NAICS 51

Information in Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA

Metro Market Score 42.2 (Moderate), ranked #131 of 294 metros. 38 establishments, 275 jobs.

Metro Market Score 42.2

Favorable 0-35

Moderate 35-48

Challenging 48-60

Difficult 60+

Moderate

ⓘ Lower is better. Relative to national information average.

Information wages in Staunton-Stuarts Draft run well below the metro average (competitiveness index: 19.1), and year-over-year wage pressure is low at 18.9. For labor-intensive operations, this cost advantage could improve unit economics significantly.

Industry Concentration

19.1

LQ: 0.29

Rank #56 of 294 metros

Wage Competitiveness

19.1

$61,908 avg wage

Growth Trend

↓ 3.7

Employment growth index

Rank #284 of 294 metros

Wage Pressure

18.9

YoY wage change index

38 Information Firms in Staunton-Stuarts Draft

Establishments

-7.3% YoY

275

Total Employment

-20.7% YoY

$61,908

Average Annual Wage

+1.7% YoY

0.29

Location Quotient

Below national avg

Within Virginia

#2 of 4

information metros in state

Virginia state rank

#9 of 51

for information entry risk

vs State Median

-5.4

better than median (47.6)

Staunton-Stuarts Draft vs Virginia Statewide

How this metro's information market compares to Virginia overall. The state ranks #9/51 for entry risk.

Measure	Staunton-Stuarts Draft	VA Statewide
Overall Score	42.2 Moderate	36.2 Moderate
Score Type	Metro Market Score	Entry Risk Score
Rank	#131 of 294 metros	#9 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 Staunton-Stuarts Draft

Retail Trade 36.9 Finance and Insurance 37.1 Administrative and Support Services 37.3 Other Services 39.1 Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 40.9 Healthcare and Social Assistance 47.4 Accommodation and Food Services 48.2

Information in Other Virginia Metros

Harrisonburg 35.1 #84/294 Winchester 47.6 #175/294 Charlottesville 57.1 #221/294

Information Metros With Similar Conditions

Metros within 5 points of Staunton-Stuarts Draft's 42.2 score. Useful when comparing markets with comparable entry profiles.

Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL 42.1 #130/294 Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL 42.0 #129/294 Elizabethtown, KY 42.0 #128/294 Grand Junction, CO 41.9 #127/294 Hanford-Corcoran, CA 42.6 #132/294 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA 41.8 #126/294 Salem, OR 42.6 #133/294 Homosassa Springs, FL 42.8 #134/294 South Bend-Mishawaka, IN 41.5 #125/294 Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL 42.9 #135/294

Information in States Bordering Virginia

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

Kentucky 32.6 #6/51 West Virginia 37.3 #11/51 North Carolina 45.3 #28/51 Tennessee 48.1 #37/51 Maryland 48.9 #40/51 District of Columbia 51.0 #43/51

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 Staunton-Stuarts Draft's information sector, the employment growth component (96.3) 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 Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA MSA area.

Data period: 2024. Last updated: April 2026.

Metro Market Assessment