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Healthcare and Social Assistance in Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX

Metro Market Score 39.8 (Moderate), ranked #68 of 248 metros. 1,075 establishments, 19,918 jobs.

Metro Market Score 39.8

Favorable 0-35

Moderate 35-48

Challenging 48-60

Difficult 60+

Moderate

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

Labor costs are a clear advantage in Beaumont-Port Arthur's healthcare and social assistance sector. The wage competitiveness index of 8.1 puts it among the lowest-cost metros, and wage pressure at 44.3 suggests that gap is holding steady.

Industry Concentration

18.6

LQ: 0.86

Rank #46 of 248 metros

Wage Competitiveness

8.1

$50,966 avg wage

Growth Trend

↓ 18.9

Employment growth index

Rank #202 of 248 metros

Wage Pressure

44.3

YoY wage change index

1,075 Healthcare and Social Assistance Firms in Beaumont-Port Arthur

1,075

Establishments

-1.3% YoY

19,918

Total Employment

+0.5% YoY

$50,966

Average Annual Wage

+3.8% YoY

0.86

Location Quotient

Below national avg

Within Texas

#5 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

-6.2

better than median (46.0)

Beaumont-Port Arthur 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	Beaumont-Port Arthur	TX Statewide
Overall Score	39.8 Moderate	46.8 Elevated
Score Type	Metro Market Score	Entry Risk Score
Rank	#68 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 Beaumont-Port Arthur

Information 25.9 Finance and Insurance 36.1 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 42.6 Accommodation and Food Services 48.6 Administrative and Support Services 52.2 Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 55.0 Other Services 59.5 Retail Trade 71.2 Construction 73.5

Healthcare and Social Assistance in Other Texas Metros

Midland 21.9 #9/248 El Paso 30.7 #22/248 Odessa 35.0 #43/248 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos 39.0 #65/248 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 Beaumont-Port Arthur's 39.8 score. Useful when comparing markets with comparable entry profiles.

Wilmington, NC 40.0 #69/248 Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY 40.2 #70/248 Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC 39.2 #66/248 Dover, DE 39.2 #67/248 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX 39.0 #65/248 Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI 40.7 #71/248 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA 38.9 #64/248 Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD 38.8 #63/248 Goldsboro, NC 41.0 #72/248 Las Cruces, NM 41.0 #73/248

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 Beaumont-Port Arthur's healthcare and social assistance sector, the employment growth component (81.0) 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 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA area.

Data period: 2024. Last updated: April 2026.

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