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Healthcare and Social Assistance in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY

Metro Market Score 57.5 (Challenging), ranked #194 of 248 metros. 83,768 establishments, 1,819,799 jobs.

Metro Market Score 57.5

Favorable 0-35

Moderate 35-48

Challenging 48-60

Difficult 60+

Challenging

ⓘ Lower is better. Relative to national healthcare and social assistance average.

New York-Newark-Jersey City scores 57.5 on the Metro Market Score for healthcare and social assistance, placing it in the bottom quartile. High wage costs, strong existing competition, or slowing growth contribute to tougher entry conditions compared to most metros.

Industry Concentration

84.7

LQ: 1.34

Rank #210 of 248 metros

Wage Competitiveness

63.3

$65,424 avg wage

Growth Trend

54.0

Employment growth index

Rank #115 of 248 metros

Wage Pressure

33.3

YoY wage change index

83,768 Healthcare and Social Assistance Firms in New York-Newark-Jersey City

83,768

Establishments

+1.7% YoY

1,819,799

Total Employment

+3.6% YoY

$65,424

Average Annual Wage

+1.5% YoY

1.34

Location Quotient

Above national avg

Within New York

#9 of 11

healthcare and social assistance metros in state

New York state rank

#39 of 51

for healthcare and social assistance entry risk

vs State Median

+6.8

worse than median (50.7)

New York-Newark-Jersey City vs New York Statewide

How this metro's healthcare and social assistance market compares to New York overall. The state ranks #39/51 for entry risk.

Measure	New York-Newark-Jersey City	NY Statewide
Overall Score	57.5 Challenging	48.2 Elevated
Score Type	Metro Market Score	Entry Risk Score
Rank	#194 of 248 metros	#39 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 New York-Newark-Jersey City

Accommodation and Food Services 66.4 Retail Trade 70.0 Administrative and Support Services 72.7 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 79.1 Other Services 82.0

Healthcare and Social Assistance in Other New York Metros

Glens Falls 36.9 #56/248 Buffalo-Cheektowaga 40.2 #70/248 Albany-Schenectady-Troy 43.6 #90/248 Elmira 45.6 #102/248 Watertown-Fort Drum 50.3 #136/248 Kingston 50.7 #140/248 Utica-Rome 51.2 #143/248 Rochester 56.0 #181/248 Binghamton 58.7 #201/248 Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh 67.9 #230/248

Healthcare and Social Assistance Metros With Similar Conditions

Metros within 5 points of New York-Newark-Jersey City's 57.5 score. Useful when comparing markets with comparable entry profiles.

Carson City, NV 57.5 #195/248 Coeur d'Alene, ID 57.6 #196/248 St. Cloud, MN 57.2 #193/248 Mobile, AL 57.1 #192/248 Punta Gorda, FL 57.8 #197/248 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL 57.0 #191/248 Vallejo, CA 56.9 #190/248 Reading, PA 58.1 #198/248 Port St. Lucie, FL 58.2 #199/248 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 56.6 #189/248

Healthcare and Social Assistance in States Bordering New York

State-level entry risk for healthcare and social assistance in adjacent states. Use this to weigh cross-border options.

Pennsylvania 29.5 #6/51 Connecticut 30.9 #8/51 Vermont 36.7 #20/51 New Jersey 45.1 #34/51 Massachusetts 48.4 #40/51

Browse Healthcare and Social Assistance in Other States

State-level entry risk reports for healthcare and social assistance 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 New York-Newark-Jersey City's healthcare and social assistance sector, the industry concentration component (84.7) 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 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ MSA area.

Data period: 2024. Last updated: April 2026.

Metro Market Assessment