NAICS 81

Other Services in Louisville-Jefferson County, KY

Metro Market Score 41.6 (Moderate), ranked #86 of 332 metros. 3,474 establishments, 17,996 jobs.

Metro Market Score 41.6

Favorable 0-35

Moderate 35-48

Challenging 48-60

Difficult 60+

Moderate

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

📈Rapid Growth

Employment in Louisville-Jefferson County's other services sector grew faster than most metros last year, pushing its growth trend index to 83.1. Combined with a 41.6 market score, this metro sits in the upper half for overall conditions.

Industry Concentration

34.9

LQ: 0.88

Rank #116 of 332 metros

Wage Competitiveness

72.0

$48,676 avg wage

Growth Trend

↑ 83.1

Employment growth index

Rank #57 of 332 metros

Wage Pressure

49.1

YoY wage change index

3,474 Other Services Firms in Louisville-Jefferson County

3,474

Establishments

+7.8% YoY

17,996

Total Employment

+4.7% YoY

$48,676

Average Annual Wage

+3.0% YoY

0.88

Location Quotient

Below national avg

Within Kentucky

#1 of 3

other services metros in state

Kentucky state rank

#22 of 51

for other services entry risk

vs State Median

-9.1

better than median (50.7)

Louisville-Jefferson County vs Kentucky Statewide

How this metro's other services market compares to Kentucky overall. The state ranks #22/51 for entry risk.

Measure	Louisville-Jefferson County	KY Statewide
Overall Score	41.6 Moderate	42.0 Elevated
Score Type	Metro Market Score	Entry Risk Score
Rank	#86 of 332 metros	#22 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 Louisville-Jefferson County

Construction 39.1 Retail Trade 47.4 Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 50.6 Finance and Insurance 68.2

Other Services in Other Kentucky Metros

Elizabethtown 50.7 #167/332 Lexington-Fayette 53.3 #194/332

Other Services Metros With Similar Conditions

Metros within 5 points of Louisville-Jefferson County's 41.6 score. Useful when comparing markets with comparable entry profiles.

Springfield, MO 41.5 #85/332 Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV 41.8 #87/332 Tyler, TX 41.3 #84/332 St. George, UT 42.0 #88/332 Ann Arbor, MI 41.2 #83/332 Kennewick-Richland, WA 42.1 #89/332 Janesville-Beloit, WI 42.1 #90/332 Gadsden, AL 42.3 #91/332 Morgantown, WV 40.7 #82/332 Reno, NV 42.6 #92/332

Other Services in States Bordering Kentucky

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

West Virginia 32.7 #4/51 Indiana 33.9 #5/51 Ohio 35.8 #7/51 Tennessee 40.5 #18/51 Missouri 47.4 #33/51 Illinois 50.5 #39/51 Virginia 50.7 #40/51

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 Louisville-Jefferson County's other services sector, the wage competitiveness component (72.0) 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 Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN MSA area.

Data period: 2024. Last updated: April 2026.

Metro Market Assessment