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Construction in Kahului-Wailuku, HI

Metro Market Score 68.1 (Difficult), ranked #322 of 342 metros. 770 establishments, 4,770 jobs.

Metro Market Score 68.1

Favorable 0-35

Moderate 35-48

Challenging 48-60

Difficult 60+

Difficult

ⓘ Lower is better. Relative to national construction average.

💰High-Cost Market

Wage costs in Kahului-Wailuku's construction sector are well above the metro average, with wage competitiveness at 95.9 and rising pressure at 55.8. New entrants should factor higher labor costs into their financial projections for this market.

Industry Concentration

75.7

LQ: 1.23

Rank #259 of 342 metros

Wage Competitiveness

95.9

$91,152 avg wage

Growth Trend

53.2

Employment growth index

Rank #161 of 342 metros

Wage Pressure

55.8

YoY wage change index

770 Construction Firms in Kahului-Wailuku

770

Establishments

+3.2% YoY

4,770

Total Employment

+2.5% YoY

$91,152

Average Annual Wage

+13.5% YoY

1.23

Location Quotient

Above national avg

Within Hawaii

#2 of 2

construction metros in state

Hawaii state rank

#51 of 51

for construction entry risk

vs State Median

0.0

matches median (68.1)

Kahului-Wailuku vs Hawaii Statewide

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

Measure	Kahului-Wailuku	HI Statewide
Overall Score	68.1 Difficult	61.1 High
Score Type	Metro Market Score	Entry Risk Score
Rank	#322 of 342 metros	#51 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 Kahului-Wailuku

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 33.8 Finance and Insurance 37.8 Administrative and Support Services 53.8 Healthcare and Social Assistance 54.3 Information 67.4 Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 69.7 Retail Trade 79.9 Other Services 80.2 Accommodation and Food Services 90.7

Construction in Other Hawaii Metros

Urban Honolulu 61.6 #295/342

Construction Metros With Similar Conditions

Metros within 5 points of Kahului-Wailuku's 68.1 score. Useful when comparing markets with comparable entry profiles.

Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO 68.0 #321/342 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA 68.3 #323/342 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 68.4 #324/342 Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA 68.6 #325/342 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR 67.3 #320/342 Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC 66.9 #319/342 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX 69.4 #326/342 Kalamazoo-Portage, MI 69.5 #327/342 Appleton, WI 69.6 #328/342 Bozeman, MT 69.9 #329/342

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 Kahului-Wailuku's construction 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 Kahului-Wailuku, HI MSA area.

Data period: 2024. Last updated: April 2026.

Metro Market Assessment