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Finance and Insurance in Grand Junction, CO

Metro Market Score 53.6 (Challenging), ranked #205 of 331 metros. 279 establishments, 1,609 jobs.

Metro Market Score 53.6

Favorable 0-35

Moderate 35-48

Challenging 48-60

Difficult 60+

Challenging

ⓘ Lower is better. Relative to national finance and insurance average.

Finance and Insurance employment in Grand Junction contracted year-over-year, placing the growth trend in the lower half at 15.1. Declining job counts can indicate consolidation, population shifts, or reduced local demand. Due diligence on the local economy is especially important here.

Industry Concentration

47.7

LQ: 0.59

Rank #158 of 331 metros

Wage Competitiveness

32.6

$80,786 avg wage

Growth Trend

↓ 15.1

Employment growth index

Rank #282 of 331 metros

Wage Pressure

40.4

YoY wage change index

279 Finance and Insurance Firms in Grand Junction

279

Establishments

-5.4% YoY

1,609

Total Employment

-5.2% YoY

$80,786

Average Annual Wage

+4.0% YoY

0.59

Location Quotient

Below national avg

Within Colorado

#3 of 6

finance and insurance metros in state

Colorado state rank

#50 of 51

for finance and insurance entry risk

vs State Median

-0.3

better than median (53.9)

Grand Junction vs Colorado Statewide

How this metro's finance and insurance market compares to Colorado overall. The state ranks #50/51 for entry risk.

Measure	Grand Junction	CO Statewide
Overall Score	53.6 Challenging	67.3 High
Score Type	Metro Market Score	Entry Risk Score
Rank	#205 of 331 metros	#50 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 Grand Junction

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 27.3 Administrative and Support Services 41.0 Information 41.9 Healthcare and Social Assistance 44.1 Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 44.2 Other Services 52.9 Construction 54.8 Accommodation and Food Services 64.9 Retail Trade 67.2

Finance and Insurance in Other Colorado Metros

Pueblo 42.9 #126/331 Greeley 52.5 #193/331 Fort Collins-Loveland 53.9 #207/331 Boulder 61.4 #253/331 Colorado Springs 68.5 #285/331

Finance and Insurance Metros With Similar Conditions

Metros within 5 points of Grand Junction's 53.6 score. Useful when comparing markets with comparable entry profiles.

Shreveport-Bossier City, LA 53.7 #206/331 Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC 53.4 #204/331 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO 53.9 #207/331 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA 53.3 #203/331 Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA 53.3 #202/331 Waterbury-Shelton, CT 54.0 #208/331 Chattanooga, TN 53.3 #201/331 Saginaw, MI 53.3 #200/331 Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL 53.2 #199/331 Knoxville, TN 54.1 #209/331

Finance and Insurance in States Bordering Colorado

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

Nebraska 49.4 #20/51 Utah 51.9 #27/51 Arizona 52.6 #29/51 New Mexico 53.1 #31/51 Kansas 57.0 #42/51 Wyoming 62.0 #47/51 Oklahoma 64.9 #48/51

Browse Finance and Insurance in Other States

State-level entry risk reports for finance and insurance 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 Grand Junction's finance and insurance sector, the employment growth component (84.9) 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 Grand Junction, CO MSA area.

Data period: 2024. Last updated: April 2026.

Metro Market Assessment