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Finance and Insurance in Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX

Metro Market Score 36.1 (Moderate), ranked #78 of 331 metros. 472 establishments, 3,659 jobs.

Metro Market Score 36.1

Favorable 0-35

Moderate 35-48

Challenging 48-60

Difficult 60+

Moderate

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

Labor costs are a clear advantage in Beaumont-Port Arthur's finance and insurance sector. The wage competitiveness index of 23.3 puts it among the lowest-cost metros, and wage pressure at 30.1 suggests that gap is holding steady.

Industry Concentration

42.0

LQ: 0.56

Rank #139 of 331 metros

Wage Competitiveness

23.3

$77,285 avg wage

Growth Trend

54.1

Employment growth index

Rank #153 of 331 metros

Wage Pressure

30.1

YoY wage change index

472 Finance and Insurance Firms in Beaumont-Port Arthur

472

Establishments

+0.6% YoY

3,659

Total Employment

+0.0% YoY

$77,285

Average Annual Wage

+0.0% YoY

0.56

Location Quotient

Below national avg

Within Texas

#8 of 20

finance and insurance metros in state

Texas state rank

#25 of 51

for finance and insurance entry risk

vs State Median

-3.1

better than median (39.2)

Beaumont-Port Arthur vs Texas Statewide

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

Measure	Beaumont-Port Arthur	TX Statewide
Overall Score	36.1 Moderate	50.4 Elevated
Score Type	Metro Market Score	Entry Risk Score
Rank	#78 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 Beaumont-Port Arthur

Information 25.9 Healthcare and Social Assistance 39.8 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 42.6 Accommodation and Food Services 48.6 Administrative and Support Services 52.2 Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 55.0 Other Services 59.5 Retail Trade 71.2 Construction 73.5

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 College Station-Bryan 37.7 #86/331 Corpus Christi 38.5 #93/331 Sherman-Denison 39.2 #100/331

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Finance and Insurance Metros With Similar Conditions

Metros within 5 points of Beaumont-Port Arthur's 36.1 score. Useful when comparing markets with comparable entry profiles.

Carson City, NV 36.3 #79/331 Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT 35.9 #77/331 Pocatello, ID 35.8 #76/331 Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA 36.7 #80/331 Lexington Park, MD 36.7 #81/331 Dalton, GA 35.4 #75/331 Yuma, AZ 36.9 #82/331 Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA 37.1 #83/331 Albany, OR 37.1 #84/331 Las Cruces, NM 34.7 #74/331

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 Beaumont-Port Arthur's finance and insurance sector, the employment growth component (45.9) 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 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA area.

Data period: 2024. Last updated: April 2026.

Metro Market Assessment