NAICS 52

Finance and Insurance in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX

Metro Market Score 58.0 (Challenging), ranked #237 of 331 metros. 4,184 establishments, 53,951 jobs.

Metro Market Score 58.0

Favorable 0-35

Moderate 35-48

Challenging 48-60

Difficult 60+

Challenging

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

💰High-Cost Market📈Rapid Growth

Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos scores 58.0 on the Metro Market Score for finance and insurance, placing it in the lower half. High wage costs, strong existing competition, or slowing growth contribute to tougher entry conditions compared to most metros.

Industry Concentration

87.0

LQ: 1.05

Rank #288 of 331 metros

Wage Competitiveness

93.7

$139,544 avg wage

Growth Trend

↑ 89.7

Employment growth index

Rank #35 of 331 metros

Wage Pressure

48.6

YoY wage change index

4,184 Finance and Insurance Firms in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos

4,184

Establishments

+0.8% YoY

53,951

Total Employment

+5.4% YoY

$139,544

Average Annual Wage

+7.2% YoY

1.05

Location Quotient

Above national avg

Within Texas

#17 of 20

finance and insurance metros in state

Texas state rank

#25 of 51

for finance and insurance entry risk

vs State Median

+18.8

worse than median (39.2)

Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos vs Texas Statewide

How this metro's finance and insurance market compares to Texas overall. The state ranks #25/51 for entry risk.

Measure	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos	TX Statewide
Overall Score	58.0 Challenging	50.4 Elevated
Score Type	Metro Market Score	Entry Risk Score
Rank	#237 of 331 metros	#25 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 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos

Healthcare and Social Assistance 39.0 Retail Trade 48.8 Construction 54.9 Other Services 59.5 Accommodation and Food Services 62.4 Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 70.2 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 73.2 Information 77.2

Finance and Insurance in Other Texas Metros

Odessa 22.9 #11/331 Brownsville-Harlingen 23.3 #13/331 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission 26.8 #26/331 Eagle Pass 28.1 #34/331 Laredo 28.6 #35/331 Longview 29.9 #49/331 Victoria 30.9 #54/331 Beaumont-Port Arthur 36.1 #78/331 College Station-Bryan 37.7 #86/331 Corpus Christi 38.5 #93/331

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Finance and Insurance Metros With Similar Conditions

Metros within 5 points of Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos's 58.0 score. Useful when comparing markets with comparable entry profiles.

Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL 57.9 #236/331 Utica-Rome, NY 57.9 #235/331 Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC 57.8 #234/331 Traverse City, MI 57.3 #233/331 Bismarck, ND 57.3 #232/331 Springfield, MO 58.8 #238/331 Charlottesville, VA 57.0 #231/331 St. Cloud, MN 58.9 #239/331 Gainesville, GA 56.9 #230/331 Springfield, OH 56.8 #229/331

Finance and Insurance in States Bordering Texas

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

Louisiana 42.0 #6/51 Arkansas 44.7 #7/51 New Mexico 53.1 #31/51 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 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos's finance and insurance sector, the wage competitiveness component (93.7) 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 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX MSA area.

Data period: 2024. Last updated: April 2026.

Metro Market Assessment