construction sector saw employment decline over the past year (growth trend: 13.7). That contraction, combined with a 59.8 market score, puts this metro in the bottom quartile for market conditions. Understand why the local market is shrinking before committing.

Industry Concentration

67.0

LQ: 1.11

Rank #229 of 342 metros

Wage Competitiveness

58.2

$74,087 avg wage

Growth Trend

↓ 13.7

Employment growth index

Rank #296 of 342 metros

Wage Pressure

13.3

YoY wage change index

1,272 Construction Firms in Augusta-Richmond County

1,272

Establishments

+6.2% YoY

13,512

Total Employment

-3.0% YoY

$74,087

Average Annual Wage

-4.0% YoY

1.11

Location Quotient

Above national avg

Within Georgia

#9 of 9

construction metros in state

Georgia state rank

#25 of 51

for construction entry risk

vs State Median

+21.3

worse than median (38.5)

Augusta-Richmond County vs Georgia Statewide

How this metro's construction market compares to Georgia overall. The state ranks #25/51 for entry risk.

Measure	Augusta-Richmond County	GA Statewide
Overall Score	59.8 Challenging	42.1 Elevated
Score Type	Metro Market Score	Entry Risk Score
Rank	#282 of 342 metros	#25 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 Augusta-Richmond County

Retail Trade 43.2 Finance and Insurance 44.2 Other Services 45.1 Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 49.0 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 57.3

Construction in Other Georgia Metros

Dalton 15.0 #4/342 Rome 18.4 #8/342 Warner Robins 24.6 #17/342 Brunswick-St. Simons 28.1 #29/342 Gainesville 38.5 #92/342 Hinesville 39.4 #103/342 Athens-Clarke County 40.0 #109/342 Savannah 43.8 #135/342

Construction Metros With Similar Conditions

Metros within 5 points of Augusta-Richmond County's 59.8 score. Useful when comparing markets with comparable entry profiles.

Sumter, SC 59.9 #283/342 Greeley, CO 60.0 #284/342 Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC 60.0 #285/342 New Haven, CT 59.5 #281/342 Rochester, NY 59.5 #280/342 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN 59.5 #279/342 Michigan City-La Porte, IN 59.4 #278/342 Wildwood-The Villages, FL 59.3 #277/342 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 60.5 #286/342 Corpus Christi, TX 60.5 #287/342

Construction in States Bordering Georgia

State-level entry risk for construction in adjacent states. Use this to weigh cross-border options.

Alabama 30.3 #4/51 Tennessee 34.8 #10/51 North Carolina 38.2 #15/51 South Carolina 47.0 #30/51 Florida 54.5 #42/51

Browse Construction in Other States

State-level entry risk reports for construction 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 Augusta-Richmond County's construction sector, the employment growth component (86.3) 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 Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC MSA area.

Data period: 2024. Last updated: April 2026.

Metro Market Assessment