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Finance and Insurance in College Station-Bryan, TX

Metro Market Score 37.7 (Moderate), ranked #86 of 331 metros. 314 establishments, 2,091 jobs.

Metro Market Score 37.7

Favorable 0-35

Moderate 35-48

Challenging 48-60

Difficult 60+

Moderate

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

🌱Emerging Market

College Station-Bryan ranks in the upper half for finance and insurance market conditions, driven by above-average employment growth. With a market score of 37.7, conditions are relatively favorable compared to most metros.

Industry Concentration

10.0

LQ: 0.38

Rank #33 of 331 metros

Wage Competitiveness

54.7

$90,511 avg wage

Growth Trend

↑ 66.2

Employment growth index

Rank #113 of 331 metros

Wage Pressure

57.1

YoY wage change index

314 Finance and Insurance Firms in College Station-Bryan

314

Establishments

+1.0% YoY

2,091

Total Employment

+0.6% YoY

$90,511

Average Annual Wage

+10.5% YoY

0.38

Location Quotient

Below national avg

Within Texas

#9 of 20

finance and insurance metros in state

Texas state rank

#25 of 51

for finance and insurance entry risk

vs State Median

-1.5

better than median (39.2)

College Station-Bryan vs Texas Statewide

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

Measure	College Station-Bryan	TX Statewide
Overall Score	37.7 Moderate	50.4 Elevated
Score Type	Metro Market Score	Entry Risk Score
Rank	#86 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 College Station-Bryan

Construction 34.2 Other Services 39.7 Retail Trade 46.7 Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 50.0 Accommodation and Food Services 51.4 Administrative and Support Services 51.9 Information 54.4

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 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 College Station-Bryan's 37.7 score. Useful when comparing markets with comparable entry profiles.

Kahului-Wailuku, HI 37.8 #87/331 Amherst Town-Northampton, MA 37.8 #88/331 Hattiesburg, MS 37.8 #89/331 Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA 37.5 #85/331 Grand Forks, ND 38.1 #90/331 Wichita, KS 38.1 #91/331 Albany, OR 37.1 #84/331 Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA 37.1 #83/331 Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI 38.5 #92/331 Corpus Christi, TX 38.5 #93/331

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 College Station-Bryan's finance and insurance sector, the wage competitiveness component (54.7) 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 College Station-Bryan, TX MSA area.

Data period: 2024. Last updated: April 2026.

Metro Market Assessment