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Construction in Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX

Metro Market Score 73.5 (Difficult), ranked #336 of 342 metros. 707 establishments, 21,779 jobs.

Metro Market Score 73.5

Favorable 0-35

Moderate 35-48

Challenging 48-60

Difficult 60+

Difficult

ⓘ Lower is better. Relative to national construction average.

🏭Industry Hub💰High-Cost Market

With a 2.57 location quotient, Beaumont-Port Arthur has an outsized construction presence relative to its population. That concentration (index: 99.7) creates a mature local market where supplier networks are established but differentiation matters more.

Industry Concentration

99.7

LQ: 2.57

Rank #341 of 342 metros

Wage Competitiveness

91.8

$87,991 avg wage

Growth Trend

↓ 30.1

Employment growth index

Rank #240 of 342 metros

Wage Pressure

23.1

YoY wage change index

707 Construction Firms in Beaumont-Port Arthur

707

Establishments

-0.4% YoY

21,779

Total Employment

+0.0% YoY

$87,991

Average Annual Wage

+0.0% YoY

2.57

Location Quotient

Above national avg

Within Texas

#22 of 22

construction metros in state

Texas state rank

#29 of 51

for construction entry risk

vs State Median

+29.1

worse than median (44.4)

Beaumont-Port Arthur vs Texas Statewide

How this metro's construction market compares to Texas overall. The state ranks #29/51 for entry risk.

Measure	Beaumont-Port Arthur	TX Statewide
Overall Score	73.5 Difficult	46.3 Elevated
Score Type	Metro Market Score	Entry Risk Score
Rank	#336 of 342 metros	#29 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 Beaumont-Port Arthur

Information 25.9 Finance and Insurance 36.1 Healthcare and Social Assistance 39.8 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 42.6 Accommodation and Food Services 48.6 Administrative and Support Services 52.2 Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 55.0 Other Services 59.5 Retail Trade 71.2

Construction in Other Texas Metros

Brownsville-Harlingen 15.4 #5/342 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission 16.4 #6/342 Wichita Falls 19.2 #9/342 Eagle Pass 25.7 #19/342 Laredo 29.5 #36/342 Longview 33.5 #59/342 College Station-Bryan 34.2 #62/342 Waco 39.8 #107/342 Tyler 41.2 #115/342 Killeen-Temple 42.8 #126/342

+ 11 more metros. View all in Texas →

Construction Metros With Similar Conditions

Metros within 5 points of Beaumont-Port Arthur's 73.5 score. Useful when comparing markets with comparable entry profiles.

Napa, CA 73.6 #337/342 Oshkosh-Neenah, WI 73.3 #335/342 Great Falls, MT 73.0 #334/342 Barnstable Town, MA 72.9 #333/342 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 74.5 #338/342 Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA 71.4 #332/342 Elizabethtown, KY 75.7 #339/342 Worcester, MA 70.7 #331/342 Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV 70.5 #330/342 Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA 76.9 #340/342

Construction in States Bordering Texas

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

Arkansas 34.3 #8/51 New Mexico 47.4 #31/51 Oklahoma 52.2 #39/51 Louisiana 53.6 #41/51

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 Beaumont-Port Arthur's construction sector, the industry concentration component (99.7) 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 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA area.

Data period: 2024. Last updated: April 2026.

Metro Market Assessment