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Finance and Insurance in Tulsa, OK

Metro Market Score 50.5 (Challenging), ranked #177 of 331 metros. 2,151 establishments, 16,702 jobs.

Metro Market Score 50.5

Favorable 0-35

Moderate 35-48

Challenging 48-60

Difficult 60+

Challenging

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

📈Rapid Growth

Despite a mature finance and insurance presence (concentration: 81.3), Tulsa is still adding jobs in this sector. Growth trend sits at 83.1, and the overall 50.5 market score lands in the lower half. Established markets with growth are worth a closer look.

Industry Concentration

81.3

LQ: 0.91

Rank #269 of 331 metros

Wage Competitiveness

62.5

$94,090 avg wage

Growth Trend

↑ 83.1

Employment growth index

Rank #57 of 331 metros

Wage Pressure

47.3

YoY wage change index

2,151 Finance and Insurance Firms in Tulsa

2,151

Establishments

+0.9% YoY

16,702

Total Employment

+2.4% YoY

$94,090

Average Annual Wage

+6.7% YoY

0.91

Location Quotient

Below national avg

Within Oklahoma

#2 of 4

finance and insurance metros in state

Oklahoma state rank

#48 of 51

for finance and insurance entry risk

vs State Median

-1.9

better than median (52.4)

Tulsa vs Oklahoma Statewide

How this metro's finance and insurance market compares to Oklahoma overall. The state ranks #48/51 for entry risk.

Measure	Tulsa	OK Statewide
Overall Score	50.5 Challenging	64.9 High
Score Type	Metro Market Score	Entry Risk Score
Rank	#177 of 331 metros	#48 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 Tulsa

Construction 38.9 Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 40.8 Other Services 49.9 Retail Trade 51.0 Information 55.6

Finance and Insurance in Other Oklahoma Metros

Enid 42.6 #123/331 Lawton 52.4 #190/331 Oklahoma City 52.5 #192/331

Finance and Insurance Metros With Similar Conditions

Metros within 5 points of Tulsa's 50.5 score. Useful when comparing markets with comparable entry profiles.

Lansing-East Lansing, MI 50.5 #176/331 Duluth, MN 50.5 #178/331 Hanford-Corcoran, CA 50.3 #175/331 Rapid City, SD 50.7 #179/331 Port St. Lucie, FL 50.7 #180/331 Medford, OR 50.1 #174/331 Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC 51.0 #181/331 Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL 51.1 #182/331 Great Falls, MT 49.9 #173/331 Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA 49.9 #172/331

Finance and Insurance in States Bordering Oklahoma

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

Arkansas 44.7 #7/51 Texas 50.4 #25/51 New Mexico 53.1 #31/51 Kansas 57.0 #42/51 Missouri 57.7 #43/51 Colorado 67.3 #50/51

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 Tulsa's finance and insurance sector, the industry concentration component (81.3) 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 Tulsa, OK MSA area.

Data period: 2024. Last updated: April 2026.

Metro Market Assessment