NAICS 81

Other Services in Athens-Clarke County, GA

Metro Market Score 61.6 (Difficult), ranked #264 of 332 metros. 444 establishments, 2,530 jobs.

Metro Market Score 61.6

Favorable 0-35

Moderate 35-48

Challenging 48-60

Difficult 60+

Difficult

ⓘ Lower is better. Relative to national other services average.

💰High-Cost Market

Athens-Clarke County scores 61.6 on the Metro Market Score for other services, placing it in the bottom quartile. High wage costs, strong existing competition, or slowing growth contribute to tougher entry conditions compared to most metros.

Industry Concentration

34.0

LQ: 0.88

Rank #113 of 332 metros

Wage Competitiveness

91.9

$55,652 avg wage

Growth Trend

↓ 25.0

Employment growth index

Rank #250 of 332 metros

Wage Pressure

38.1

YoY wage change index

444 Other Services Firms in Athens-Clarke County

444

Establishments

+11.8% YoY

2,530

Total Employment

+0.0% YoY

$55,652

Average Annual Wage

+0.0% YoY

0.88

Location Quotient

Below national avg

Within Georgia

#13 of 13

other services metros in state

Georgia state rank

#32 of 51

for other services entry risk

vs State Median

+17.1

worse than median (44.5)

Athens-Clarke County vs Georgia Statewide

How this metro's other services market compares to Georgia overall. The state ranks #32/51 for entry risk.

Measure	Athens-Clarke County	GA Statewide
Overall Score	61.6 Difficult	47.2 Elevated
Score Type	Metro Market Score	Entry Risk Score
Rank	#264 of 332 metros	#32 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 Athens-Clarke County

Construction 40.0 Retail Trade 54.2

Other Services in Other Georgia Metros

Gainesville 29.6 #21/332 Hinesville 36.5 #59/332 Dalton 37.4 #62/332 Brunswick-St. Simons 38.4 #66/332 Columbus 39.8 #78/332 Rome 44.0 #108/332 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell 44.5 #110/332 Warner Robins 45.0 #117/332 Augusta-Richmond County 45.1 #120/332 Albany 47.4 #134/332

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Other Services Metros With Similar Conditions

Metros within 5 points of Athens-Clarke County's 61.6 score. Useful when comparing markets with comparable entry profiles.

Victoria, TX 61.6 #265/332 Peoria, IL 61.6 #266/332 Springfield, OH 61.5 #263/332 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO 61.7 #267/332 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY 61.4 #262/332 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN 61.3 #261/332 Chattanooga, TN 61.3 #260/332 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA 62.0 #268/332 Charleston, WV 62.1 #269/332 Billings, MT 61.1 #259/332

Other Services in States Bordering Georgia

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

South Carolina 37.9 #10/51 Alabama 38.1 #11/51 Tennessee 40.5 #18/51 North Carolina 44.0 #26/51 Florida 48.1 #35/51

Browse Other Services in Other States

State-level entry risk reports for other services 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 Athens-Clarke County's other services sector, the wage competitiveness component (91.9) 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 Athens-Clarke County, GA MSA area.

Data period: 2024. Last updated: April 2026.

Metro Market Assessment