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Healthcare and Social Assistance in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX

Metro Market Score 39.0 (Moderate), ranked #65 of 248 metros. 7,747 establishments, 130,747 jobs.

Metro Market Score 39.0

Favorable 0-35

Moderate 35-48

Challenging 48-60

Difficult 60+

Moderate

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

💰High-Cost Market🌱Emerging Market

Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos ranks in the upper half for healthcare and social assistance market conditions, driven by above-average employment growth. With a market score of 39.0, conditions are relatively favorable compared to most metros.

Industry Concentration

8.5

LQ: 0.72

Rank #21 of 248 metros

Wage Competitiveness

83.1

$69,186 avg wage

Growth Trend

↑ 72.6

Employment growth index

Rank #69 of 248 metros

Wage Pressure

39.5

YoY wage change index

7,747 Healthcare and Social Assistance Firms in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos

7,747

Establishments

+1.6% YoY

130,747

Total Employment

+5.1% YoY

$69,186

Average Annual Wage

+2.8% YoY

0.72

Location Quotient

Below national avg

Within Texas

#4 of 11

healthcare and social assistance metros in state

Texas state rank

#36 of 51

for healthcare and social assistance entry risk

vs State Median

-7.0

better than median (46.0)

Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos vs Texas Statewide

How this metro's healthcare and social assistance market compares to Texas overall. The state ranks #36/51 for entry risk.

Measure	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos	TX Statewide
Overall Score	39.0 Moderate	46.8 Elevated
Score Type	Metro Market Score	Entry Risk Score
Rank	#65 of 248 metros	#36 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 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos

Retail Trade 48.8 Construction 54.9 Finance and Insurance 58.0 Other Services 59.5 Accommodation and Food Services 62.4 Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 70.2 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 73.2 Information 77.2

Healthcare and Social Assistance in Other Texas Metros

Midland 21.9 #9/248 El Paso 30.7 #22/248 Odessa 35.0 #43/248 Beaumont-Port Arthur 39.8 #68/248 Laredo 46.0 #106/248 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington 54.3 #170/248 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission 55.7 #175/248 Brownsville-Harlingen 56.0 #182/248 Tyler 62.1 #215/248 Sherman-Denison 75.5 #243/248

Healthcare and Social Assistance Metros With Similar Conditions

Metros within 5 points of Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos's 39.0 score. Useful when comparing markets with comparable entry profiles.

San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA 38.9 #64/248 Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC 39.2 #66/248 Dover, DE 39.2 #67/248 Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD 38.8 #63/248 Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL 38.4 #62/248 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO 38.3 #61/248 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX 39.8 #68/248 St. George, UT 38.1 #60/248 Wilmington, NC 40.0 #69/248 Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY 40.2 #70/248

Healthcare and Social Assistance in States Bordering Texas

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

Louisiana 34.6 #16/51 Arkansas 39.5 #24/51 Oklahoma 49.7 #41/51 New Mexico 53.1 #47/51

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 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos's healthcare and social assistance sector, the wage competitiveness component (83.1) 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 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX MSA area.

Data period: 2024. Last updated: April 2026.

Metro Market Assessment