NAICS 81

Other Services in Rockford, IL

Metro Market Score 50.7 (Challenging), ranked #168 of 332 metros. 613 establishments, 3,984 jobs.

Metro Market Score 50.7

Favorable 0-35

Moderate 35-48

Challenging 48-60

Difficult 60+

Challenging

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

Other Services conditions in Rockford are mixed. The 50.7 market score puts it at #168 of 332, with no metric pulling sharply in either direction. Wages, growth, and competition are all within a normal range for this industry.

Industry Concentration

50.6

LQ: 0.96

Rank #168 of 332 metros

Wage Competitiveness

22.9

$39,872 avg wage

Growth Trend

↓ 23.2

Employment growth index

Rank #256 of 332 metros

Wage Pressure

46.5

YoY wage change index

613 Other Services Firms in Rockford

613

Establishments

-3.2% YoY

3,984

Total Employment

-0.3% YoY

$39,872

Average Annual Wage

+2.3% YoY

0.96

Location Quotient

Below national avg

Within Illinois

#2 of 6

other services metros in state

Illinois state rank

#39 of 51

for other services entry risk

vs State Median

-10.9

better than median (61.6)

Rockford vs Illinois Statewide

How this metro's other services market compares to Illinois overall. The state ranks #39/51 for entry risk.

Measure	Rockford	IL Statewide
Overall Score	50.7 Challenging	50.5 Elevated
Score Type	Metro Market Score	Entry Risk Score
Rank	#168 of 332 metros	#39 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 Rockford

Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 38.5 Construction 39.4 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 42.8 Administrative and Support Services 44.0 Information 46.5 Finance and Insurance 53.0 Accommodation and Food Services 54.4 Retail Trade 60.5 Healthcare and Social Assistance 69.1

Other Services in Other Illinois Metros

Kankakee 49.2 #148/332 Champaign-Urbana 54.0 #200/332 Peoria 61.6 #266/332 Decatur 63.3 #275/332 Bloomington 77.8 #325/332

Other Services Metros With Similar Conditions

Metros within 5 points of Rockford's 50.7 score. Useful when comparing markets with comparable entry profiles.

Greensboro-High Point, NC 50.8 #169/332 Elizabethtown, KY 50.7 #167/332 Florence, SC 50.7 #165/332 Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC 50.7 #166/332 Dover, DE 50.8 #170/332 San Angelo, TX 50.8 #171/332 Lincoln, NE 50.6 #164/332 Sioux City, IA 50.5 #163/332 San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX 50.5 #162/332 Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI 51.0 #172/332

Other Services in States Bordering Illinois

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

Iowa 32.5 #3/51 Indiana 33.9 #5/51 Wisconsin 39.3 #16/51 Kentucky 42.0 #22/51 Missouri 47.4 #33/51

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 Rockford's other services sector, the employment growth component (76.8) 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 Rockford, IL MSA area.

Data period: 2024. Last updated: April 2026.

Metro Market Assessment