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Construction in Amherst Town-Northampton, MA

Metro Market Score 44.4 (Moderate), ranked #142 of 342 metros. 384 establishments, 2,312 jobs.

Metro Market Score 44.4

Favorable 0-35

Moderate 35-48

Challenging 48-60

Difficult 60+

Moderate

ⓘ Lower is better. Relative to national construction average.

Construction conditions in Amherst Town-Northampton are mixed. The 44.4 market score puts it at #142 of 342, with no metric pulling sharply in either direction. Wages, growth, and competition are all within a normal range for this industry.

Industry Concentration

10.2

LQ: 0.67

Rank #35 of 342 metros

Wage Competitiveness

64.6

$75,773 avg wage

Growth Trend

↓ 29.8

Employment growth index

Rank #241 of 342 metros

Wage Pressure

23.1

YoY wage change index

384 Construction Firms in Amherst Town-Northampton

384

Establishments

+100.0% YoY

2,312

Total Employment

+0.0% YoY

$75,773

Average Annual Wage

+0.0% YoY

0.67

Location Quotient

Below national avg

Within Massachusetts

#1 of 6

construction metros in state

Massachusetts state rank

#23 of 51

for construction entry risk

vs State Median

-21.3

better than median (65.7)

Amherst Town-Northampton vs Massachusetts Statewide

How this metro's construction market compares to Massachusetts overall. The state ranks #23/51 for entry risk.

Measure	Amherst Town-Northampton	MA Statewide
Overall Score	44.4 Moderate	41.5 Moderate
Score Type	Metro Market Score	Entry Risk Score
Rank	#142 of 342 metros	#23 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 Amherst Town-Northampton

Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 35.1 Finance and Insurance 37.8 Information 43.3 Administrative and Support Services 45.8 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 48.1 Healthcare and Social Assistance 49.1 Retail Trade 50.5 Accommodation and Food Services 53.6 Other Services 66.3

Construction in Other Massachusetts Metros

Pittsfield 54.5 #239/342 Boston-Cambridge-Newton 63.2 #300/342 Springfield 65.7 #315/342 Worcester 70.7 #331/342 Barnstable Town 72.9 #333/342

Construction Metros With Similar Conditions

Metros within 5 points of Amherst Town-Northampton's 44.4 score. Useful when comparing markets with comparable entry profiles.

Texarkana, TX 44.4 #143/342 Janesville-Beloit, WI 44.4 #141/342 Elkhart-Goshen, IN 44.3 #140/342 Owensboro, KY 44.5 #144/342 Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC 44.2 #139/342 Santa Fe, NM 44.1 #138/342 Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL 43.9 #137/342 Utica-Rome, NY 43.9 #136/342 Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL 44.9 #145/342 Corvallis, OR 45.0 #146/342

Construction in States Bordering Massachusetts

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

New Hampshire 32.6 #6/51 Rhode Island 38.8 #17/51 Vermont 40.0 #21/51 Connecticut 43.2 #27/51 New York 51.1 #37/51

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 Amherst Town-Northampton's construction sector, the employment growth component (70.2) 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 Amherst Town-Northampton, MA MSA area.

Data period: 2024. Last updated: April 2026.

Metro Market Assessment