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Finance and Insurance in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX

Metro Market Score 72.0 (Difficult), ranked #302 of 331 metros. 3,161 establishments, 65,486 jobs.

Metro Market Score 72.0

Favorable 0-35

Moderate 35-48

Challenging 48-60

Difficult 60+

Difficult

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

💰High-Cost Market

With a 1.45 location quotient, San Antonio-New Braunfels has an outsized finance and insurance presence relative to its population. That concentration (index: 96.4) creates a mature local market where supplier networks are established but differentiation matters more.

Industry Concentration

96.4

LQ: 1.45

Rank #319 of 331 metros

Wage Competitiveness

81.9

$109,658 avg wage

Growth Trend

↓ 36.0

Employment growth index

Rank #213 of 331 metros

Wage Pressure

41.4

YoY wage change index

3,161 Finance and Insurance Firms in San Antonio-New Braunfels

3,161

Establishments

-0.8% YoY

65,486

Total Employment

-2.4% YoY

$109,658

Average Annual Wage

+4.4% YoY

1.45

Location Quotient

Above national avg

Within Texas

#19 of 20

finance and insurance metros in state

Texas state rank

#25 of 51

for finance and insurance entry risk

vs State Median

+32.8

worse than median (39.2)

San Antonio-New Braunfels vs Texas Statewide

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

Measure	San Antonio-New Braunfels	TX Statewide
Overall Score	72.0 Difficult	50.4 Elevated
Score Type	Metro Market Score	Entry Risk Score
Rank	#302 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 San Antonio-New Braunfels

Construction 49.4 Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 49.6 Other Services 50.5 Information 51.0 Retail Trade 52.3 Accommodation and Food Services 57.2

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 San Antonio-New Braunfels's 72.0 score. Useful when comparing markets with comparable entry profiles.

Greensboro-High Point, NC 72.1 #303/331 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA 72.0 #301/331 Columbia, MO 72.3 #304/331 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL 72.3 #305/331 Manchester-Nashua, NH 72.5 #306/331 Fargo, ND 72.7 #307/331 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 72.7 #308/331 Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD 72.8 #309/331 Madison, WI 72.8 #310/331 Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA 70.8 #300/331

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 San Antonio-New Braunfels's finance and insurance sector, the industry concentration component (96.4) 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 San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX MSA area.

Data period: 2024. Last updated: April 2026.

Metro Market Assessment