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Construction in Barnstable Town, MA

Metro Market Score 72.9 (Difficult), ranked #333 of 342 metros. 1,456 establishments, 7,204 jobs.

Metro Market Score 72.9

Favorable 0-35

Moderate 35-48

Challenging 48-60

Difficult 60+

Difficult

ⓘ Lower is better. Relative to national construction average.

💰High-Cost Market

Barnstable Town is a specialized hub for construction, with a location quotient of 1.43 and industry concentration in the bottom 10%. Higher-than-average firm density means more competition for talent and customers, but also a deeper local supply chain and client pool.

Industry Concentration

87.4

LQ: 1.43

Rank #299 of 342 metros

Wage Competitiveness

81.6

$81,495 avg wage

Growth Trend

↓ 19.3

Employment growth index

Rank #277 of 342 metros

Wage Pressure

32.3

YoY wage change index

1,456 Construction Firms in Barnstable Town

1,456

Establishments

-0.3% YoY

7,204

Total Employment

-1.4% YoY

$81,495

Average Annual Wage

+3.8% YoY

1.43

Location Quotient

Above national avg

Within Massachusetts

#6 of 6

construction metros in state

Massachusetts state rank

#23 of 51

for construction entry risk

vs State Median

+7.3

worse than median (65.7)

Barnstable Town vs Massachusetts Statewide

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

Measure	Barnstable Town	MA Statewide
Overall Score	72.9 Difficult	41.5 Moderate
Score Type	Metro Market Score	Entry Risk Score
Rank	#333 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 Barnstable Town

Information 46.0 Administrative and Support Services 47.9 Finance and Insurance 59.8 Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 67.0 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 67.1 Healthcare and Social Assistance 68.2 Other Services 77.2 Accommodation and Food Services 82.3 Retail Trade 83.1

Construction in Other Massachusetts Metros

Amherst Town-Northampton 44.4 #142/342 Pittsfield 54.5 #239/342 Boston-Cambridge-Newton 63.2 #300/342 Springfield 65.7 #315/342 Worcester 70.7 #331/342

Construction Metros With Similar Conditions

Metros within 5 points of Barnstable Town's 72.9 score. Useful when comparing markets with comparable entry profiles.

Great Falls, MT 73.0 #334/342 Oshkosh-Neenah, WI 73.3 #335/342 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX 73.5 #336/342 Napa, CA 73.6 #337/342 Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA 71.4 #332/342 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 74.5 #338/342 Worcester, MA 70.7 #331/342 Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV 70.5 #330/342 Elizabethtown, KY 75.7 #339/342 Bozeman, MT 69.9 #329/342

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 Barnstable Town's construction sector, the employment growth component (80.7) 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 Barnstable Town, MA MSA area.

Data period: 2024. Last updated: April 2026.

Metro Market Assessment