NAICS 81

Other Services in Cedar Rapids, IA

Metro Market Score 57.9 (Challenging), ranked #230 of 332 metros. 593 establishments, 3,918 jobs.

Metro Market Score 57.9

Favorable 0-35

Moderate 35-48

Challenging 48-60

Difficult 60+

Challenging

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

Wage costs in Cedar Rapids's other services sector are well above the metro average, with wage competitiveness at 72.6 and rising pressure at 55.7. New entrants should factor higher labor costs into their financial projections for this market.

Industry Concentration

44.9

LQ: 0.94

Rank #149 of 332 metros

Wage Competitiveness

72.6

$48,810 avg wage

Growth Trend

↓ 42.2

Employment growth index

Rank #193 of 332 metros

Wage Pressure

55.7

YoY wage change index

593 Other Services Firms in Cedar Rapids

593

Establishments

+1.4% YoY

3,918

Total Employment

+0.6% YoY

$48,810

Average Annual Wage

+4.8% YoY

0.94

Location Quotient

Below national avg

Within Iowa

#7 of 8

other services metros in state

Iowa state rank

#3 of 51

for other services entry risk

vs State Median

+7.3

worse than median (50.5)

Cedar Rapids vs Iowa Statewide

How this metro's other services market compares to Iowa overall. The state ranks #3/51 for entry risk.

Measure	Cedar Rapids	IA Statewide
Overall Score	57.9 Challenging	32.5 Moderate
Score Type	Metro Market Score	Entry Risk Score
Rank	#230 of 332 metros	#3 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 Cedar Rapids

Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 26.2 Accommodation and Food Services 34.4 Retail Trade 45.2 Construction 49.8 Information 70.9 Finance and Insurance 75.8

Other Services in Other Iowa Metros

Ames 31.0 #31/332 Iowa City 32.9 #40/332 Dubuque 36.9 #60/332 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island 49.8 #158/332 Sioux City 50.5 #163/332 Des Moines-West Des Moines 53.0 #192/332 Waterloo-Cedar Falls 67.9 #300/332

Other Services Metros With Similar Conditions

Metros within 5 points of Cedar Rapids's 57.9 score. Useful when comparing markets with comparable entry profiles.

Bakersfield-Delano, CA 57.7 #229/332 Providence-Warwick, RI 57.7 #228/332 Canton-Massillon, OH 57.6 #227/332 Lima, OH 58.1 #231/332 Cleveland, OH 57.6 #226/332 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 57.5 #225/332 North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL 57.5 #224/332 Duluth, MN 57.5 #223/332 Eau Claire, WI 57.4 #221/332 Salem, OR 57.4 #222/332

Other Services in States Bordering Iowa

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

South Dakota 28.9 #1/51 Nebraska 30.5 #2/51 Minnesota 38.1 #12/51 Wisconsin 39.3 #16/51 Missouri 47.4 #33/51 Illinois 50.5 #39/51

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 Cedar Rapids's other services sector, the wage competitiveness component (72.6) 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 Cedar Rapids, IA MSA area.

Data period: 2024. Last updated: April 2026.

Metro Market Assessment