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Construction in Victoria, TX

Metro Market Score 47.7 (Moderate), ranked #169 of 342 metros. 208 establishments, 1,975 jobs.

Metro Market Score 47.7

Favorable 0-35

Moderate 35-48

Challenging 48-60

Difficult 60+

Moderate

ⓘ Lower is better. Relative to national construction average.

Labor costs are a clear advantage in Victoria's construction sector. The wage competitiveness index of 21.4 puts it among the lowest-cost metros, and wage pressure at 9.9 suggests that gap is holding steady.

Industry Concentration

52.6

LQ: 0.98

Rank #180 of 342 metros

Wage Competitiveness

21.4

$65,105 avg wage

Growth Trend

↓ 9.4

Employment growth index

Rank #311 of 342 metros

Wage Pressure

9.9

YoY wage change index

208 Construction Firms in Victoria

208

Establishments

-1.4% YoY

1,975

Total Employment

-5.3% YoY

$65,105

Average Annual Wage

-5.4% YoY

0.98

Location Quotient

Below national avg

Within Texas

#13 of 22

construction metros in state

Texas state rank

#29 of 51

for construction entry risk

vs State Median

+3.3

worse than median (44.4)

Victoria vs Texas Statewide

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

Measure	Victoria	TX Statewide
Overall Score	47.7 Moderate	46.3 Elevated
Score Type	Metro Market Score	Entry Risk Score
Rank	#169 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 Victoria

Finance and Insurance 30.9 Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 49.3 Other Services 61.6 Retail Trade 73.0

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

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Construction Metros With Similar Conditions

Metros within 5 points of Victoria's 47.7 score. Useful when comparing markets with comparable entry profiles.

Rapid City, SD 47.7 #170/342 Bend, OR 47.8 #171/342 Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA 47.5 #168/342 Bangor, ME 47.9 #172/342 Missoula, MT 47.4 #167/342 Green Bay, WI 47.3 #166/342 Burlington-South Burlington, VT 48.0 #173/342 Modesto, CA 48.2 #174/342 Lynchburg, VA 47.1 #165/342 Flint, MI 47.1 #164/342

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 Victoria's construction sector, the employment growth component (90.6) 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 Victoria, TX MSA area.

Data period: 2024. Last updated: April 2026.

Metro Market Assessment