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Information in San Angelo, TX

Metro Market Score 68.5 (Difficult), ranked #272 of 294 metros. 40 establishments, 542 jobs.

Metro Market Score 68.5

Favorable 0-35

Moderate 35-48

Challenging 48-60

Difficult 60+

Difficult

ⓘ Lower is better. Relative to national information average.

Information employment in San Angelo contracted year-over-year, placing the growth trend in the bottom 10% at 15.3. Declining job counts can indicate consolidation, population shifts, or reduced local demand. Due diligence on the local economy is especially important here.

Industry Concentration

65.3

LQ: 0.57

Rank #192 of 294 metros

Wage Competitiveness

67.0

$89,679 avg wage

Growth Trend

↓ 15.3

Employment growth index

Rank #250 of 294 metros

Wage Pressure

50.3

YoY wage change index

40 Information Firms in San Angelo

Establishments

-2.4% YoY

542

Total Employment

-8.9% YoY

$89,679

Average Annual Wage

+36.9% YoY

0.57

Location Quotient

Below national avg

Within Texas

#15 of 17

information metros in state

Texas state rank

#20 of 51

for information entry risk

vs State Median

+33.4

worse than median (35.1)

San Angelo vs Texas Statewide

How this metro's information market compares to Texas overall. The state ranks #20/51 for entry risk.

Measure	San Angelo	TX Statewide
Overall Score	68.5 Difficult	41.5 Moderate
Score Type	Metro Market Score	Entry Risk Score
Rank	#272 of 294 metros	#20 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 San Angelo

Other Services 50.8

Information in Other Texas Metros

Odessa 17.1 #12/294 Eagle Pass 17.1 #13/294 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission 24.0 #33/294 Sherman-Denison 24.7 #35/294 Beaumont-Port Arthur 25.9 #39/294 Laredo 26.2 #41/294 Brownsville-Harlingen 27.5 #50/294 Longview 31.2 #66/294 Corpus Christi 35.1 #85/294 Tyler 38.8 #107/294

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Information Metros With Similar Conditions

Metros within 5 points of San Angelo's 68.5 score. Useful when comparing markets with comparable entry profiles.

Bend, OR 68.5 #271/294 Cheyenne, WY 68.2 #270/294 Boulder, CO 68.1 #269/294 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 69.3 #273/294 Salt Lake City-Murray, UT 67.8 #268/294 Colorado Springs, CO 67.6 #267/294 Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT 69.6 #274/294 Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI 67.4 #266/294 Kahului-Wailuku, HI 67.4 #265/294 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 66.9 #264/294

Information in States Bordering Texas

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

Arkansas 30.0 #2/51 Oklahoma 40.2 #18/51 New Mexico 47.7 #34/51 Louisiana 51.7 #44/51

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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 San Angelo's information sector, the employment growth component (84.7) 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 San Angelo, TX MSA area.

Data period: 2024. Last updated: April 2026.

Metro Market Assessment