NAICS 51

Information in Tulsa, OK

Metro Market Score 55.6 (Challenging), ranked #218 of 294 metros. 858 establishments, 4,833 jobs.

Metro Market Score 55.6

Favorable 0-35

Moderate 35-48

Challenging 48-60

Difficult 60+

Challenging

ⓘ Lower is better. Relative to national information average.

Market conditions for information in Tulsa are tougher than average. The 55.6 market score reflects a combination of high labor costs, slowing employment, and an already crowded field. Rank: #218 of 294 metros.

Industry Concentration

65.7

LQ: 0.57

Rank #193 of 294 metros

Wage Competitiveness

61.6

$84,704 avg wage

Growth Trend

↓ 35.0

Employment growth index

Rank #192 of 294 metros

Wage Pressure

21.4

YoY wage change index

858 Information Firms in Tulsa

858

Establishments

+14.9% YoY

4,833

Total Employment

-4.5% YoY

$84,704

Average Annual Wage

+4.4% YoY

0.57

Location Quotient

Below national avg

Within Oklahoma

#3 of 3

information metros in state

Oklahoma state rank

#18 of 51

for information entry risk

vs State Median

+19.8

worse than median (35.7)

Tulsa vs Oklahoma Statewide

How this metro's information market compares to Oklahoma overall. The state ranks #18/51 for entry risk.

Measure	Tulsa	OK Statewide
Overall Score	55.6 Challenging	40.2 Moderate
Score Type	Metro Market Score	Entry Risk Score
Rank	#218 of 294 metros	#18 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 Tulsa

Construction 38.9 Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 40.8 Other Services 49.9 Finance and Insurance 50.5 Retail Trade 51.0

Information in Other Oklahoma Metros

Enid 25.9 #40/294 Oklahoma City 35.7 #89/294

Information Metros With Similar Conditions

Metros within 5 points of Tulsa's 55.6 score. Useful when comparing markets with comparable entry profiles.

Bellingham, WA 55.4 #217/294 Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC 55.1 #216/294 Binghamton, NY 54.9 #215/294 Oshkosh-Neenah, WI 56.6 #219/294 Pittsfield, MA 54.5 #214/294 College Station-Bryan, TX 54.4 #213/294 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC 56.8 #220/294 Mankato, MN 54.3 #212/294 Albuquerque, NM 54.3 #211/294 Ithaca, NY 54.0 #210/294

Information in States Bordering Oklahoma

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

Arkansas 30.0 #2/51 Missouri 36.8 #10/51 Kansas 37.6 #12/51 Texas 41.5 #20/51 Colorado 46.7 #31/51 New Mexico 47.7 #34/51

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 Tulsa's information sector, the employment growth component (65.0) 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 Tulsa, OK MSA area.

Data period: 2024. Last updated: April 2026.

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