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Other Services in Barnstable Town, MA

Metro Market Score 77.2 (Difficult), ranked #324 of 332 metros. 744 establishments, 3,592 jobs.

Metro Market Score 77.2

Favorable 0-35

Moderate 35-48

Challenging 48-60

Difficult 60+

Difficult

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

💰High-Cost Market

Barnstable Town scores 77.2 on the Metro Market Score for other services, placing it in the bottom 10%. High wage costs, strong existing competition, or slowing growth contribute to tougher entry conditions compared to most metros.

Industry Concentration

90.1

LQ: 1.24

Rank #299 of 332 metros

Wage Competitiveness

84.9

$52,110 avg wage

Growth Trend

↓ 23.5

Employment growth index

Rank #255 of 332 metros

Wage Pressure

52.4

YoY wage change index

744 Other Services Firms in Barnstable Town

744

Establishments

-5.0% YoY

3,592

Total Employment

-0.2% YoY

$52,110

Average Annual Wage

+3.9% YoY

1.24

Location Quotient

Above national avg

Within Massachusetts

#6 of 6

other services metros in state

Massachusetts state rank

#48 of 51

for other services entry risk

vs State Median

+6.5

worse than median (70.7)

Barnstable Town vs Massachusetts Statewide

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

Measure	Barnstable Town	MA Statewide
Overall Score	77.2 Difficult	58.0 High
Score Type	Metro Market Score	Entry Risk Score
Rank	#324 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 Barnstable Town

Information 46.0 Administrative and Support Services 47.9 Finance and Insurance 59.8 Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 67.0 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 67.1 Healthcare and Social Assistance 68.2 Construction 72.9 Accommodation and Food Services 82.3 Retail Trade 83.1

Other Services in Other Massachusetts Metros

Worcester 62.5 #272/332 Amherst Town-Northampton 66.3 #292/332 Boston-Cambridge-Newton 67.7 #298/332 Pittsfield 70.7 #313/332 Springfield 73.3 #317/332

Other Services Metros With Similar Conditions

Metros within 5 points of Barnstable Town's 77.2 score. Useful when comparing markets with comparable entry profiles.

Bloomington, IL 77.8 #325/332 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC 78.3 #326/332 Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA 78.6 #327/332 Asheville, NC 75.1 #323/332 Kalamazoo-Portage, MI 74.7 #322/332 Bozeman, MT 74.2 #321/332 Kahului-Wailuku, HI 80.2 #328/332 Helena, MT 74.1 #320/332 New Haven, CT 80.3 #329/332 Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 73.4 #319/332

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 Barnstable Town's other services sector, the employment growth component (76.5) 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 Barnstable Town, MA MSA area.

Data period: 2024. Last updated: April 2026.

Metro Market Assessment