NAICS 51

Information in Rome, GA

Metro Market Score 43.4 (Moderate), ranked #142 of 294 metros. 24 establishments, 246 jobs.

Metro Market Score 43.4

Favorable 0-35

Moderate 35-48

Challenging 48-60

Difficult 60+

Moderate

ⓘ Lower is better. Relative to national information average.

Rome's information sector saw employment decline over the past year (growth trend: 5.4). That contraction, combined with a 43.4 market score, puts this metro in the upper half for market conditions. Understand why the local market is shrinking before committing.

Industry Concentration

20.8

LQ: 0.30

Rank #61 of 294 metros

Wage Competitiveness

28.9

$66,664 avg wage

Growth Trend

↓ 5.4

Employment growth index

Rank #279 of 294 metros

Wage Pressure

12.9

YoY wage change index

24 Information Firms in Rome

Establishments

+20.0% YoY

246

Total Employment

-16.3% YoY

$66,664

Average Annual Wage

-5.1% YoY

0.30

Location Quotient

Below national avg

Within Georgia

#5 of 5

information metros in state

Georgia state rank

#39 of 51

for information entry risk

vs State Median

+11.8

worse than median (31.6)

Rome vs Georgia Statewide

How this metro's information market compares to Georgia overall. The state ranks #39/51 for entry risk.

Measure	Rome	GA Statewide
Overall Score	43.4 Moderate	48.9 Elevated
Score Type	Metro Market Score	Entry Risk Score
Rank	#142 of 294 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 Rome

Construction 18.4 Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 27.1 Administrative and Support Services 29.1 Finance and Insurance 40.7 Retail Trade 42.8 Other Services 44.0 Healthcare and Social Assistance 55.5 Accommodation and Food Services 57.1

Information in Other Georgia Metros

Dalton 15.1 #7/294 Gainesville 31.6 #69/294 Columbus 31.6 #70/294 Savannah 36.8 #93/294

Information Metros With Similar Conditions

Metros within 5 points of Rome's 43.4 score. Useful when comparing markets with comparable entry profiles.

Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL 43.4 #141/294 Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL 43.3 #139/294 Utica-Rome, NY 43.3 #140/294 Amherst Town-Northampton, MA 43.3 #138/294 La Crosse-Onalaska, WI 43.1 #137/294 Kalamazoo-Portage, MI 43.7 #143/294 Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL 42.9 #135/294 Walla Walla, WA 42.9 #136/294 Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA 43.8 #144/294 Albany, OR 43.8 #145/294

Information in States Bordering Georgia

State-level entry risk for information in adjacent states. Use this to weigh cross-border options.

Alabama 32.1 #5/51 North Carolina 45.3 #28/51 South Carolina 46.3 #29/51 Florida 46.5 #30/51 Tennessee 48.1 #37/51

Browse Information in Other States

State-level entry risk reports for information 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 Rome's information sector, the employment growth component (94.6) 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 Rome, GA MSA area.

Data period: 2024. Last updated: April 2026.

Metro Market Assessment