NAICS 51

Information in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX

Metro Market Score 51.0 (Challenging), ranked #195 of 294 metros. 686 establishments, 16,071 jobs.

Metro Market Score 51.0

Favorable 0-35

Moderate 35-48

Challenging 48-60

Difficult 60+

Challenging

ⓘ Lower is better. Relative to national information average.

📈Rapid Growth

Despite a mature information presence (concentration: 83.7), San Antonio-New Braunfels is still adding jobs in this sector. Growth trend sits at 79.6, and the overall 51.0 market score lands in the lower half. Established markets with growth are worth a closer look.

Industry Concentration

83.7

LQ: 0.77

Rank #246 of 294 metros

Wage Competitiveness

70.1

$91,758 avg wage

Growth Trend

↑ 79.6

Employment growth index

Rank #61 of 294 metros

Wage Pressure

31.9

YoY wage change index

686 Information Firms in San Antonio-New Braunfels

686

Establishments

-4.1% YoY

16,071

Total Employment

+1.3% YoY

$91,758

Average Annual Wage

+16.3% YoY

0.77

Location Quotient

Below national avg

Within Texas

#13 of 17

information metros in state

Texas state rank

#20 of 51

for information entry risk

vs State Median

+15.8

worse than median (35.1)

San Antonio-New Braunfels vs Texas Statewide

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

Measure	San Antonio-New Braunfels	TX Statewide
Overall Score	51.0 Challenging	41.5 Moderate
Score Type	Metro Market Score	Entry Risk Score
Rank	#195 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 Antonio-New Braunfels

Construction 49.4 Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 49.6 Other Services 50.5 Retail Trade 52.3 Accommodation and Food Services 57.2 Finance and Insurance 72.0

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 Antonio-New Braunfels's 51.0 score. Useful when comparing markets with comparable entry profiles.

Sioux City, IA 51.0 #196/294 Chattanooga, TN 51.3 #197/294 Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV 50.6 #194/294 Coeur d'Alene, ID 50.4 #193/294 Birmingham, AL 50.3 #192/294 Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA 51.6 #198/294 Cleveland, OH 51.7 #199/294 Dover, DE 51.8 #200/294 Lawrence, KS 50.1 #191/294 Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD 51.9 #201/294

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

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 San Antonio-New Braunfels's information sector, the industry concentration component (83.7) 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 Antonio-New Braunfels, TX MSA area.

Data period: 2024. Last updated: April 2026.

Metro Market Assessment