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Healthcare and Social Assistance in Watertown-Fort Drum, NY

Metro Market Score 50.3 (Challenging), ranked #136 of 248 metros. 290 establishments, 6,712 jobs.

Metro Market Score 50.3

Favorable 0-35

Moderate 35-48

Challenging 48-60

Difficult 60+

Challenging

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

Despite a mature healthcare and social assistance presence (concentration: 63.7), Watertown-Fort Drum is still adding jobs in this sector. Growth trend sits at 51.6, and the overall 50.3 market score lands in the lower half. Established markets with growth are worth a closer look.

Industry Concentration

63.7

LQ: 1.16

Rank #158 of 248 metros

Wage Competitiveness

50.8

$62,819 avg wage

Growth Trend

51.6

Employment growth index

Rank #121 of 248 metros

Wage Pressure

35.7

YoY wage change index

290 Healthcare and Social Assistance Firms in Watertown-Fort Drum

290

Establishments

+0.7% YoY

6,712

Total Employment

+3.5% YoY

$62,819

Average Annual Wage

+2.0% YoY

1.16

Location Quotient

Above national avg

Within New York

#5 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

-0.4

better than median (50.7)

Watertown-Fort Drum 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	Watertown-Fort Drum	NY Statewide
Overall Score	50.3 Challenging	48.2 Elevated
Score Type	Metro Market Score	Entry Risk Score
Rank	#136 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 Watertown-Fort Drum

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 21.9 Finance and Insurance 33.6 Information 38.7 Construction 42.6 Other Services 48.6 Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 50.5 Administrative and Support Services 53.5 Accommodation and Food Services 67.0 Retail Trade 74.3

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 Kingston 50.7 #140/248 Utica-Rome 51.2 #143/248 Rochester 56.0 #181/248 New York-Newark-Jersey City 57.5 #194/248 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 Watertown-Fort Drum's 50.3 score. Useful when comparing markets with comparable entry profiles.

Farmington, NM 50.3 #135/248 North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL 50.2 #134/248 Bend, OR 50.5 #137/248 Bellingham, WA 50.5 #138/248 Altoona, PA 49.9 #133/248 Lancaster, PA 50.7 #139/248 Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL 49.9 #132/248 Kingston, NY 50.7 #140/248 Santa Fe, NM 50.8 #141/248 Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL 49.5 #131/248

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 Watertown-Fort Drum's healthcare and social assistance sector, the industry concentration component (63.7) 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 Watertown-Fort Drum, NY MSA area.

Data period: 2024. Last updated: April 2026.

Metro Market Assessment