NAICS 52

Finance and Insurance in Fort Wayne, IN

Metro Market Score 61.4 (Difficult), ranked #254 of 331 metros. 807 establishments, 8,595 jobs.

Metro Market Score 61.4

Favorable 0-35

Moderate 35-48

Challenging 48-60

Difficult 60+

Difficult

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

Market conditions for finance and insurance in Fort Wayne are tougher than average. The 61.4 market score reflects a combination of moderate wages, mixed growth signals, and an already crowded field. Rank: #254 of 331 metros.

Industry Concentration

84.6

LQ: 0.95

Rank #280 of 331 metros

Wage Competitiveness

52.0

$89,517 avg wage

Growth Trend

↓ 42.3

Employment growth index

Rank #192 of 331 metros

Wage Pressure

49.9

YoY wage change index

807 Finance and Insurance Firms in Fort Wayne

807

Establishments

+1.8% YoY

8,595

Total Employment

-1.5% YoY

$89,517

Average Annual Wage

+7.7% YoY

0.95

Location Quotient

Below national avg

Within Indiana

#8 of 9

finance and insurance metros in state

Indiana state rank

#9 of 51

for finance and insurance entry risk

vs State Median

+30.6

worse than median (30.9)

Fort Wayne vs Indiana Statewide

How this metro's finance and insurance market compares to Indiana overall. The state ranks #9/51 for entry risk.

Measure	Fort Wayne	IN Statewide
Overall Score	61.4 Difficult	45.4 Elevated
Score Type	Metro Market Score	Entry Risk Score
Rank	#254 of 331 metros	#9 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 Fort Wayne

Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 34.1 Other Services 49.5 Information 49.6 Construction 51.4 Retail Trade 58.3

Finance and Insurance in Other Indiana Metros

Muncie 25.1 #20/331 Elkhart-Goshen 26.5 #25/331 Michigan City-La Porte 29.6 #46/331 Columbus 30.6 #52/331 Bloomington 30.9 #53/331 Kokomo 44.3 #143/331 South Bend-Mishawaka 47.5 #156/331 Evansville 67.2 #278/331

Finance and Insurance Metros With Similar Conditions

Metros within 5 points of Fort Wayne's 61.4 score. Useful when comparing markets with comparable entry profiles.

Boulder, CO 61.4 #253/331 Burlington, NC 61.4 #252/331 Bellingham, WA 61.5 #255/331 Salt Lake City-Murray, UT 61.8 #256/331 Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA 61.0 #251/331 Anchorage, AK 61.9 #257/331 Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL 60.9 #250/331 Lincoln, NE 62.0 #258/331 Durham-Chapel Hill, NC 62.0 #259/331 Wausau, WI 60.6 #249/331

Finance and Insurance in States Bordering Indiana

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

Kentucky 40.0 #3/51 Illinois 46.2 #10/51 Ohio 48.2 #14/51 Michigan 49.8 #23/51

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 Fort Wayne's finance and insurance sector, the industry concentration component (84.6) 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 Fort Wayne, IN MSA area.

Data period: 2024. Last updated: April 2026.

Metro Market Assessment