NAICS 81

Other Services in Amherst Town-Northampton, MA

Metro Market Score 66.3 (Difficult), ranked #292 of 332 metros. 410 establishments, 2,090 jobs.

Metro Market Score 66.3

Favorable 0-35

Moderate 35-48

Challenging 48-60

Difficult 60+

Difficult

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

💰High-Cost Market

Market conditions for other services in Amherst Town-Northampton are tougher than average. The 66.3 market score reflects a combination of high labor costs, slowing employment, and an already crowded field. Rank: #292 of 332 metros.

Industry Concentration

67.5

LQ: 1.06

Rank #224 of 332 metros

Wage Competitiveness

77.1

$49,786 avg wage

Growth Trend

↓ 24.7

Employment growth index

Rank #251 of 332 metros

Wage Pressure

38.1

YoY wage change index

410 Other Services Firms in Amherst Town-Northampton

410

Establishments

+100.0% YoY

2,090

Total Employment

+0.0% YoY

$49,786

Average Annual Wage

+0.0% YoY

1.06

Location Quotient

Above national avg

Within Massachusetts

#2 of 6

other services metros in state

Massachusetts state rank

#48 of 51

for other services entry risk

vs State Median

-4.3

better than median (70.7)

Amherst Town-Northampton vs Massachusetts Statewide

How this metro's other services market compares to Massachusetts overall. The state ranks #48/51 for entry risk.

Measure	Amherst Town-Northampton	MA Statewide
Overall Score	66.3 Difficult	58.0 High
Score Type	Metro Market Score	Entry Risk Score
Rank	#292 of 332 metros	#48 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 Amherst Town-Northampton

Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 35.1 Finance and Insurance 37.8 Information 43.3 Construction 44.4 Administrative and Support Services 45.8 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 48.1 Healthcare and Social Assistance 49.1 Retail Trade 50.5 Accommodation and Food Services 53.6

Other Services in Other Massachusetts Metros

Worcester 62.5 #272/332 Boston-Cambridge-Newton 67.7 #298/332 Pittsfield 70.7 #313/332 Springfield 73.3 #317/332 Barnstable Town 77.2 #324/332

Other Services Metros With Similar Conditions

Metros within 5 points of Amherst Town-Northampton's 66.3 score. Useful when comparing markets with comparable entry profiles.

Trenton-Princeton, NJ 66.4 #293/332 Vallejo, CA 66.4 #294/332 Topeka, KS 66.1 #291/332 Sherman-Denison, TX 66.0 #290/332 Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC 66.0 #289/332 Birmingham, AL 66.8 #295/332 Burlington-South Burlington, VT 65.9 #288/332 Flint, MI 65.9 #287/332 Colorado Springs, CO 66.9 #296/332 Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY 65.6 #286/332

Other Services in States Bordering Massachusetts

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

Rhode Island 42.5 #23/51 New Hampshire 45.7 #29/51 Vermont 51.6 #41/51 New York 57.7 #47/51 Connecticut 59.1 #49/51

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 Amherst Town-Northampton's other services sector, the employment growth component (75.3) 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 Amherst Town-Northampton, MA MSA area.

Data period: 2024. Last updated: April 2026.

Metro Market Assessment